Girum Gizachew

I'm a senior frontend engineer with a deep focus on building fast, scalable, and intuitive web applications using React, Next.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript. I’ve spent the past few years working at the intersection of product design and frontend architecture crafting robust UI systems, managing complex state logic, and integrating dynamic content across platforms.

My most significant project has been building Medetary, an end-to-end academic research and publishing platform. As the solo developer behind its frontend, I architected the system using Next.js and TypeScript, building custom extensions over Tiptap (a rich-text editor framework), integrating deep editing logic, and ensuring an exceptional writing and review experience for users. I also worked closely with backend APIs, authentication flows, and custom socket-based logic.

I’ve worked across a variety of frontend problems from content-heavy layouts powered by CMS platforms like Contentful, to highly interactive dashboards with real-time filters, permissions, and custom forms. I'm comfortable working at the component level (design systems, reusable UI kits) as well as at the application level (routing, performance, hydration strategies).

Beyond building UI, I care deeply about developer experience, code clarity, and design-system consistency. I bring a product-minded approach to engineering always thinking about the end-user impact of technical decisions.

Technically, I'm confident in:

• React (including hooks, context, state libs like Zustand/Jotai)
• Next.js (SSG/SSR, API routes, app router)
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS & component libraries (ShadCN, Radix UI)
• Integrations with CMS (Contentful, Sanity)
• Testing (unit + integration)

I enjoy working with small, fast-moving teams where I can take ownership of features end-to-end from ideas and wireframes to production-ready UI. I’m always eager to dive into new tools and workflows, and I value clear communication, tight feedback loops, and shipping iteratively.

If you're looking for someone who can lead frontend architecture, build polished UI, and scale with your team let’s connect.