Andy Mutale — Frontend Engineer

Selected work

01FeaturedReactTailwind

Interactive Dashboards — Real-Time Data Viz

React + Tailwind dashboards with live data updates and real-time telemetry integration. Built for production use across multiple internal teams at Adareth.

2024↗

Dashboard

02React · Storybook

UI Component Library — Shared Design System

Reusable React component library documented in Storybook. Reduced duplication across teams and accelerated feature delivery across multiple projects.

2024↗

03Node.js · AWS

Fleet Management — Vehicle Telemetry Platform

APIs and real-time data pipelines for vehicle telemetry and analytics using Node.js. Integrated with AWS services for storage and processing.

2024↗

04Freelance · AWS · Tailwind

E-commerce Platform — Full-Stack Build

Backend services on AWS Lambda and S3, paired with a responsive Tailwind CSS frontend. Delivered for a client via freelance engagement.

Shop

2023↗

05Kubernetes · Terraform · AWS

Cloud-Native Migration — Legacy to AWS

Migrated legacy systems to a fully cloud-native AWS architecture using Spring Boot, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Improved uptime, scalability, and deployment speed.

Cloud

2023↗

06React · Performance

Frontend Performance Refactor — 30–50% Load Time Gains

Modernized legacy React apps with code-splitting, lazy loading, and render optimization. Achieved 30–50% faster initial load times across multiple production applications.

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2023↗

07Freelance · Python · Terraform

Startup Infrastructure Setup — CI/CD & Cloud Automation

Automated CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure for early-stage startups using Python, Terraform, and GitHub Actions. Clients include Evolve Africa and The Way Church.

2022↗

Notes & writing

Building a reusable React component library with Storybook

Frontend · 6 min read

Mar 2025

CI/CD for frontend teams: GitHub Actions in practice

DevOps · 5 min read

Apr 2026

Optimizing React performance: code-splitting and lazy loading

Performance · 7 min read

Apr 2026

About me

Frontend engineer with five years building production interfaces, component systems, and the pipelines behind them. React and TypeScript are home base — AWS and CI/CD are never far behind.

Currently at Adareth. Previously at Evolution ICT. On the side I build for founders and small teams who need things done properly.

Based in Port Elizabeth. Open to remote roles. Say hello →

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