Kester Atakere

Driven by craft and curiosity, Kester is a Lagos-based UI engineer building quietly considered products at the intersection of mobile and web.

UI Engineer
Lagos time
10:13:35 AM GMT+1
Contact
hello@kester.work
Focus
Motion · Native · Web
From Q2 2026
Available for work
01 — Selected Work

Recent projects across mobile, web, and the spaces in between.

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StreaksTurn your habits into a visual timeline. Track progress with photos, stay consistent, and build streaks that actually mean something.
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TimelineA private feed for only your close friends. Connect around the music, movies, events and places that matter to you.
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BackdropCreate clean-cut product demos in seconds — wallpapers, devices, captures, all in one canvas.
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WDYTAn interactive social polling game that weighs your opinions on trending topics twice a day.
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PalettiCapture and save the colors around you. A tiny tool for designers who think in palettes.
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Aeon ProtocolHandle all your subscriptions with crypto — recurring on-chain payments with wallet-native UX.

Concepts, prototypes,and shippedexperiences

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Pinterest screen transition

Recreated the fluid screen transition from Pinterest

Object cutout iOS

Copying cutouts from Photos app

Canvas elements

Moveable elements on the onboarding screen for shelf app

SpotiFi

Spotify's artist profile and sticky header animation.

Insta Stories

Instagram 3D cube swipe for stories

Cards spread animation

Landing page cards animation

Multi-window sync

Syncing multiple windows using localhost

Menu button animation

Custom menu button for Shelf app

Scroll zoom animation

Scrolling animation for usepeer.vercel.app landing page

GSAP Flip

Animating images using GSAP Flip plugin

02 — About

I’m a software engineer who cares about the details — how a product loads, how it responds, how it feels.

General

I’m Kester, a software engineer with a strong focus on building clean, user-friendly products. My background is in TypeScript and React, and lately I’ve been working more on mobile — designing and building smooth, intuitive app experiences.

I believe any problem can be broken down into bits — to get a proper understanding and simplify the path to solving it. My interests sit at the intersection of engineering and product — building software that feels great to use.

PDFResume — Kester Atakere
Outside the screen

When I’m off my system, I’m usually listening to music — I was a DJ for a few years before I picked up coding, and I still keep a small studio where I do a bit of tufting. Most of what I make ends up on the wall.

I think most good engineering instincts come from the same place: noticing texture, paying attention to rhythm, and being willing to redo something until it feels right.

Contact
LagosMainly clear
10:13
28°C
31°24
03 — Experience

Who I’ve worked with.

Currently a Mobile Engineer atParklane Studio— building performant, scalable mobile apps with a focus on architecture, security and long-term maintainability. Also helping integrate AI-augmented capabilities into product workflows.

Before that I shipped frontends and on-chain payment flows atOffbrand,Flashpay andMetadapp — contributing to frontend systems, blockchain integrations, and interactive user experiences across Web2 and Web3.

Roles
Parklane Studio
Mobile Engineer
Building performant, scalable mobile apps with a focus on clean architecture, security and long-term maintainability.
2025 — Present
Offbrand Studio
Software Engineer
Built web apps and CMS sites for creative brands. Implemented animated, interactive interfaces and handled frontend integrations for both Web2 and Web3 products.
2024
Flashpay
Web3 Developer
Sole developer of the crypto payment flow — wallet connection, transaction signing, on-chain confirmation and backend reconciliation.
2022 — 2023
Metadapp Studio
Frontend Engineer
Frontend systems for Web3 products. Shipped interactive interfaces and dashboards for on-chain platforms.
2021 — 2022