Kester Atakere

I'm a frontend and mobile engineer. I build apps people keep on their home screen, and interfaces that feel considered in the hand, from the first rough prototype to the version in the App Store.

Right now I'm a mobile engineer at Parklane Studio, where I built Timeline, a private feed for close friends. On my own time I ship small products like Streaks and Recess, mostly to find out how they should feel.

Before that: Offbrand, Flashpay, Metadapp.
Off-screen: punch needling, records, and one side project too many.

Virgil Abloh — Something’s Off (Taschen)Rick Rubin — The Creative Act (Penguin)

Selected Works

StreaksCase study2025TimelineCase study2024RecessCase study2025

I build interfaces that are fun to use and hard to forget.

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How things ship

Work Life

  1. Mobile EngineerParklane StudioNow
  2. Software EngineerOffbrand2024
  3. Cofounder, FrontendFlashpay2022 – 2023
  4. Frontend EngineerMetadapp2021 – 2022
  5. Freelance & side projectsIndependent2019 – 2021

Concepts and prototypes
2024–26

Streaks cutouts
Image ripple effect
Interactive concept for Curves tote
Timeline song details
Image drop SwiftUI