Prezly
Apr 2022 – Present
Senior JavaScript Engineer
Led the migration to React 19 and Next.js 15, built a Redis v5 caching layer, and improved Core Web Vitals across newsroom themes used by hundreds of PR teams globally.
I build things on the web from Kumasi, Ghana.
Seven-plus years of React, Node, and whatever the problem needs. Currently at Prezly, where I work on frontend systems used by publishers and PR teams globally. I write about engineering and life, and I'm a new dad.
01Now
- Building
- Newsroom themes and frontend systems for publishers and PR teams at Prezly
- Writing about
- AI and engineering, React performance patterns
- Based in
- Kumasi, Ghana - working with teams across Europe and the US
- New chapter
- First-time dad as of April 2026
02Selected work
Oozou
May 2021 – Apr 2022
Full-Stack JavaScript Developer
Built and scaled an e-commerce platform with React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis. Reduced checkout latency and lifted conversion rates.
Agiliti TechPartners
Dec 2020 – May 2021
Senior React Developer
Delivered a U.S. tax filing application and led the redevelopment of a hospital management system in React and TypeScript, cutting technical debt by over 40%.
Sanapp Cooperation
Jan 2019 – Feb 2020
Lead Engineer
Built a real-time sanitation reporting platform on AWS with GraphQL, Node.js, and Vue. Zoomlion Ghana acquired it.
03Tools
TypeScript / React / Next.js / Node.js / Nest.js
Vue.js / GraphQL / Express.js / Golang
PostgreSQL / MySQL / Redis / Docker / AWS / Kubernetes
Jest / Cypress / Sentry / CI/CD
The engineers who thrive will be the ones who can think clearly, direct tools well, and build systems that still make sense after the first draft is generated.
Open to conversations about products, engineering, or new roles.
hello@francisgyimah.dev