Hakeem Clarke
Senior Software Developer
Next.js . React . TypeScript . UI/UX
I build pixel-perfect, attention-grabbing, user-friendly digital magic
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I'm a Senior Full-Stack Developer with 7+ years of experience building scalable, production-grade systems in the banking and enterprise space. I specialize in crafting high-performance, user-focused frontends using TypeScript, React, and Next.js, while also designing robust backend systems with Next.js, Express, and cloud-native architectures.I've led and contributed to systems that directly impact business outcomes — including building loan processing platforms that drove 60%+ increases in lending revenue, optimizing application performance to significantly improve user satisfaction, and migrating critical infrastructure to the cloud with 99.6% uptime.Beyond delivery, I've mentored engineers, introduced testing practices that improved deployment stability, and worked closely with cross-functional teams across multiple countries to ship reliable, scalable software.Lately, I've been expanding into AI engineering — integrating LLM APIs, building validation pipelines, and experimenting with intelligent systems — while continuing to deliver high-impact applications for both startups and large enterprises. Now that you're all caught up, here's a snapshot of my skillset:
Work Experience
A high-level summary of my career, key achievements, and technical contributions
Jun 2022 – Present
Senior Software Developer · Speur Professional Services
- • Improved banking app performance, increasing user satisfaction from 36% → 84%
- • Built loan processing system driving 62.6% revenue growth
- • Led large-scale refactor across teams, boosting developer satisfaction by 54%
- • Reduced onboarding time from 6 weeks → 2 through mentorship
- • Introduced testing (Jest + RTL), improving deployment stability
- • Delivered nationwide intranet (Next.js, TypeScript, Vercel)
Jan 2022 – Jun 2022
Software Developer · Speur Professional Services
- • Refactored React banking app for maintainability and fewer production issues
- • Modernized credit analysis system, reducing failed bureau calls by 8%
May 2018 – Jan 2022
Junior Software Developer · Speur Professional Services
- • Migrated core banking system to Kubernetes cloud (99.6% uptime, -31% cost)
- • Built scalable React/TypeScript frontend for €257M lending platform
- • Improved loan applications by 26% via customer-facing portal
- • Reduced approval time with automated underwriting
- • Created 40+ pages of docs improving onboarding across teams
Work Projects
Real-world systems I've developed, built for impact
Legacy Lending System
Maintained a core banking application used by loan officers to process end-to-end loan applications, gaining deep exposure to production fintech systems and legacy architecture.
Modern Lending System
Led frontend development of a rebuilt lending platform using React and TypeScript, delivering faster performance, fewer bugs, and a significantly improved user experience.
Company Intranet
Designed and developed a nationwide intranet as a solo engineer using Next.js and TypeScript, improving internal communication and operational efficiency.
IT Automation & Tooling
Engineered PowerShell automation and leveraged low-code tools to streamline Office 365 administration and reduce manual workload across teams.
Infrastructure Modernization
Supported IT transformation efforts including software procurement research and system improvements for a large restaurant chain.
Lunch Ordering System
Built an internal ordering platform to streamline meal coordination and improve day-to-day operations within the organization.
Personal Projects
Passion projects focused on performance, scalability, and digital excellence
Productivity
Milk Money
A fast, intuitive grocery calculator that helps users track spending, manage quantities, and make better purchasing decisions in real time.
AI Translation App
Nuance Translate
An AI-powered translation app that goes beyond literal conversion by capturing context, tone, and cultural nuance. Users can control regional variation, formality, plurality, and gender to generate precise, intent-driven translations.
Digital Lending
Lone
A streamlined short-term lending platform designed to simplify loan applications, approvals, and tracking through a clean, user-focused interface.
Core Banking Middleware
Bank OS
A scalable middleware system that simulates core banking APIs, enabling reliable testing and development of financial integrations in a controlled environment.
Video Chat
Xoom
A real-time video chat application with authentication and live streaming, built to deliver seamless communication with low latency and a modern UI.
AI Chat
GPT Light
A lightweight, fast AI chat interface focused on simplicity and performance, providing quick access to conversational AI without unnecessary overhead.