Work
A selection of projects I've shipped — client work and side builds.
BigLittleThings
Sole frontend engineer on a production B2B e-commerce platform for the German market. Own the full frontend from architecture through deployment: a React and Next.js codebase against a typed API, Figma-to-production UIs, and ongoing Core Web Vitals and rendering-performance work as the product scales.
Ripple
A Medium-style publishing platform where anyone can read, write, and engage with ideas across tech and beyond. Built with Next.js, Prisma, and Supabase, with Google auth, a rich text editor, likes, comments, and a clean dark/light UI.
Emerald
Designed and built a high-density admin panel for a sports and casino operator: role-based access across shop owners, cashiers and sub-admins, user and shop management, and real-time reporting on retail activity, cashiers, and slips. Replaced a manual spreadsheet workflow with reporting that runs in seconds.
Financeer
A personal finance dashboard built with Next.js 15, TypeScript, and Framer Motion. Features a financial health score ring, income and expense tracking, savings goal progress, and a full theming system with 4 accent palettes and dark/light mode — all persisted to localStorage. Fully responsive with a collapsible mobile sidebar. Every visual — bar charts, progress rings, animated rows — is built from scratch with a centralized design token system.
Nebeb
Built the frontend for a social reading platform for the Ethiopian diaspora: a curated editorial layer alongside user-written articles, multi-step onboarding with interest-based personalization, and a fully Amharic UI. Scaled to thousands of active readers and set the frontend architecture the product ran on.
Taza House
Engineered a property marketplace for the Ethiopian real estate market from scratch — advanced search and filtering, Firebase real-time sync for live listings, and an intuitive listing management flow. Went from wireframes to production in under 8 weeks.
What people say
Feedback from clients and collaborators.
Doni A.
CTO · Uptrine Technology Solutions
"Working with Robel was exceptional. His frontend expertise, proactive communication, and commitment to quality truly stood out. He quickly grasped our needs, proposed smart solutions, and delivered a smooth, user-friendly product. I'd highly recommend him to anyone seeking a reliable and skilled developer."
Sarah J.
Product Manager
"Robel is one of those developers who actually reads the brief before writing a single line. He asked the right questions upfront, caught things we'd missed in the spec, and shipped on time without drama. The handoff to our internal team was seamless."
David M.
Founder
"We were a small team with no dedicated frontend help and things were starting to show. Robel came in, assessed what we had, and built out the UI in a way that actually matched our brand for the first time. He cares about what he ships."
Ili A.
Client · Upwork
"It's been great working with Robel. We'll definitely be working together again."