K.A

Kester designs and builds product interfaces for web, mobile, and native apps

Design Engineer
Lagos, NG
1:00 AM GMT+1
Focus
Product · Motion · Apps
Folio '26
Open to work

Selected Works

Products, tools, and prototypes where interaction, systems, and visual craft had to meet in the same build.

Streaks cover
StreaksA habit tracker built to track progress with photos and create a visual timeline
Timeline cover
TimelineA private feed for close friends to connect on music, movies, events and places that matter to you.
Recess cover
RecessA macOS menu-bar app that rests your eyes and gets you to meetings on time.
Backdrop cover
BackdropClean product demos in seconds, on one canvas.
WDYT cover
WDYTA social polling game that weighs your opinions daily.
Axis Rotate cover
Axis RotateA Figma plugin for rotating layers on the X, Y, and Z axes.

Ideas, prototypesandproducts

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I like making software feel clear, fast, and carefully handled.

General

I work mostly with TypeScript, React, Swift, and React Native, designing the interface and writing the code that makes it behave properly.

I care about direct product work: shaping the flow, building the surface, testing the details, and removing what makes the experience feel heavier than it needs to be.

PDFResume — Kester Atakere
Outside the screen

I DJ'd for a few years before I started writing software, and I still keep a small studio at home where I do a bit of tufting. Most of what I make there ends up on a wall, not a floor.

Those things changed how I look at product work. A small detail can carry the whole feeling, and usually you only find it by staying with the piece longer than is convenient.

Contact

Where I’ve worked.

Currently at Parklane building Timeline, a private feed for close friends. Before that, I worked with studios and startups on product interfaces, mobile apps, and web experiences.

Roles
Parklane Studio
2025 — Present
Mobile Engineer
Building iOS products from prototype to production. Focused on performance, architecture, and the UX decisions that don't show up in the brief.
Software Engineer
Built frontend experiences for creative brands, with a focus on animation, Web3 integrations, and highly interactive websites..
2022 — 2023
Cofounder, Frontend Engineer
Cofounded FlashPay, an early payment-link platform on Algorand. Raised $40K+ from the Algorand Foundation and built merchant payment infrastructure for Algorand-based transactions.
Frontend Engineer
Worked across a suite of Web3 products, building new features, component systems, and reducing technical debt in a fast-growing React codebase.