Daniel
Arikawe

Engineering Lead & Senior Frontend Engineer.Specializing in fintech infrastructure, AI-powered platforms, and enterprise-scale applications.

Selected Works

A collection of platforms enabling financial inclusion and digital collaboration.

01
Next.js
TypeScript
Tailwind

Crowdr

Crowdfunding platform revolutionizing fundraising in Nigeria with international payment integration.

02
Next.js
TypeScript
Tailwind

Afropolitan

Network of the best of what Africa has to offer, curated for you.

03
Vite
React
TypeScript

Zap Africa

Web3 exchange platform for buying and selling crypto assets instantly.

04
Next.js
TypeScript

Afropass

Your digital passport to the Afropolitan nation.

05
React
TypeScript

Legacy

Premium dating platform for high-net-worth Africans.

06
React
TypeScript

Strata

Property management solution.

07
React
TypeScript

PayInvert

Financial services platform.

08
React
TypeScript

SaySwitch Merchant

Merchant management dashboard.

09
React
Redux
TypeScript

ITEX Pay

Comprehensive payment platform enabling merchants to send and receive money.

010
React
TypeScript
WebSockets

Riddey

Collaborative digital whiteboard allowing real-time user collaboration.

Work Experience

May 2023 - Present

Crowdr

Engineering Lead/Lead Frontend Engineer

Lagos, Nigeria (remote)

  • Led development of Nigeria's first international payment integration using Apple Pay.
  • Facilitated over £100,000 / ₦220 million in fundraising volume in 2025.
  • Established technical vision and scaled engineering function.
  • Achieved 900% revenue growth in 8 months through payment innovations.
September 2024 - Oct 2025

Afropolitan

Founding Frontend Engineer

San Francisco, California (remote)

  • Resolved critical performance and stability issues in Afropass (flagship product), contributing to $100,000 in revenue within 18 months.
  • Built Legacy, a premium dating platform for high-net-worth Africans, achieving 1,000+ sign-ups in 6 months.
  • Developed the AfropolitanOne platform tying all product offerings into a subscription model.
  • Developed Convo, a mentor-mentee matching platform with Google Meet integration.
March 2024 - August 2024

Zap

Web3 Frontend Engineer

Lagos, Nigeria (Hybrid)

  • Migrated web exchange from CRA to Vite, reducing build time by 50% and initial load time from 10s to 3s.
  • Implemented new brand design instrumental in securing $300,000 USD funding.
  • Played a significant role in crossing the 2 billion naira threshold in processed transactions.
March 2023 - Feb 2024

Riddey

Senior Frontend Engineer

Texas, USA (Remote)

  • Implemented responsive, SEO-optimized website resulting in 50% increase in user engagement.
  • Spearheaded MVP development focusing on critical functionalities.
  • Engineered collaborative digital whiteboard supporting 3000 concurrent users.
Jan 2022 - Feb 2023

ITEX

Senior Frontend Engineer

Lagos, Nigeria

  • Directed ITEX pay application development achieving over 1 million transactions.
  • Cut CPU costs by 20% through real-time data monitoring dashboard.
  • Delivered UBA IGR project tracking 1000+ daily transactions.

Let's build the
Next Big Thing.