$ cat about.md
# About Me
Hey — I'm Gabriel Nakaema, frontend-focused full-stack engineer from Brazil with nearly 5 years of professional experience building client-facing web applications with React.js, Next.js, and TypeScript. I specialize in responsive UI, API integration, performance optimization, and turning product requirements into production-ready features. I'm also building full-stack projects with Node.js, Go, PostgreSQL, Docker, and VPS deployments as I grow deeper into backend and system-level work.
## Skills
$ git log --oneline --decorate ./experience
- Built and shipped production web applications for clients in different industries. - Turned Figma and Adobe XD designs into functional and responsive web applications. - Integrated REST APIs and Strapi-based content systems, covering authentication, form validation, loading states, and error handling. - Deployed and updated client applications using Vercel and Netlify. - Built desktop applications using Tauri + React, being able to build executable applications, ensuring bundle versioning and automated updates - Integrated Google Maps API, Google Maps Directions in maps with realtime moving markers via WebSockets. - Integrated Firebase Firestore for realtime data synchronization. - Collaborated with backend developers to integrate APIs, decide on endpoint formats, and ensure data consistency. - Deployed and updated client applications using Vercel and Netlify.
$ ls -lah ~/projects/
Offline-first desktop flashcards app with AI-powered card generation. Bring your own LLM API key, create and study decks locally, and keep your learning data private and accessible without an internet connection.
Tech: TypeScript, React, Tauri, Tailwind CSS
Github:https://github.com/gabrielnakaema/flashcards-desktop
Project with event-driven patterns using Kafka, WebSockets providing real-time collaboration features, with MCP server capability allowing AI agents to fetch, update and perform tasks on the platform.
Tech: Go, React, PostgreSQL, Kafka, WebSockets, MCP Server
Github:https://github.com/gabrielnakaema/realtime-project-chat
Link:https://projectchat.gabrielnakaema.dev
- • Frontend
- • API
$ ./contact.sh
# Let's build something together
I'm currently open to new opportunities — full-time, contract, or interesting side projects. My inbox is always open.