Hello, I'm Joseph.

A frontend-focused Full-Stack Developer who enjoys turning ideas and real-world problems into thoughtful, user-centric digital experiences.

I build modern web and mobile applications with React, Next.js, TypeScript, and React Native, backed by technologies like Node.js, Express, Golang, and LangChain. I’m particularly interested in creating clean, intuitive interfaces while exploring AI-powered features, performance, and the systems that make products reliable behind the scenes.

Beyond building software, I enjoy experimenting with new technologies, working on side projects, and sharing what I learn through technical and opinion-driven writing.

When I’m not fighting my debugger 😁, you’ll probably find me buried in a book, working out, playing video games, or binge-watching anime.

What I do

Build

I build modern web and mobile applications that solve practical problems, from focused side projects to full-stack products.

Design

I turn ideas into clean, responsive, and intuitive interfaces, with particular attention to usability, interactions, and visual detail.

I write about programming, technologies I'm exploring, and lessons learned from building software, with the goal of making complex ideas easier to understand.

What I've Built

HuntMaster

Drawing from my own job search struggles, I built a smart browser extension that lets you capture job postings instantly from LinkedIn and other platforms, coupled with AI-powered skill extraction from job descriptions. Track every application through clear statuses, view real-time progress statistics on a clean dashboard, and manage everything through an intuitive side panel.

React
Vite
JavaScript
Manifest v3
LangChain.js

SwipeAway

As someone who tends to accumulate far too many photos on my phone, I wanted a more fun and intuitive way to clean up my gallery. So, I built SwipeAway, a mobile app that turns the tedious task of sorting through photos into a simple swipe-based experience. Swipe left to trash, swipe right to keep, and quickly work through your gallery one photo at a time.

React Native
React Reanimated
MMKV

Me-Movies

Inspired by countless hours spent manually tracking movies and recommendations from friends, I developed Me-Movies web and mobile to create the movie discovery experience I always wanted. As an avid film enthusiast, I wanted to combine personalized curation with efficient discovery. You can curate your own cinematic universe, keeping track of your favorite films, creating watchlists for future viewing and marking movies as watched to track your viewing history. You can also search for new movies, filter films by genre and check out the trailers.

React
TMDB API
Firebase
React Query
React Native

KnowTech

As a tech enthusiast, I often find it overwhelming to keep up with the latest developments across multiple platforms. So, I engineered a centralized tech news platform with AI-powered features, including real-time article curation, on-demand summaries, customizable feeds and a smart bookmarking system.

React
Node
Express
TailwindCSS
Gemini API
Firebase
Docker
Redis

No-Pay-Play

As a passionate gamer on a budget, I often search for quality free-to-play games but get lost in endless ads and unreliable sources. This frustration led me to create No-Pay-Play. No-Pay-Play is a web app offering a curated collection of free-to-play games with a focus on helping gamers find engaging and budget-friendly options.

HTML
CSS
Bootstrap5
JavaScript
Flask
SQLite DB

BookVerse

As an avid reader and developer, I wanted a smarter way to track my reading journey and discover new books. So, I built BookVerse, a reading companion web app featuring AI-powered book insights, customizable reading lists, and intuitive book tracking to enhance user engagement and accessibility.

TypeScript
React
Tailwind
Postgres
Drizzle ORM
Express
Node js
Gemini API
Framer motion

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Featured blogs:

October, 2025

- React
- Beginner
- Zustand

Getting Started with Zustand

State management has never been easier.

August , 2025

- React
- Beginner

Understanding Tanstack Query: A Brief Intro

Data fetching has never been simpler.

July , 2025

- Web Design
- Beginner

Introduction to Web Design for Web Developers

The aesthetic essence of a website is now as important as its essential functionality. This emphasizes the need for web design skills...

Sept , 2024

- Beginner
- React
- programming
- UI

Getting started with Shadcn/UI in React: A practical guide

An open-source UI library that offers a comprehensive list of reusable front-end components designed for modern React applications. It takes a distinctly different approach from...

Feb , 2024

- Beginner
- programming
- JS

A guide to Higher order functions in JavaScript

If you work with JavaScript, then you might have encountered higher-order functions. This is not to mean that they are only limited to JavaScript alone. On the contrary higher-order functions are a…

October , 2023

What is the useRef() hook?

React as a frontend framework encourages a reactive programming model where changes in state lead to component re-rendering. This is what..

September , 2023

- React
- Projects

How to Build a React Unsplash Gallery

The best way to learn programming is by getting your hands dirty and building projects of whichever scope or complexity. The same...

April , 2023

- Programming
- Beginner

How I learnt JavaScript

“Has anyone ever finished learning JavaScript?” I highly doubt any developer’s answer to that question will ever be a profound YES.

Joseph Muchai