Robert Njenga

Experience

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  Personal Projects

  Feb 2023 - Aug 2023

  Google maps travel companion website that incorporates Geolocation, Google Maps API & Google Places API to show local hotels, attractions, and restaurants based on ratings from TripAdvisor API.• Created a geolocation-based Google Maps application using React and Material-UI, incorporating Google Maps and Google Places APIs.• Achieved a 20% increase in user engagement by providing location-specific recommendations.• Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills in resolving geolocation and API integration challenges. Show less

  • Eventful

    Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Allegro

    Mar 2023 - May 2023

  • Travel Companion

    Mar 2023 - May 2023

  • Fitness Pal

    Feb 2023 - Apr 2023
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  Hack for LA

  Sept 2023 - now

  Frontend Software Engineer

  • Collaborating with a team of developers to ensure proper, efficient development and maintenance of the Hack for LA website.• Maintain and enhance functionality of the codebase, through diligent code reviews and provide constructive feedback, while adhering to the organization's guide of best practices.• Engage actively in weekly standup meetings within the open-source website team.

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  CareerRipple

  Jan 2024 - May 2024

  Frontend Developer

  • implementing frontend features for CareerRipple using technologies such as JS, React.js, Next.js.• collaborating with backend developers, UX/UI Designers, and Product Manager to debug and build features that improve the user journeys and organizational goals.• Debugging and testing web components, features, and UI issues using javascript.