Full-stack developer · React, Node & Postgres

Ruan Bester

Johannesburg, South Africahe/himOpen to Full-time · FreelanceAvailable
Ruan Bester
About

Full-stack developer based in Johannesburg. I build fast, polished web apps end to end — from database and auth to pixel-level interface work. Currently freelancing and building Folia. Always keen to talk shop over a good coffee.

Experience
2023 — Present

Full-Stack Developer

Freelance

Building web apps end to end with React, Next.js and Supabase. Shipped Folia, a CV-profile platform with auth and dynamic share cards, deployed on Vercel.

2021 — 2023

Front-End Developer

Indie Studio

Built responsive, accessible interfaces in React and Tailwind for client products. Owned the component library and design system.

2020 — 2021

Junior Developer

First dev role

Cut my teeth on real production code — bug fixes, features, and learning how to ship.

Work
Portfolio
Toolkit

Skills

TypeScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsPostgreSQLSupabaseTailwind CSSGit

Languages

EnglishAfrikaans
Find me
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