Andy Kenward
Software Engineer at Unlike Ltd
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAndy Kenward is a seasoned software engineer with 11 years of front-end experience, currently working on TypeScript and React for Starling Bank and contracting as a Senior Frontend Engineer at Unlike Ltd. He has led teams and shaped frontend standards as Technical Director and Principal Developer at Stink Studios, guiding transitions from legacy stacks to modern React architectures. His background spans product work for major clients including Google, where he built an internal prototyping UI framework, and contributions to notable open-source projects like Supabase’s documentation UI. Comfortable across design and engineering, he blends UX sensitivity from a BA in Graphic Design with pragmatic engineering practices like CI, Storybook, and serverless deployments. Prefers hybrid or remote roles and brings a knack for resolving subtle UI issues—demonstrated by fixes to React component warnings and Next.js config tweaks that improved documentation UX.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BA Graphic Design : New Media, BA Graphic Design : New Media at University for the Creative Arts
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Github Skills (17)
nextjs10
react10
javascript9
webpack9
typescripts8
typescript-types8
typescript8
ui-design7
svg7
css-modules6
html6
documentation6
ecmascript6
css6
redux6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
supabase/supabase
Jan 2023 - May 2023
The open source Firebase alternative. Supabase gives you a dedicated Postgres database to build your web, mobile, and AI applications.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:2 PRs, 2 comments in 4 months
Contributions summary:Andy primarily focused on improving the documentation site's user interface. They addressed warnings and errors in the codebase related to React components and SVG attributes. The user also updated the configuration files for Next.js, including allowing specific image domains and modifying import configurations. These commits reveal a focus on fixing UI issues and enhancing the documentation site's overall performance and presentation.
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andykenward/artsy
Jul 2019 - May 2021
Contributions:83 PRs, 133 pushes, 50 branches in 1 year 10 months
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