Build with Confidence,
Connect with Clarity.
I'm a Frontend Developer focused on turning UX designs into reliable, maintainable, and well-integrated products. I specialize in bridging design intent, technical architecture, and real-world APIs — ensuring that what users see is powered by thoughtful engineering behind the scenes. With experience in React, Next.js, TypeScript, Prisma, and backend integration, I help async-first teams turn complex ideas into accessible, testable, and scalable interfaces. I'm open to relocation with visa sponsorship, and after relocating, I'm especially interested in remote or hybrid work within the country.
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Based in Europe — helping global teams design and build inclusive interfaces.
What I Do
Design-to-Implementation Clarity
I focus on translating UX designs into structured, maintainable components, while collaborating on data models and API contracts. By understanding both the user flow and the backend requirements, I reduce friction between design and engineering.
From Figma to API Integration
My work doesn't stop at layout. I design component logic, manage state predictably (Redux, Zustand, React Query), and handle secure authentication and data access. I work closely with backend engineers to define clear, usable API endpoints that support the frontend seamlessly.
Collaboration with Responsibility
I work best in async-first, multicultural teams that value trust over hierarchy. I take ownership of my work while staying aligned through clear, respectful communication — seeing collaboration as shared problem-solving, not top-down direction.
Cross-Cultural Understanding
As a Japanese developer working internationally, I’m mindful of communication styles, implicit assumptions, and the need for shared clarity. I use that awareness to ensure everyone — teammates and users — is considered in the final experience.
Cultural Insight
Bringing a Cross-Cultural Lens into Design
As a Japanese woman working across cultures, I've learned to navigate subtle dynamics of power, perception, and communication — seen and unseen.
These experiences shape my approach to UX and frontend development, helping me prioritize accessibility, clarity, and empathy for users from all backgrounds.
Design isn't just visual. It's about helping people feel seen, respected, and understood. I listen deeply, observe carefully, and build with that awareness in mind.
Ideas, Built
These are projects where I put this philosophy into action — demonstrating how design, technical architecture, and API integration can work together to deliver clear, reliable, and human-centered experiences.
Web3 EdTech Platform – Freelance Frontend
Sole frontend developer in a 4-person async team (CEO, designer, backend, frontend). Designed API contracts, aligned Prisma DB schema to UX needs, and integrated secure Metamask authentication. Built accessible, modular React components from Figma designs with Next.js and TypeScript.
Automated Monthly PDF Report Tool
Led frontend development of an internal tool to automate multi-page PDF reports for clients. Defined API contracts with the backend engineer, integrated Prisma queries, and built a React app using Chart.js and Puppeteer — reducing report time from weeks to hours.
Tracking App – Fullstack Habit Tracker
A solo-built full-stack habit tracker aligning RESTful API design with clear, intuitive UX. Managed schema design, API integration, and frontend flows to reduce friction from data modeling to daily logging.
My Favorite Movies – Searchable Movie Library
A solo-developed fullstack app with secure Google login, Supabase/Postgres DB, and Prisma-based API integration. Designed clear search UX with personalized movie lists and reviews.
UX-Oriented Website Redesign for a Beauty Appliance Brand
Led a UX-driven website overhaul for a mid-sized beauty appliance company ahead of product launch. Restructured content and user flows to boost clarity, trust, and alignment between business goals and user expectations.
UX-Focused Branding Strategy for a Local Hair Salon
A UX-led rebranding project for a small salon facing low retention. Mapped customer emotions and redesigned brand messaging to drive loyalty and revenue. Blended user interviews, lightweight segmentation, and iterative content testing.
Tipshelf – Internal Knowledge Sharing Tool
A UX case study for an internal knowledge-sharing tool to capture company-specific, hard-to-Google solutions. Explores structured contribution, tagging systems, and clear interface flows for async teams.
Retrospective Lite
A self-initiated UX tool designed for remote, cross-cultural teams to reflect more inclusively. Structured around four prompts to support balanced, low-pressure sharing during live sessions.
Work With Me
I thrive in environments that balance clarity, autonomy, and mutual respect. I work with async-first teams to deliver maintainable, user-centered solutions — combining self-directed problem-solving with collaborative planning and smooth integration between frontend and backend. I'm especially interested in projects where I can help bridge design, API architecture, and implementation, ensuring clear data flow, maintainable code, and great UX. I enjoy working with backend engineers to define API contracts, handle authentication, and manage database integration, so teams can trust the handoff and focus on the bigger picture.
I'm happy to work remotely, collaborate in hybrid settings, or relocate with visa sponsorship to work within your country.
If you value:
- Clear, honest communication
- Reliable ownership across the full integration flow
- Respect — for users, teammates, and the process
I'm also open to contract-based roles.
I'd love to connect.
About Me
I started my career in branding and content strategy before moving into frontend development. Over time, I've developed a practice rooted in bridging logic, design, and technical implementation — combining independent initiative with collaborative alignment to help teams shape not just how things work, but how they feel.
I'm especially comfortable owning the connection between UI and backend: defining and integrating APIs, managing authentication flows, structuring data for usability, and ensuring smooth, maintainable implementation in React and Next.js. I enjoy working closely with backend engineers to define clear contracts and keep things reliable.
With experience across B2B SaaS, global fintech, and remote cross-functional teams, I focus on bringing clarity and reliabilityinto frontend workflows. I care about code that communicates, design that includes, and work that respects people and context.
I'm happy to relocate with visa sponsorship and continue working remotely or in a hybrid model once settled.
Outside of work, I write, explore cultures, and take long walks to reflect and recharge.
Let's Connect
Whether you're building a product, shaping a team, or just curious — I'd love to chat.
You can reach me at yokoworks.dev@gmail.com or find me on LinkedIn below. For more about how I work and what I value, visit my Escape profile. Also open to contract-based opportunities.
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