🚀 I work with async-friendly, trust-based teams around the world — remote, hybrid, or on-site.
I focus on delivering accessible, maintainable, and intuitive interfaces — translating UX thinking into aligned frontend–backend flows.
My work often involves defining API contracts from frontend needs, aligning logic with data shape, and reducing ambiguity between designers and backend engineers.
💡 My approach combines:
- Frontend development (React / Next.js / TypeScript)
- UX-driven architecture and async-friendly component structure
- API contract definition and integration based on frontend logic
- Clear communication in distributed, trust-based teams
Practice your own answers out loud — built with accessibility at the core.
✅ Next.js / TypeScript / Tailwind CSS / Zustand / A11y by Design
🚀 Try the App
🛠 View Case Study
📝 Read the Story on Medium
A lightweight tool for devs to check Tailwind colors against WCAG AA/AAA in real time.
Handy for frontend devs, backend engineers touching UI, or anyone aiming for 100/100 Lighthouse accessibility scores.
✅ Next.js / TypeScript / Tailwind CSS
- Web3 EdTech Platform — Async frontend dev, API contracts, secure Metamask login. Case Study ↗
- Automated PDF Report Tool — Prisma queries + Puppeteer for reports. Case Study ↗
- UX-Oriented Website Redesign — IA + flow restructure, boosted sessions +174%. Case Study ↗
- Tracking App — Fullstack habit tracker (Rails + React/Redux). GitHub Repo ↗
- Movie Library — Next.js + Supabase + Prisma + Auth. GitHub Repo ↗
Whether working independently or as part of a distributed team,
I focus on clarifying requirements, sharing ideas early, and delivering code that respects users and teammates alike.
🔍 I’m currently deepening my accessibility practice — learning to design and build with inclusion from the start.
I see accessibility not just as a checklist, but as a way to sharpen engineering, UX, and real-world care.
📖 I also write about what I learn — mostly on accessibility, UX, and designing with care:
-
What Building My First A11y-Focused App Taught Me ↗
Featured in JavaScript in Plain English, a major publication for frontend developers and JavaScript practitioners. -
From Universal Design to Personalized Interfaces ↗
Featured in Bootcamp (UX Collective), a curated UX publication reaching 3M+ monthly readers. -
The UX Lesson I Learned in a Quiet Tokyo Salon ↗
Also featured in Bootcamp (UX Collective), and later selected for Boost, Medium’s editorial recommendation program.
🧠 Recently, I’ve been working on:
- Designing and implementing frontend architecture in async environments
- Aligning UI logic with backend structure and defining API contracts
- Building modular, maintainable UI components from Figma
- Translating design insights into testable, clear code with documentation
🧭 Yoko | Portfolio & Services
💬 Let’s connect on LinkedIn
📰 Read Articles on Medium
📝 Dev.to | Developer-focused posts
🐣 New to X (starting from zero, as we all do!)
I’m especially passionate about clarifying logic across layers — from user flows to database design — to build products that feel simple, even when they aren’t.
Thanks for stopping by!
If you're looking for a frontend developer who bridges design and engineering, let’s build something thoughtful together.