Software Engineer · Full-Stack & Front-End · Product-Minded

Mmesoma Onwusika

I build user-focused software, from research and prototypes to shipped code. Listening first, building second.

Microsoft Explore Intern
GoatHacks Best Community Hack
Computer Science, WPI ’28

Places that made me

My range comes from where I’ve lived, studied, and worked. Each stop taught me something I still build with.

Selected work

Mar–May 2026

Enterprise Web App for Hanover Insurance

Led technical implementation for a 10-person Agile team building a cloud-hosted full-stack application with authentication, role-based access control, a CMS, analytics, and customizable dashboards. Coordinated frontend and backend teams to deliver on time.

React · TypeScript · Node · PostgreSQL · Prisma · AWS

Live site Code

Content management system home page from the Hanover Insurance web application

Jan 2026

Rate My Dorm Best Community Hack

A housing comparison platform for WPI students, built with a team of five at GoatHacks. I designed the Figma prototypes and integrated a FastAPI backend with MongoDB Atlas.

FastAPI · MongoDB · Python · Figma

Live site Code

Rate My Dorm search page showing WPI dorm options

Jul 2025

Leaks in the Pipe

A scrollytelling piece on the decline of Black women in STEM, using real-world data, scroll-triggered animation, and a focus on accessibility and narrative clarity.

Svelte · JavaScript · Intersection Observer

Live site Code

Leaks in the Pipe scrollytelling project on Black women in STEM

Experience & involvement

Summer 2026

Microsoft — Explore Intern

Software engineering and product management. Researched, designed, specified, and built a new persistent rewards experience, then presented it to stakeholders.

WPI

Admissions Associate

Support open houses and admitted student days, help run information systems for prospective families, and welcome visitors at the admissions desk.

2026 – Present

NSBE — Pre-Collegiate Initiative Chair

Building partnerships with local organizations and running K-12 STEM workshops, panels, and mentorship.

2025 – Present

African Student Association — Treasurer

Plan budgets and submit funding requests to Student Government. Also a member of Women in Computer Science and the International Student Council.

Toolkit

Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, C, C++
Web: React, Next.js, Svelte, Node.js, Express, REST APIs, accessibility
Data: PostgreSQL, Prisma, MongoDB
Design: Figma, prototyping, user research, wireframing
Tools: Git, AWS, Vercel, Render, Azure DevOps