System architecture
Design reusable component systems, tame complex state with Redux, Zustand or Signals, and optimize the render path so the UI stays fast as the product grows.
design systemsstaterender perf
Available for Tech Lead & Senior Frontend roles
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Architecting scalable frontend interfaces.
I'm Franky Dinh — a Technical Leader with 10+ years building high-performance UIs, e-commerce platforms, and real-time systems. I turn complex requirements into clean, maintainable frontend architecture.
10+
Years shipping software
5+
Years leading teams
20
Engineers led (peak)
17+
Projects delivered
6
Industries shipped in
01 — how i work
Technical philosophy
Not a list of languages — the way I think about building frontend that survives scale, teams, and time.
Performance & e-commerce
Ship Shopify storefronts that score 90+ on PageSpeed. Deep Storefront API & GraphQL integration, headless patterns, and conversion-focused, accessible UX.
shopifygraphqlcore web vitals
Team velocity & AI
Embed AI agents into the dev workflow, streamline sprints, and mentor engineers — multiplying the whole team's output, not just my own.
ai agentsmentoringdelivery
02 — selected work
Highlight case studies
Systems that show range: a real-time canvas, a visual Shopify page builder, and IoT at scale. Each opens into a full technical write-up.
case_01Team of 12 · Technical Leader
Floor Plan Creator System
A real-time collaborative floor-plan editor. High-fidelity canvas drawing, XML import/export, and multi-user sync over WebSocket — backed by a NestJS admin suite for users and master data.
ReactJSRedux ToolkitCanvasWebSocketNestJS
Read case studycase_02Drag-and-drop · Shopify
Shopify Page Builder
A visual drag-and-drop page builder for Shopify storefronts: shop owners compose pages and metadata on a live React + Redux canvas that publishes into their store via the Shopify APIs, on a Ruby on Rails backend.
ReactJSRedux ToolkitjQueryRuby on RailsShopify API
Read case studycase_03Real-time · PWA
IoT Remote Control
A PWA to remotely monitor and control cargo-ship systems: 2D/3D data viz, live telemetry over WebSocket, and in-app voice/video via WebRTC.
React PWAWebRTCThree.jsUnity
Read case studycase_04Solo build · OS 2.0
Sillara — Luxury Fragrance Theme
A commercial, app-independent Shopify theme for the luxury fragrance niche. Online Store 2.0, built design-system-first (three WCAG-AA colour schemes) in vanilla-JS web components with no build step — tuned for Core Web Vitals and the Shopify Theme Store.
ShopifyLiquidOnline Store 2.0Design SystemCore Web VitalsAccessibility
Read case studyalso_shipped:E-commerce platform · Next.js · Stripe · SAP GraphQL (20 eng)Financial blockchain · SolidityHealthcare records · BlockchainShopify Page BuilderAI image annotation · Angular 18 · Signals
03 — track record
Experience
Sep 2025 — Present
Shopify Theme Developer
Independent / Freelance
Continuing to design and ship custom, performance-first Shopify themes — component-driven storefronts built on the Storefront API + Liquid, tuned for Core Web Vitals and conversion.
2021 — Present
Technical / Frontend Leader
VMO Holdings
Lead frontend architecture across e-commerce, IoT, fintech and blockchain products. Introduced AI agents into the workflow to lift sprint velocity, and mentor teams of up to 20 engineers.
2021
Technical Leader
Seal Commerce
Built a Shopify page-builder platform with a React front end on a Ruby on Rails backend.
2019 — 2020
Frontend Leader
Techbros
Led frontend for VPS monitoring, report-generation, and construction management tools.
2015 — 2017
Frontend Developer
Freelance
Chain-store management and satellite-image commerce applications.
B.Eng — Hanoi University of Science and Technology · Mathematics & Informatics
04 — playground
The Lab
Where I experiment — motion, color systems, and small playable things. Proof that solid engineering can still be fun.
Signature animation
An interactive particle field that reacts to your cursor, rendered on <canvas> and tinted by the active accent.
Color palettes
My go-to accent palettes. Click any swatch to re-theme the entire site instantly.
Mini game — Grid Snake
A tiny Snake built on the grid motif. Fully embeddable via <iframe>, and it borrows the current accent color.
Open full screenLooking for a Tech Lead to reshape your frontend architecture?
Let's talk. I'm open to leadership and senior frontend roles where architecture and performance actually matter.
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