Hey, I'm Charlie 👋

I'm a senior software engineer who likes to keep things simple, ship fast, and focus on business value. I started my first company in 2006, grew up building B2B sites with my dad's studio, and have since shipped across startups and large enterprises (intentionally keeping names private — happy to share details when we chat).

I enjoy untangling messy processes, improving developer experience and user experience in tandem, and working with great people to get great results. Self-taught, open source minded, always thinking around corners.

What I value

• Simplifying the annoying parts of software so teams can move faster.
• Pairing UX polish with solid engineering so users and developers both win.
• Using generative AI thoughtfully to accelerate productivity and knowledge sharing.
• Staying curious, pragmatic, and willing to challenge defaults.

Current focus

Path so far (high level)

• Bedroom startup & hosting (2006)

  Co-founded a small web dev + hosting shop with a friend; learned by shipping and fixing our own mistakes.

• Family B2B studio

  Built bespoke sites and branding-driven experiences for clients; hands-on with everything from design tweaks to infrastructure.

• Early agency + product work

  Delivered commercial projects while studying, collaborating closely with designers to merge brand thinking with execution.

• Platform and SaaS teams

  Led feature delivery, hosting, and infra support for new builds; helped pitch and shape solutions that balanced innovation with reliability.

• Media & comms platform

  Improved performance and built features for tools connecting journalists and PR teams; focused on reliability and workflow clarity.

• Health & fitness SaaS

  Guided a team building a next-gen platform for coaches—client management, scheduling, performance tracking — shipping fast with quality.

• High-velocity product delivery

  Worked in an agile squad shipping daily to production; improved dev environments, APIs, and internal tooling to cut lead times.

• E-commerce SaaS

  Partnered with a stellar team on a food and beverage ordering platform, refining the experience end to end.

• Consulting & automation

  Built full-stack JS solutions, automated logistics and invoicing, improved reporting, and coached small teams on modern delivery.

• Design systems & fintech

  Contributed to design system components at scale and built APIs/UI for a savings and wealth platform — performance-minded, user-focused.

• Film & TV Streaming UI (current)

  Senior engineer enhancing UI across a global streaming ecosystem; ship features, monitor performance, and use AI tooling to speed delivery.

Outside of work

Family time, FPV drones, homelab tinkering, home automation, photography/video, and an ongoing soft spot for cars.

Get in touch

Website intentionally anonymous; happy to share specifics when we talk.