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

Projects & tools

• proj 2026-01-19

  A portable Go rewrite of a personal tool I've used for years—gives fast overviews of local code folders and lets developers trigger common project actions without the usual setup friction.

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.