Hey, I'm Sean πŸ‘‹

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Full-Stack Software Enginer: I specialise in Typescript, Next.js and React-Native but love a bit of Low-Code (n8n) to get things done FAST.

In plain English: I'm good at building complex websites and phone apps including the data side.

Currently I'm obsessed with practical applications of AI.
There is a lot of hype and B.S... but seeing it work well in a few places has got me hooked.

I'll be posting what I'm learning and breaking down how different businesses can apply AI on my YouTube channel .

Inbetween working on my own things I do a lot of client work, contracting into existing teams or freelancing and owning the full project.

I really love the technical side of code but what I like the most is solving real business problems.I don't care if that's using No-Code/Low-Code or just helping teams align β€” getting dev and product teams to work well together is actually where I'm most often praised.

My Work

I’ve been a code monkey since 2018. Working with all sizes of teams β€” from tiny 3-person startups in a basement, all the way through to Series-B VC-backed teams, multi-billion dollar dev agencies, and FTSE 100 companies.

A lot of my professional work is stuff I can’t directly link to or was done as part of a larger team.

Some highlights though:

  • Led Next.js development on a high end luxury car auction site
  • Senior Next.js development on a Fintech backed by the biggest asset management company
  • Led development of a GraphQL API and React app for a major European energy provider
  • Built a map component for a multinational ride sharing company
And some smaller things I can link to:

Functional Fitness Game

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An app for gyms, personal trainers and fitness enthusiasts to create fitness challenges.

I ran all of this from design, development to deployment.

API handled with Next.js, trpc, DrizzleORM and Supabase for auth and hosting the DB.

The primary app is Expo, all in a lovely monorepo that allows a lot of code sharing.

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Squeezy App

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#1 Health app in the UK app store. Helps people with their pelvic floor.

Was brought into lead recreating their existing app into React-Native.

Worked really with the team and was also often used to help assist with their other app for clinicians and patients.

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Ramen Index

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See where in the world you're ramen profitable. Browse by country, by continent or by MRR.

Next.js and API development for listing places you are Ramen Profitable.

Funky little tool for Ramen Club, a community of indie founders.

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More details (and more likely up to date ones) can be found on my LinkedIn

A bit more about me

I'm a wee Scot 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 that's sneaked south of the wall and settled in the big smoke (London).

In a past life I worked on oil rigs in the North Sea. A fairly standard job in the NE of Scotland but people everywhere seem to find it fascintating (no Jamie, there's still no police on the rigs).

My dad's owned gyms since I was 14 and I'm qualified as a nutritionist and personal trainer, so fitness is a big part of my life.

I also love reading when I can find the time, some highlights lately are:

  • Boron Letters β€” Gary C. Halbert & Bond Halber
  • Feel-Good Productivity β€” Ali Abdaal
  • Clear Thinking β€” Shane Parrish
  • The Professor, The Banker And The Suicide King β€” Michael Craig