Senior software engineer

I build software that holds together across the joins.

12 years across mobile, web, backend, APIs, and platform systems. I use writing to show the decisions, evidence, and trade-offs behind the work.

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Software gets harder at the joins.

— Working principle

Proof first

Selected outcomes from the work.

12+

Years in software

Work across mobile, web, backend, APIs, and platform systems since 2014.

20%

API performance improvement

Delivered with the Tillo Partners and API team using Datadog APM in Q2 2024.

5,500

Availability slots

Ad-hoc tutor availability slots recorded by the feature in its first six months at Tutorful.

1,000+

Students served daily

A school registration system planned and built while working at Hurstpierpoint College.

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Latest writing

One recent note.

Writing is where I test an idea, record what changed my mind, and make the reasoning behind my work visible.

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11 Apr 2026

How to Build Agency When You're Smart Enough to Wait Forever

Agency is the habit of shortening the gap between noticing and moving. A practical guide to acting sooner, learning faster, and stopping respectable forms of delay.

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Featured writing

Engineering notes with a point of view.

Essays and reviews on system design, AI-assisted delivery, and the cost of unclear decisions.

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Essay

Building Systems That Stay Legible

Four practical lessons from platform, API, availability, and registration work about keeping software understandable as it grows.

5 min read

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Essay

The Velocity Paradox: Why AI Should Slow You Down

AI speeds up drafting, not understanding. The highest-leverage AI workflow shifts effort from typing to specification, architecture, and verification.

8 min read

A solitary lighthouse on a rocky coastline.

Review

Gemini 3 vs. GPT-5-Codex in a Daily Workflow

First impressions of where Gemini 3 felt faster, where GPT-5-Codex felt steadier, and how I choose between them for everyday engineering work.

4 min read

Partner APIs

Clear contracts, direct onboarding, certification, and integration support.

Backend systems

Laravel services, webhooks, search, document processing, and availability.

Reliability

Production tracing, Kubernetes debugging, and changes backed by evidence.

Agent workflows

Clear briefs, small handoffs, explicit checks, and human ownership.

Engineering writing

Recording decisions and trade-offs so other engineers can test them.

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Now

What has my attention.

Partner-facing APIs and reliability at Tillo, a smaller agent-assisted delivery loop, and technical writing grounded in practical work.

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About

Across the stack since 2014.

I grew from an intern working on a school portal into a senior engineer working on partner-facing systems. Mobile, web, backend, and APIs all shaped how I work.

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