Experience

Work history

Vela Ventures

Current

Full-Stack Developer

Jan 2025 – Present

1+ year

  • Architected and built Beacon Wallet's backend platform — transaction tracing, notifications, session flows, signature verifications — increasing system reliability and reducing operational issues.
  • Developed Vento swap aggregator across frontend, backend and contract layers, reducing partner integration time by 54% and helping 3 external teams adopt the platform via SDK and widget.
  • Designed and launched a rewards system and companion web app — drove rapid user growth, bringing in 11,570+ new users within the first campaign cycle.
  • Created AOSync, a secure wallet-connection protocol, and shipped two SDKs — adopted across 5 major Arweave ecosystem apps, significantly lowering onboarding friction.
  • Helped organise and mentor teams at the Vela Lisbon hackathon, onboarding and mentoring 8+ participants.
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Kento Studio

Full-Stack Developer

Oct 2022 – Jan 2025

2.3 years

  • Delivered Epiphany Voice (mobile + backend) enabling AI-powered voice memos to automatically generate tasks — shipped core feature set and integrations with 5 major productivity tools.
  • Delivered Shakespeare Lodge end-to-end (booking flow, calendar, mailer, admin portal) — improved booking completion and reduced abandoned forms after UX and validation improvements.
  • Led cross-team release cycles, coordinated QA and staging with partner teams, decreasing post-release bugs and improving delivery speed for new features.
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Crisp Studio

Frontend Developer

Apr 2022 – May 2023

1.2 years

  • Built and optimised multiple high-performance Shopify storefronts (Rowse, Roble) — improved average page load times by ~20–30% and mobile performance scores to consistently 80+.
  • Reworked checkout and product flows, reducing checkout abandonment by ~15% and increasing completed purchases for key SKUs.
  • Created a reusable component library in Liquid — reduced time to build new landing pages by ~60% and improved cross-store consistency.
  • Led technical scoping calls and produced delivery plans across 11+ client sessions, delivering stable, on-schedule releases.
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Projects

All projects

Vela Ventures

Beacon Wallet

Production

Backend platform powering Beacon Wallet — transaction tracing, push notifications, session management, and signature verification infrastructure.

NestJSTypeScriptMongoDBRedisWebSockets

Vela Ventures

Vento Swap

Production

Cross-chain swap aggregator built across frontend, backend, and contract layers. Reduced partner integration time by 54% with a public SDK and embeddable widget.

Next.jsNode.jsTypeScriptLua

Vela Ventures

AOSync Protocol

Open Source

Secure wallet-connection protocol for the Arweave/AO ecosystem. Shipped two SDKs — adopted by 5 major ecosystem apps, significantly lowering onboarding friction.

TypeScriptLuaAOSDK

Kento Studio

Epiphany Voice

Production

Mobile app + backend enabling AI-powered voice memos that automatically generate tasks. Integrates with Notion, Asana, Slack, Obsidian, and Todoist.

React NativeExpoNestJSTypeScript

Kento Studio

Shakespeare Lodge

Production

End-to-end booking platform for a property rental business — booking flow, availability calendar, automated mailer, and admin portal.

Next.jsNode.jsTypeScriptMongoDB

Crisp Studio

Rowse & Roble Storefronts

Production

High-performance Shopify storefronts optimised for Core Web Vitals — 20–30% load time improvement and mobile Lighthouse scores reaching 80+.

ShopifyLiquidJavaScriptTailwind