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Senior Software Engineer & Trainer

I am Simon

I'm a visionary for product engineering and a pragmatist in writing code. I love teaching how I build things with the click-clacks of my keyboard, because explaining is something I'm genuinely good at. If a culture of conveying know-how to teammates prevails, even complex software projects will succeed.

for companies & startups

Count on me

Boost your product

Hire me as a freelancer for the critical phase of your product. Benefit from my deep experience across a wide range of technologies. Across many corporate and side projects, I've shown that I don't just adopt a tech stack quickly — I evolve it to be simpler yet complete enough to deliver stable software people actually enjoy using.

Boost your team

My favorite engagements are the ones where I work closely with a team and leave them stronger than I found them. Within a few months, the team should be able to run without me — or keep me on only as an occasional reviewer for the hardest calls. I get there by coaching engineers individually and exemplifying a culture of humble learning and teaching. I never hoard knowledge; I share it openly until the team is ready to take the lead. Concretely, I:

  • help the team reach consensus on fundamental tech choices
  • write excellent documentation for technical design decisions and engineering standards
  • produce tutorial-style docs and videos for a seamless onboarding experience for new joiners

If any of my projects or services got your interest, contact me and we can discuss your challenge and how I could be helpful to tackle it:

simon@smartnuance.com