About

Software Engineer from Germany, living in Sydney. Building products across startups since 2008.

Work

Notes on shipping useful software.

I work across Node.js, React, and Ruby on Rails, with a current focus on Astro sites, Shopify apps, and tools that make AI-assisted work more trustworthy.

Career

2008 — now

Software Engineer

Building products in startups around the world, from Germany to Sydney. Specialised in Node.js, React, and Ruby on Rails.

Current

Shopify and AI products

Shipping merchant-facing Shopify apps such as EasyEdit, and tools like Tieout for verifying AI-generated reports.

Selected

Sturmfrei

Company work including sturmfrei.com.au and other product surfaces for merchants and internal teams.

Interests

What the work keeps returning to

Static sites with Astro
Shopify apps and checkout extensions
Rapid AI-assisted development
Node.js, React, and Ruby on Rails