Philip N.

I have spent last 7+ years traveling around the world and writing code for fun and profit as part of the Bakery collective.

Before that I briefly worked with a couple of French multinationals immediately after graduating from Telecom Bretagne in a lush green corner of French Brittany. After 3 years in San Francisco followed by 2 years on the road doing the digital nomad thing, I settled down in sunny Portugal where I am currently based.

My days are now spent digging into javascript and typescript as well as venturing into the world of Rust. I am most comfortable with Typescript, Node, React and React Native.

Over past years, I have helped built a number of things, including: a complete suite of software tools for powersports dealerships spanning 3 US states, a companion site and app for a motorcycle coaching association, open source community tools and packages for Meteor web framework and very recently exploring firmware development for a pilot repair facility specialized in bitcoin mining gear repairs in Texas.

Most of the gigs I take are characterized by a high level of autonomy, loose specifications and a great deal of uncertainty. These are the kinds of environments I find interesting and motivating.

"Strong opinions, weekly held" probably best describes my attitude towards engineering, UX/UI and life in general.

I speak 5 human languages (English, Portuguese, French, Ukrainian, Russian) and I have written software using these programming languages (typescript, javascript, rust, python, scala, java, c++, ocaml, prolog, lisp).