mbvlabs.

Proven software for real product and operations problems.

I work as a fractional tech lead for founders and lean teams who need senior engineering judgment, hands-on implementation, and software that can keep moving after launch.

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Client systems

Practice

Plan / Build / Improve

Archive

2016 / Present

Selected engagements

Client work.

Production systems / Case files

01.

ChatSheet AI

ChatSheet AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

September 2025

Principal engineering for ChatSheet AI

Worked as Principal Engineer on ChatSheet AI, building backend systems for multiple MVPs and enabling vector-based context search across several CMS platforms.

ChatSheet AI shipped multiple MVPs during the engagement and gained backend infrastructure for vector-based context search across multiple CMS platforms. The work helped the team test AI product directions quickly while keeping the underlying systems understandable and extensible.
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02.

Kuatro Group

Kuatro Group

Backend Systems

December 2023

Backend infrastructure for Kuatro Group

Built backend infrastructure and data pipelines for Kuatro Group, helping a pharmacy-focused machine learning product move closer to market.

Kuatro Group gained the backend infrastructure needed to support the new pharmacy product and move it closer to market. The engagement also gave the existing team clearer backend patterns, a narrower delivery scope, and more confidence working with the product infrastructure around their machine learning work.
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03.

Candy

Candy

Search

March 2023

Marketplace search for Candy.io

Worked as Senior Software Engineer for Candy.io, extending OpenSearch-backed marketplace search through a GraphQL API consumed by a Next.js frontend.

Candy.io gained more capable marketplace search exposed through the existing GraphQL API and consumed by the Next.js frontend. The admin site also gained extended functionality through RPC work, supporting internal operations alongside the customer-facing marketplace.
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Fox Corporation

Fox Corporation

Event Driven Programming

December 2022

Media contextualization platform for Fox Atlas

Built Fox Atlas, a media contextualization platform that ingested Fox content, applied ML analysis, and supported ad segmentation workflows.

Fox Atlas moved forward as a state-of-the-art media contextualization platform, with continuously ingested content analyzed through ML and exposed for segment building so advertising teams could serve more relevant ads.
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Everphone

Everphone

Internal Tools

March 2022

Internal tool search for Everphone

Added Typesense-powered search to Everphone’s Rails internal tool, helping employees find operational information faster.

The internal tool gained practical search functionality, helping Everphone employees find the information they needed without relying as heavily on slower manual navigation through the application.
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The founder brief / 01

“I need technical help, but I do not want to hire full-time yet.”

MBV Labs

Senior help / Flexible model

People I have helped.

Client ledger / Published work

01.

ChatSheet AI

02.

Kuatro Group

03.

Candy

04.

Fox Corporation

05.

Everphone

Employment archive

Experience history.

Six records / 2016-2022

01.

Technical Lead

Full-time

Jul 2021 - Mar 2022 - 9 mos

My work focused on software architecture, team building, and code quality. I worked primarily with Go while restructuring the backend from a legacy Java codebase, and React with TypeScript for the customer-facing dashboard. I also architected microservices for handling camera events so parking-lot customers could get reliable real-time information.

I hired and built a remote team of junior engineers, with a particular focus on teaching domain-driven design, Go, React, and TypeScript.

Focus / software architecture, Go, React, TypeScript, DevOps, team building

External Consultant

Freelance

Nov 2020 - Aug 2021 - 10 mos

I consulted on software architecture and design, implemented CI/CD flows, and introduced React, TypeScript, and Go into the company's codebase and engineering practices.

Focus / architecture, implementation, CI/CD, Go, React, TypeScript

02.

Full Stack Engineer

Full-time

7 mos

I worked on improving code quality for the company's React dashboard, particularly by using TypeScript more deliberately. I also worked on moving the API from PHP to Go and from REST to GraphQL, while improving local DevOps through containerization.

Focus / React, TypeScript, Go, GraphQL, DevOps, test-driven development

03.

Full Stack Engineer

Full-time

I worked primarily with React, TypeScript, and Ruby on Rails. I was involved in the initial stages of product discovery and product building while the company was working toward product-market fit.

Focus / React, TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, product discovery, DevOps, test-driven development

04.

Full Stack Engineer

Full-time

I worked on smaller React projects, primarily with a designer to improve clients' online presence and UX/UI. I also built internal Go tools to improve DevOps workflows.

Focus / React, TypeScript, Go, UX/UI, DevOps

05.

Softwareudvikler

Internship

3 mos

I worked on smaller React projects, primarily with a designer to improve clients' online presence and UX/UI.

Focus / React, TypeScript, problem solving, UX/UI

06.

Praktikant

Internship

5 mos

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