Daniel Austen

Built a PvP memory game from web MVP to 1,000+ active users, architecting the core matchmaking and scoring logic. Rewrote the app in Kotlin/Jetpack Compose (MVVM) as native Android, improving performance and retention.

Founded and grew a boutique full-stack firm from solo developer to a multi-engineer team, delivering 10+ production systems across fintech, edtech, and consumer products. Architected and shipped full-stack applications using Next.js, React, TypeScript, Node.js, Supabase, PostgreSQL, Prisma, and Vercel, serving active users across multiple client products.

Led engineering for a 7-module student digital pass platform on Supabase Pro, PostgreSQL, and Vercel, integrating Paystack billing for event payments. Designed and built an offline-capable venue scanner with sync logic, achieving a sub-30-second scan-to-confirm time under live event load.

Managed enterprise network and server infrastructure, administering Windows servers and firewall/security configurations to keep systems operational. Reduced recurring connectivity incidents by documenting disaster recovery procedures.

Built an e-commerce platform with Stripe and Paystack integration, covering product catalog, cart, and checkout, serving active customers. Deployed and maintained production applications with automated monitoring, logging, and alerting, catching issues before they impacted users.

Built and tested features for a React-based web app as part of a developer team, shipping fixes across sprint cycles. Fixed front-end bugs and improved UI responsiveness across mobile and desktop, reducing reported UI issues.

Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with coursework in data structures, web development, and databases.

Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a final-year project on ASL-to-text/speech translation using CNN-LSTM and TensorFlow Lite.