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Notes on AI, React and cloud architecture from a senior full-stack engineer.
Written by the subject, who also built the paperAndover · 3 min read
Hey, my name is Harry. I am a senior software engineer based in Andover, UK. I specialise in cloud-native architectures including serverless databases, and also Next.js specific deployments such as OpenNext. The thing I keep coming back to is true cross-platform React Native architecture. So that means a single codebase deployed to iOS, Android and web, using true native components.
My recent work includes managing the front end end-to-end for a gambling- and certification-heavy mobile app project. I worked directly with the client to shape requirements into something buildable, and owned app store compliance for a regulated gambling product.
Previously I worked on and led a Capacitor/Ionic mobile app for a big news company, and helped other developers get up to speed on it. In my free time I develop plugins for Payload CMS, an open-source CMS that's highly extendable and configurable, and I've used it for a couple of freelance clients outside of my main job.
You'll also find my longer writing here in the form of my blog, where I get into deeper topics like AI, cross-platform architectures, and whatever else I have pondered over enough to consider writing down.
