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I'm Nic Laughter - an engineering leader with 20 years of experience designing enterprise systems, establishing engineering practices from scratch, and shipping products for Apple, Google, Rakuten, and high-growth startups.
Real outcomes from real engagements
Years Engineering
Products Shipped
Engineers Mentored
Crash-Free Rate
Enterprise systems architecture, mobile, web, cloud, and the engineering leadership to tie it together
Greenfield platform design from specs to production. Multi-pillar orchestration layers, integration architecture, TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, and Azure.
Establishing engineering standards from zero: CI/CD, environment separation, testing discipline, code review culture, and audit-ready practices.
Fractional CTO and embedded lead services. Technical strategy, architecture decisions, team mentoring, and the engineering leadership to execute on it.
Swift, SwiftUI, Objective-C, UIKit. 20 years on the Apple platform, plus Android, Flutter, and React Native. I ship across mobile.
CI/CD pipelines built and managed across multiple organizations. GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Fastlane, Bitrise, and release automation end to end.
PSM-certified Scrum Master. Sprint planning, backlog management, stakeholder communication, and keeping projects on track and on budget.
The product I own end to end
Native iOS & Android · In open beta
An app for cataloging LEGO collections, built solo from the Swift and Kotlin clients down to the FastAPI backend, the cloud infrastructure, and the release pipelines. Two native clients on a clean architecture, no third-party keys shipping in either app, over 4,000 automated tests, and merges that build and upload themselves to TestFlight and Play.
It's the clearest example of how I build when every call is mine.
Leadership and product experience that adds value beyond just engineering
PSM-certified Scrum Master. Plan sprints, manage backlogs, run standups, and deliver on time
Guide junior developers, conduct code reviews, and foster team growth
Greenfield platform design, integration architecture, and system-level technical decisions across web, mobile, and cloud
Audit-ready engineering practices, IPO-track code standards, and security-conscious architecture for regulated environments
Run effective L10s, set Rocks, and drive accountability with EOS principles
From concept and design to deployment and ongoing updates
Define and prioritize features that align with business goals and user needs
Bridge technical and business teams with clear, actionable communication
Screen candidates, conduct technical interviews, and build high-performing teams
Define technology direction and make build-vs-buy decisions
Build inclusive apps that work for everyone with WCAG compliance
6 years teaching iOS development. Develop curriculum, run workshops, and upskill your team
Migrate Objective-C to Swift, React Native to native, vibe-coded apps to production-grade systems, and modernize aging codebases
Azure Container Apps, Azure DevOps, TypeScript/Node.js/Next.js stacks, environment separation, and cloud-native deployment pipelines