I'm a full-stack engineer with 5+ years of experience. I can join your team as an extra engineer, or take a feature or a whole product from first commit to production. Right now I'm building FloorTick, a multi-tenant compliance platform. In 2025-2026 I led development of three platforms used by thousands of people.
TypeScript · React · Next.js · Node.js · NestJS · PostgreSQL · Prisma · Supabase · Stripe · AWS · Docker
Selected work
Multi-tenant compliance platform for manufacturing
Replaces the paper records used on factory floors with configurable digital checklists, aligned with the FSSC 22000 v7 food-safety standard. Each customer organisation gets its own isolated workspace.
Visit FloorTickMarketplace for flexible warehouse and storage space
Property owners list unused warehouse capacity, and businesses book it by the pallet or bay. Hosts are identity-verified and payments run through Stripe.
Events and opportunities platform for students
A platform where students discover campus events and opportunities, sign up and take part.
Restaurant discovery platform
Helps diners discover and compare the best restaurants in town.
Online store with PayFast checkout
An online store for a Cape Town motorbike parts, tyres and repairs business, with a PayFast checkout so customers can order and pay online.
Open-source contributor
Merged contributions to the Seneca.js ecosystem, an MIT-licensed microservices toolkit for Node.js. My work covers example services and a Meetup API provider, including tests and documentation.
How I can help
You have a product and a roadmap, but not enough people to build it. I work in your repo, your stand-ups and your tools, and I ship from the first week.
You've won more client work than your team can deliver. I can work white-label under your process and your client relationship, and I hand back clean, documented code.
Give me a problem rather than a list of tickets. I'll scope it, build it, test it and get it into production, and send written updates along the way.
Your team is stuck with spreadsheets, copy-pasting and systems that don't talk to each other. I build the dashboards, integrations and automations that take over that manual work.
Working together
30 minutes on what you're building, where it's stuck and what "done" looks like. No charge.
A short document covering scope, approach, estimate and the risks I can see, so you know exactly what you're agreeing to.
I work in your repository with small pull requests, a weekly demo and written progress updates. You won't have to chase me for a status report.
Documentation, tests and deployment notes. Nothing is left that only I understand.
A clear deliverable at an agreed price. Best for MVPs, integrations and internal tools.
Part-time or full-time capacity on your team, renewed month to month.
I join your team for a set period at a day rate. Best for agencies and teams that need cover.
For the right product and team, I'm open to joining full-time, remotely.
Articles
Bringing in a contract engineer shouldn't cost you a month of onboarding. Here's how I get productive on an existing product within the first week, and what you get out of it.
Database per tenant, schema per tenant, or a shared schema with row-level security? The trade-offs I weigh when building multi-tenant platforms, plus a working Prisma and RLS setup.
The return URL is not proof of payment. Here's how to handle PayFast's ITN properly, with signature checks, server validation, amount matching and idempotency.
Background
Building and leading delivery of production platforms for clients, including FloorTick, ShareSpaceNow, CampusLush, FatAllan and Mrukumeta Trading.
Built APIs and services with NestJS and TypeScript, product UI with Next.js and React, and PostgreSQL schemas for complex data relationships.
Built a reusable React component library for a fintech platform, improved page-load performance and Core Web Vitals, and mentored junior developers.
Delivered 10+ client projects for international clients using React, Next.js and Node.js, including payment, analytics and authentication integrations.
Shipped client features for small businesses and startups using Web APIs, C#/.NET and SQL Server.
“Christian is a highly motivated individual with a genuine passion for computer programming. His dedicated work ethic reflects a commendable drive to excel in the field.”
“I had the privilege of introducing him to computer programming in 2015, and since then his enthusiasm for honing his craft has been evident. His passion is a testament to his talent and commitment to growth.”
“Christian invests a significant amount of his time in the tech community, mentoring new students and collaborating with fellow learners, which shows his dedication to collective growth and knowledge-sharing.”
Send a few lines covering what you're building, where it's stuck and when you need it. I reply within one working day.
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