My Portfolio Is Also My Engineering Lab
Read this blog if you want to also turn a personal portfolio into a small engineering lab for yourself.
Design / Frontend / Mobile
David Clinton
Design Engineer and frontend/mobile engineer with 5+ years of experience building developer tools, web applications, Android apps, and platforms that connect to real backend services. I have worked on documentation systems, technical dashboards, ERP integrations, asset-generation tools, app-store mobile apps, and developer education products.
Most of my work is hands-on: I design the screens, build the components, write the docs, and make sure the product is usable.
Shipped product proof
Asset GeneratorBrowser design tool for app icons, launch assets, exports, and device previews.Tai Ora on App StoreProduction Flutter iOS app with FastAPI-backed product and creator workflows.Tai Ora on Google PlayProduction Flutter Android release with authentication, discovery, media, and notifications.Mauri Tai OraAI web product built with React, Next.js, TypeScript, AI SDK integrations, and Supabase patterns.Expo PR #32192Merged open-source documentation contribution to Expo Modules API docs.
Latest writing
What have you shipped?
A practical take on AI coding hype versus production reality, where software counts as shipped only when users get value and teams own outcomes after launch.
Who Do You Look For, Who Looks For You, and What Does Silence Mean
A reflection on love, solitude, and chosen commitment, exploring how silence can feel like loneliness or freedom depending on who we seek and who chooses us.
Available for
Available for Design Engineer, Product Engineer, Frontend Engineer, Mobile Engineer, Android Engineer, Developer Experience, and Documentation Engineering roles at developer tools, AI, infrastructure, and technical SaaS teams.
Tell me what you're building