Dan.

Brewing the tea...

Senior Software Engineer.Problem Solver.Builder of Things That Work.

15 years turning complex problems into elegant, maintainable systems. Based in Rayleigh, Essex — working worldwide.

Meanwhile, in an office somewhere...

Everything was on fire.

ERROR 500
undefined is not a function
works on my machine
test coverage: 3%
TODO: fix later
CORS blocked

The deadline was yesterday.

Three agencies already said no.

Then someone mentioned Dan.

*phone rings*

“Go on then, what’s the damage?”

— Dan, assessing another battlefield

INITIAL SCAN

Architecture:Questionable
Test coverage:Theoretical
Documentation:Mostly lies
Security:We don't talk about that
approach.ts
async function solve(chaos) {   // Step 1: Listen  const needs = await understand(chaos);   // Step 2: Design  const plan = architect({    scalable: true,    secure: true,    maintainable: true  });   // Step 3: Build  const solution = await build(plan);  await solution.test();  await solution.secure();   return solution;}

The Build

14 cups of tea later...

Foundation☕☕
Construction☕☕☕☕☕
Integration☕☕☕
Polish☕☕☕☕
Tests:All passing | 94%
Performance:Lighthouse 98
Security:0 vulnerabilities
Accessibility:WCAG AA

“It’s not done when it works.
It’s done when someone else can maintain it.”

PROBLEM SOLVED.

100
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Load Time
99.99%
Uptime
-85%
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Engineering Is Problem Solving

Anyone can write code. Real engineering is about solving the right problem the right way - creatively, securely, and in a way that'll still work when someone else has to maintain it. That's what separates a developer from an engineer worth their salt.

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The Tech Stack

Full-stack capability, enterprise-grade execution.

Angular
React
Next.js
.NET Core
C#
Python
SQL Server
Azure
Node.js
TypeScript

The Bloke Behind The Code

15 years in the game. Started freelancing, now building enterprise systems in financial services. Family man, classical guitarist, and a Spurs supporter (yes, I know, glutton for punishment). Based in Rayleigh, Essex, but the work takes me worldwide.

More About Me
Dan Benton-Smith
15 years experience
Enterprise systems
Leads & mentors teams
Actually quite nice

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