I build things that look like someone cared.
Most engineers treat design as someone else's problem. I treat it as part of the job. Always have. My portfolio site is built in Three.js with custom Blender assets because I wanted to see if I could make a website feel like a place. Turns out you can.
That instinct runs through everything I build. Clean systems. Intentional interfaces. Products that don't just work but feel right. Dieter Rams called it "good design is as little design as possible." I think about that a lot when I'm writing a component or architecting a feature.
I've shipped mobile apps, AI pipelines, real-time streaming systems, and 3D web experiences. Enterprise scale at Toyota. Indie speed at my own studio. I've operated at both ends of that spectrum and I know what each one teaches you.
What I want next: a team that's building something new and wants an engineer who brings a point of view. Not just someone who closes tickets. Someone who asks why the ticket exists in the first place.
If you care about craft as much as velocity, I want to hear from you.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: React Native, TypeScript, Python, Node.js, LangGraph, PostgreSQL, Supabase, AWS, Three.js, Expo, FastAPI, LLM integration
Résumé/CV: richard-simmons-portfolio.vercel.app
Email: fowl_137@hotmail.com
I build things that look like someone cared. Most engineers treat design as someone else's problem. I treat it as part of the job. Always have. My portfolio site is built in Three.js with custom Blender assets because I wanted to see if I could make a website feel like a place. Turns out you can.
That instinct runs through everything I build. Clean systems. Intentional interfaces. Products that don't just work but feel right. Dieter Rams called it "good design is as little design as possible." I think about that a lot when I'm writing a component or architecting a feature.
I've shipped mobile apps, AI pipelines, real-time streaming systems, and 3D web experiences. Enterprise scale at Toyota. Indie speed at my own studio. I've operated at both ends of that spectrum and I know what each one teaches you.
What I want next: a team that's building something new and wants an engineer who brings a point of view. Not just someone who closes tickets. Someone who asks why the ticket exists in the first place. If you care about craft as much as velocity, I want to hear from you.