mike jarrett▋
Software engineer since 2004. Father of three — best legacy system I maintain.
// I build web things that stay up. Full stack, mostly backend-shaped, and a lifelong padawan of clean, consistent code.
whoami
Twenty-plus years of shipping, un-shipping, and re-shipping.
I like complex problems and simple solutions, in that order. Most of my work is web applications: designing them, building them, and keeping them fast enough that nobody notices they exist. I've spent as much time on timelines and teams as on code, and I've made peace with that.
stack
What's installed.
- languagesJavaScript · Python · PHP · Java · HTML · CSS
- frameworksNext.js · React · Laravel · WordPress · Express
- dataPostgreSQL · MySQL · MongoDB
- saasShopify · Webflow · Supabase
- dailyGit · VS Code · Chrome · Omarchy
- aiClaude · Gemini · Copilot — all of them, don't judge
// list is honest, not aspirational.
$ mike --help
Usage: mike [options]
- --buildLead development of web applications end to end.
- --shipDefine, design and release features with cross-functional teams.
- --tuneOptimise for speed and scale before anyone files a ticket.
- --steerKeep timelines and resources pointed roughly at reality.
- --whisperConvince AI models to behave. Certified AI whisperer, runs on Code Brew.
// run with no flags for the default build.
education
Where the fundamentals came from.
- 2009–2011Advanced studies in computer science, University of Applied Sciences
- 2004–2008Professional degree in computer science, vocational education and training
languages
Human ones.
- Germannative
- Englishfluent
- Frenchbasic
- Chinesebasic, and bravely so
/dev/fun
Off the clock.
Puzzles, chess, sudoku. Astronomy and anything that leaves the atmosphere. Hiking and camping with the family, then a film with craft beer and pizza. The whole thing runs on coffee, freshly brewed, first thing.