Available for select projects
Software that feels effortless.
Full-stack developer crafting fast, humane web products — from database schema to the last easing curve.
About
The short version
I'm a full-stack developer who cares as much about the last easing curve as the database schema behind it.
Over eight years I've shipped finance platforms, CMS tooling, and open-source libraries — always chasing the same thing: software that feels effortless to the person using it. I work across the stack, but my home turf is the seam where design systems meet data.
Away from the keyboard: film photography, long walks along the Lisbon waterfront, and an ever-growing stack of half-read architecture books.
8+
Years shipping
40
Sites on one platform
61
Blocks in production
Selected Work
A few things built with care.
Case Studies
The long versions
Open source
@jordanvale
4.2k
Stars earned
1,180
Contributions / yr
38
Public repos
214
PRs merged
Stack
Daily drivers
Frontend
- TypeScript8 yrs
- Next.js / React7 yrs
- Tailwind CSS5 yrs
- Motion4 yrs
Backend & Data
- Node.js8 yrs
- PostgreSQL6 yrs
- Redis4 yrs
- Golearning
Tooling
- pnpm workspaces
- GitHub Actions
- Playwright
- Vercel
Experience
Where I've been
- Took month-end P&L rollups from 40 minutes to 0.8 seconds
- Grew the platform team from 2 to 7 engineers
- 61 typed blocks in production, zero forks in 18 months
- Cut new-site setup from 3 weeks to 2 days
2024 — Present · Remote
Lead Engineer
Ledgerline
Own the reporting platform: event-sourced ledger, projection pipeline, and the dashboard that reads from it.
2021 — 2024 · Lisbon
Architect & Frontend Lead
Corelane
Designed the block registry that let one CMS deployment power forty client sites without forks.
2018 — 2021 · Porto
Full-Stack Developer
Brightfold Studio
Client work across fintech and e-commerce: React frontends, Node services, and the deployment glue between them.
Years shipping
Blocks in production
GitHub stars
Engineers mentored
From people I've worked with
“Jordan is the rare engineer who improves the product, the codebase, and the team at the same time. The reporting engine they built became our main sales demo.”
Priya Nair
VP Engineering, Ledgerline
“The block registry changed how our whole agency works. Forty sites, one codebase, and designers who can ship without filing tickets.”
Daniel Kwan · Corelane
“Every review from Jordan made me a better engineer. They explain the why, not just the what.”
Sofia Almeida · Brightfold Studio
Questions
Before you ask
Are you available for freelance work?+
Yes — I take on one or two engagements per quarter. Platform architecture, design-system builds, and performance rescues are my sweet spot. Current booking window is Q4 2026.
What does a typical engagement look like?+
A one-week paid discovery first: I read the codebase, talk to the team, and write up what I'd do and what it costs. If we continue, work runs in two-week cycles with a demo at the end of each.
Do you work with early-stage startups?+
Happily, if the problem is interesting. For pre-seed teams I offer a reduced advisory rate — one afternoon a week, architecture and hiring help.
Remote or on-site?+
Remote-first from Lisbon (WET). I overlap comfortably with Europe and can shift for US East Coast mornings.
Booking for Q4 2026
Let's build something.
Currently open to freelance engagements and interesting full-time roles.