Why your onboarding flow is the product, not a necessary evil
Most onboarding is treated as a hurdle to cross before the real experience. What if it was the experience itself?
Product Engineer
I build tools that help people think more clearly about their work.
Currently at Stripe, previously at Notion. I care about typography, interaction, and the details that make software feel finished. This starter gives you a text-first portfolio you can edit without any framework setup.
Featured Writing
Thoughts on building software people actually want to use.
What two years at Notion taught me about polish
Shipping fast is a skill. Shipping something that feels finished is a different one entirely. Here is what I learned about the gap between done and done well.
Rewriting our entire component library in six weeks
A post-mortem on how we migrated 200+ components to a new design system without pausing feature shipping.
Selected Projects
Things I have shipped that still work.
Stripe Atlas
2023Lead frontend engineer
Led the redesign of our company formation flow. Reduced drop-off by 31% and increased conversion to paid incorporation by 18%.
Notion Web Clipper
2022Frontend engineer
Rebuilt our Chrome extension from scratch using React and the Extensions API. Improved load time by 400ms and reduced error rate by 60%.
Design System v2
2021Core contributor
Helped build and document our internal component library. Added accessibility testing and automated visual regression workflows.
About
I think the best software disappears.
I became an engineer because I wanted to build things that feel obvious in hindsight. Before this, I studied English literature at Williams and taught myself to code through side projects that never shipped.
I am currently open to frontend and full-stack roles at companies that care about craft. Specifically interested in product teams building developer tools or infrastructure.
Now
- Building internal tooling at Stripe
- Reading "The Design of Everyday Things"
- Learning Rust on weekend mornings