Anthony Hinchliff

Full Stack TypeScript Developer

NodeJS | SQL | Bun | NestJS | ExpressJS | AdonisJS | React

Personal Summary

With 9 years in the TypeScript ecosystem as a product-driven developer, I bridge the gap between technical architecture and product strategy. My background ranges from leading greenfield builds to solving intricate problems within large-scale engineering teams. I dive deep into the core intention of every task to identify business bottlenecks and suggest high-impact solutions. I am committed to delivering software that isn't just technically sound, but delights users and provides real business value.

My Timeline

Senior Full Stack Developer

Montu, Australia (Remote)

Aug 2023 – Present

Montu is Australia's leading health-tech company in the medical cannabis ecosystem. As a senior member of the engineering team, I focus on optimising complex business processes and scaling the platform to meet rapidly growing national demand.

  • Automation of the Order Allocation Engine: Proactively identified and resolved a critical operational bottleneck by co-leading the development of a proprietary allocation engine. This transitioned the company from manual, labour-intensive workflows to a fully automated system processing 1M+ orders.
  • Complex Logistics & Compliance: Architected the engine’s core logic to navigate a high-compliance landscape, ensuring orders are distributed across a network of 150+ pharmacies based on real-time variables including state-specific laws, inventory levels, and geographical proximity.
  • Scalable Systems Engineering: Solve intricate problems within a mature TypeScript ecosystem, prioritising system reliability and the seamless delivery of medicine in a highly regulated industry.
  • Business-Product Liaison: Bridge the gap between operations and engineering by translating high-level business constraints into technical architecture that directly increased fulfilment capacity and operational velocity.

Travel and Open Source Work

Phonon DAO

Apr 2022 - Jun 2023

Phonon DAO is an open source collective building the Phonon Protocol to enable offline peer-to-peer cryptocurrency transactions using smart cards. I led product initiatives and core protocol improvements to drive adoption.

  • Electron Wallet Development: Architected and built the official Phonon desktop wallet using Electron, delivering a user-friendly interface for complex hardware interactions. A walkthrough is available here.
  • Protocol Optimisation: Redesigned critical data transfer mechanisms within the protocol, significantly reducing transaction times and enabling new offline use cases.

Senior Full Stack Developer

DLTx | Brisbane, Australia

Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

DLTx is a blockchain-focused agency specialising in decentralised applications (dApps). As a Senior Developer, I led technical delivery for key accounts, managing project specifications, architecture, and mentoring junior team members.

Loda Finance: Led the development of the React web application and the complex microservices architecture required to monitor real-time crypto markets and automate collateral liquidation.

  • High-Availability Infrastructure: Designed and deployed a resilient GCP hosting strategy to ensure 24/7 uptime for financial transactions.
  • Third-Party Integration: Orchestrated secure integrations with Fireblocks (custody), GreenID (KYC), Instant Pay, Twilio, and Chainlink (oracles).

Handle Finance: Focused on developer experience and frontend scalability for this multi-currency stablecoin protocol.

  • Design System & Architecture: Established a robust component design system and a suite of custom React hooks, standardising development patterns across the team.
  • SDK Development: Built and documented the Handle SDK, abstracting complex smart contract interactions into a clean API for frontend developers.

Full Stack Developer

Silicon Rhino | London, UK

Nov 2017 - Nov 2020

Silicon Rhino develops bespoke MVP solutions for startups. I managed full product lifecycles, from client requirements gathering to deployment and scaling.

Hoo: A hotel booking platform allowing users to bid on rooms, requiring high-throughput data synchronisation.

  • Data Synchronisation Engine: Implemented complex background workers to aggregate and synchronise pricing data from multiple external hotel APIs in real-time.
  • Serverless Scalability: Designed a serverless architecture using AWS Lambda and SQS to handle spikes in data ingestion without provisioning fixed infrastructure.
  • NextJS Implementation: Led the frontend migration to NextJS, researching and implementing Server-Side Rendering (SSR) for improved SEO and performance.

Bubble: A social babysitting network connecting parents with trusted sitters via mobile applications.

  • Mobile Architecture: Led the development of the 'Sitter' React Native application, ensuring a smooth, native-like user experience.
  • Codebase Unification: Configured a monorepo structure with TypeScript and Babel to share core components and logic between the 'Parent' and 'Sitter' apps, reducing code duplication.
  • CI/CD & OTA Updates: Designed an automated deployment pipeline utilising Over-The-Air (OTA) updates to streamline feature delivery across environments.

ZoomDoc: An on-demand doctor booking service requiring complex real-time tracking and payment processing.

  • Complex Mobile Flows: Implemented critical React Native user flows including doctor selection, geolocation tracking, and consultation receipts.
  • Real-Time Communication: Built a custom Twilio webhook integration to accurately track and bill for voice and video consultations.
  • Automated Payments: Developed a backend job to calculate and process split payments between the platform and practitioners.
  • Legacy Migration: Re-architected and rewrote the legacy PHP backend into a modern, scalable NodeJS API.