Jen the Dev
Developer and designer with 25+ years of experience building software that takes the human cost of failure seriously. Remote-native. Based in Greater New Orleans, Louisiana & Tāmaki Makaurau · Auckland, New Zealand.
AT A GLANCE
Award — Human-Focused AI Award · Tetrate Buildathon · 170+ applicants
Stack — Swift · TypeScript · Python · Rust · iOS · macOS · UI/UX Open Source
Neuroshell · terminal tooling for developers with cognitive differences
Newsletter — Jen The Dev · jenthedev.substack.com
Apparel — ArcaneGlam · aliveshoes.com/brand/arcaneglam
Available — Remote globally · Oceania visa sponsorship conversations welcome
NEUROSHELL
Open-source terminal application built for developers with attention and cognitive differences. Won the Human-Focused AI Award at the Tetrate Buildathon — selected from 170+ applicants. Award presented by a Co-Founder of Eir.Space and an Associate Professor in Computational Linguistics at Uppsala University.
"Neuroshell puts AI to work while centering real human value." — Birger Moëll · Uppsala University
v3 in active development.
TECHNICAL PROFILE
Languages Swift · TypeScript · JavaScript · Python · Ruby · Rust · Bash / Shell · HTML / CSS (Rust used primarily for performance optimisation and legacy system stability.)
Apple Ecosystem Xcode · SwiftUI · iOS Development · macOS Development
Web & Backend Node.js · Supabase · Docker · Vercel · Netlify · REST APIs · Postman
Design & UI/UX Figma · Canva · UI/UX Design · Graphic Design · Brand Identity · Typographic Systems
Developer Tooling Git · GitHub · VS Code · Terminal / CLI · Open Source Development
Project & Team Tools Linear · Jira · Confluence · Trello · Discord
AI & Emerging Tech Claude · Tetrate · AI-assisted development · Accessibility-focused tooling · Cognitive-difference UX
Disciplines iOS & macOS Development · UI/UX · Graphic Design · Developer Tooling · Accessibility Engineering · Remote Technical Support · Technical Writing · Newsletter Publishing
FOR SPONSORS
Daily newsletter on Substack covering developer tooling, AI productivity, gaming culture, and tech career. Built for developers who want more weight and less chirp.
Sponsorship is voice-matched and integrated — no banner copy, no generic placement. Your product gets written about with the same specificity as everything else here.
Relevant if your product targets developers, designers, or AI-adjacent creatives.
jenthedev.substack.com · Contact for rates and readership data
FOR RECRUITERS
Open to roles in iOS/macOS development, UI/UX, creative technology, and developer tooling.
Strong fit for teams building accessibility-forward products, developer and CLI tooling, AI-adjacent applications, or anything where design and engineering are expected to talk to each other.
Available for remote-first roles globally. Visa sponsorship conversations welcome — I have a clear professional profile and a credentialled open-source project to anchor that process.
I work best in environments that value craft, directness, and documentation.