Engineer at heart, product-minded by instinct.

I’m Adrian Borlido, a software engineer who builds products with care. My background is in mobile development, but I’ve grown into a full-stack generalist who can take a product from idea to production.

I started my career building native mobile apps, learning to think in terms of user experience, performance, and platform conventions. Over time, I expanded into web development, backend systems, and product strategy.

Today I work as a freelance consultant, helping startups and product teams build and ship software. I’m most useful when a project needs someone who can think about the product holistically and execute across the stack.

Based in
Uruguay
Working globally · GMT-3
Focus
Mobile + full-stack
Consumer & enterprise apps
Working with
Startups & teams
Freelance & consulting

Experience

2023 — now
Freelance Engineer & Consultant
Partnering with startups and product teams on mobile and full-stack builds — from early concept through release and iteration.
earlier
Mobile Engineer · Product Teams
Shipped consumer and enterprise mobile apps, owning features end-to-end and collaborating closely with design and product.
foundation
Full-stack & Backend Work
Built web apps, APIs, and the systems connecting them — the range that lets me reason about a product as a whole.

Working Principles

01

Own the outcome

I care about what ships, not just what I build. I think beyond my code to the user, the team, and the business.

02

Stay close to the craft

Good engineering is a practice. I read, write, and refine my approach continuously.

03

Communicate directly

I prefer honest, clear communication. If something isn’t working, I’ll say so and bring a suggestion.

04

Keep learning public

I write about what I learn because it sharpens my thinking and helps others along the way.

Toolkit

SwiftSwiftUIUIKitReact NativeTypeScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsPostgreSQLFirebaseGitXcodeFigmaCI/CD

Want to build something?

I’m available for freelance projects and consulting. Tell me what you’re working on.

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