Michael Brylinski
I build and ship production SaaS, web applications, and AI-powered products—from UX and frontend architecture through APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure, and deployment.
React · Next.js · TypeScript · Node.js · PostgreSQL · AWS · AI
Remote · Full-Time · W-2
Basecamp — Shipped products
Trusted by
Independent Health
I've had the opportunity to work with A-list musicians, top brands and startups.
001 — FULL-STACK SAAS · PRODUCT ENGINEERING
Practical DrummingBuilt an end-to-end membership SaaS for a professional touring musician—from marketing site and authentication to live video, database architecture, AI coaching, email infrastructure, admin tooling, SEO, and production deployment.
Next.js · React · TypeScript · Supabase · LiveKit · Resend · Vercel
002 — AI PRODUCT ENGINEERING · DATA · SAAS
Designed and built an AI-powered product that transforms glucose, insulin, meal, and activity data into contextual insights, combining AI integration, product architecture, data architecture, frontend, backend, and production deployment.
Next.js · React · TypeScript · AI APIs · Supabase · Vercel
003 — WEB APPLICATION · PRODUCT EXPERIENCE
Modernized an established professional audio website into a responsive architecture and multilingual experience—with a CMS, custom galleries, animation, and production deployment.
Next.js · React · TypeScript · CMS · Animation
The build — From problem to production
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Translate ambiguous product requirements into a technical plan.
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Design frontend, backend, database, APIs, and infrastructure.
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Ship production-quality interfaces and full-stack functionality.
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Connect AI, APIs, payments, analytics, and third-party services.
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Own cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and production environments.
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Measure, troubleshoot, improve, and ship again.
Survey — Engineering experience
15+ years building websites, applications, ecommerce platforms, enterprise systems, and digital products.
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2020–Present
Full-Stack Product Engineer
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2018–2020
Web Developer / Ecommerce
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2016–2018
Web / Data Developer
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2014–2016
Frontend / Ecommerce Developer
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Designer · Developer · Studio / Touring
The unusual path into software engineering: years in studios and on the road taught systems thinking under live pressure before the work moved fully into code.
Ascent — About
Fig. P — Portrait
I learned to build systems where failure isn't an option.
Before writing production code, I worked in professional recording studios and toured internationally with artists and production teams.
I started working in studios as a teenager and eventually managed the buildout and day-to-day operation of a major recording facility while working alongside professional musicians, producers, engineers, and production teams.
I also toured with a multi-platinum band, running redundant playback systems in front of large audiences.
That environment taught me something I still use every day as an engineer:
Understand the system. Anticipate failure. Stay calm. Solve the problem. Ship.
I eventually brought that mindset into software, where I've spent 15+ years building ecommerce platforms, enterprise systems, digital products, SaaS applications, and AI-powered products.
Today, I work across the entire product stack—from UX and frontend architecture to APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure, and AI.
I don't just build websites. I build systems that have to work.
Read the full storyRidgeline — Technical expertise
A full-stack skill set spanning product, application, infrastructure, data, and AI.
Summit — Contact
I'm currently available for remote full-time W-2 opportunities in Senior Full-Stack Engineering, Product Engineering, and AI-powered application development.
Select freelance and consulting projects also considered.
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