William Blackie

Hi, I'm William. I'm a Full-stack Engineer based in Bristol and London, UK.

I've worked across agency delivery at Torchbox, contract and freelance work through Developerfy (including a stint at Google DeepMind), and now full-time product engineering at Mabyduck. Each context taught me the same thing at a different speed: pace matters, but so does building systems that don't need heroics to keep running.

I build with Python (Django, FastAPI, Wagtail) and TypeScript (React, Next.js). I care about accessible products, clear architecture, and releases that don't require a prayer circle on Friday afternoon.

I write about delivery, tooling, and lessons from real projects on the blog.

Work Experience

  1. Company
    Mabyduck
    Role
    Staff Engineer
    Date
  2. Company
    Developerfy
    Role
    Owner
    Date
  3. Company
    Google
    Role
    Full-stack Developer - Contract
    Date
  4. Company
    Torchbox
    Role
    Software Developer
    Date