Dublin · design & development

Full-stack machinist.

Chris Collins is a designer and developer in Dublin. He designs, builds, and ships production software end to end — and moves fast because he builds with AI in the loop. Have a look —

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Specifications · C. Collins
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// what I do

Design & development, end to end

One person from strategy to ship — no handoff chain between design, engineering, and delivery.

Fractional development

He embeds with your team to unblock delivery, ship critical features, and raise technical quality — without a full-time hire.

New app builds

Design and build production-ready web applications from concept through launch, with engineering and UX from day one.

Design & UX direction

Product flows, interface structure, and user journeys — clarity that makes the build faster and the product better.

Technical consulting

Senior guidance on scope, architecture, and delivery — plus mentoring that leaves the team stronger than it found it.

// how I work

From first call to lasting craft

01

Align

He quickly aligns on goals, current bottlenecks, and what high-impact progress looks like.

02

Embed

He plugs into your workflow, team rituals, and codebase with minimal disruption.

03

Ship

He delivers features and fixes in visible increments with clear tradeoffs and steady momentum.

04

Scale

He leaves behind stronger delivery practices, clearer architecture, and maintainable code.

// selected work · Yay Lunch · 2021 → now

The Workshop

◆ Yay Lunch

The recommendation engine

The algorithm that surfaces meals families actually want — built to turn browsing into orders.

▲ revenue-focused
◆ Yay Lunch

The great re-forging

Reworking the customer ordering journey end to end — cleaner, faster, built to move more families through checkout.

▲ revenue-focused
◆ 2026 · personal

This very machine

Designed and built end to end — including Cog, the clockwork assistant you just met.

✦ made with AI
// how this site was built

This site is the prototype.

Design, build, and ship — human-directed, with AI in the loop to move fast. The blueprints are the proof he brings that same velocity to real product work.

See the blueprints → Ask Cog how it runs
// about

About

Chris Collins is a software designer and developer based in Dublin. He works directly with clients as an individual consultant, so there is no handoff chain between strategy, design, and delivery.

His background includes full-stack development, with a strong track record across product delivery, technical leadership, and mentoring. He often works in a fractional capacity inside existing teams, while also partnering on greenfield app builds when products need to launch quickly.

Originally from Charlottesville, Virginia, and now based in Dublin, he works remotely with clients across the United States and Ireland.

Building something? Pull the lever.

Fractional engineering, a new build, or a second opinion — tell him what you're making.

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