Clayton Harbour
Software, stories, and the spaces between.
Engineer building reliable systems. Writer exploring ideas. Always shipping.
What I Do
Backend & APIs
Databases, services, and distributed systems that scale.
Platform Tooling
Infrastructure and DX that helps teams ship faster.
Full-Stack Delivery
End-to-end when the project demands it.
Background
Senior software engineer with over a decade of experience building and scaling systems. My focus is primarily backend—APIs, databases, and distributed systems—but I work across the full stack when the project calls for it.
I've spent significant time on platform and developer tooling, building the infrastructure that helps teams ship faster.
What I Value
Ship over perfect — Working software beats perfect plans.
Communicate clearly — Good docs compound over time.
Learn from failure — Mistakes are data. Fix fast, move forward.
Build to last — Tools that outlive their creators matter.
Currently
Open to interesting opportunities. If you're working on something challenging, I'd love to hear about it.
Let's talk