Product Engineer
Ship. Learn. Repeat.
Available for contract work on AI tools, SaaS products and MVPs.Building Fret-Log, a guitar practice tracker on serverless architecture.
Also created Fabric, an open-source tool that converts GitHub commits into plain-English reports. 12K+ Reddit views, global adoption.
Previously led engineering for a B2B2C startup, shipping a multi-tenant platform through two product evolutions, and learned what it takes to keep a team aligned through uncertainty.
Featured Work
Experience
Blog
I Built a Ferrari for a Skateboard: 5 Engineering Mistakes That Cost Me Months
Monoliths, manual DevOps, and over-engineering for an MVP , the mistakes that turned my projects into scalable pieces.
Startups, Pivots, and the Strangler Fig Pattern - June 2026
How I migrated a multi-tenant app through a business pivot using the Strangler Fig pattern, without breaking existing users.
What people say
“Fran is a driven engineer and an invaluable partner on our project. He consistently took the time to understand design intent, asked thoughtful questions, and helped translate ideas into practical, high quality solutions. His collaborative mindset made a real impact on the outcome of the project and he would be a huge asset to any team.”
Julie Park
Product Designer · LinkedIn
“Francisco has a rare ability to own a complex technical vision from end to end, designing robust backend systems, building scalable APIs, and seamlessly translating product requirements into reality. His deep sense of ownership and proactive problem-solving make him an invaluable asset.”
Tae Park
Analytics Consultant at HCSC · LinkedIn
I draw architecture diagrams now. No jargon.