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Doug Silkstone Lead Product Engineer
I’m a hands-on Lead Product Engineer. Bring me in when you need someone to take ownership of a product build, lead technical decisions or add experienced delivery capacity to an existing team. My core work is full-stack TypeScript and React, AI integrations and the data and lifecycle systems around a product.
Available for engineering contracts and selected permanent roles
The PDF runs to 37 pages: the short version, six case studies with screenshots, the full career and the sources behind every figure.
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British, based in Prague · London onsite or remote
Career and selected work · PDF, 37 pages
What clients say
“Doug was incredible to work with. He operated quickly & efficiently, and even proposed ways to improve the feature to exceed our expectations. 10/10!”
Allison NultyHead of Product @ ContraContra ↗“Doug is a pro. I'd hire him again for any future marketing & technology initiatives.”
Brian TigheHead of Technology @ The Motley FoolClutch ↗“Smart, fast, and trustworthy.”
Shelby StevensFounder @ Snacker.ai — Techstars alumniClutch ↗
Experience 10 roles
Dates and the full history are in the PDF
HogsendLead Product Engineer / CreatorLifecycle messaging for software teams
Dinners With FriendsTechnical FounderHosted dinners that help people make friends
RaceMakeInterim Engineering LeadLive telemetry and analysis for sim racers
PatriannaLead Growth and Product OperatorGames for a social-casino platform
BensonLead Engineer / FounderCoupon-extension and AI-agent control for ecommerce
VouchernautLead Engineer / FounderUK shopping guide, comparison tools and brand platform
WithSeismicLead Product Engineer / Founder · Independent product engineering and growth100+ client engagements
Indy.ai
0xKit
Growth Society
STRV
ctxdc
Helix.ai
dezlock-dump
CS2 reinforcement-learning lab
Darkshire
Wondermakers
Living mockups
Digital patterns
Studies & Experiments
Signal Space
Sneaker Paradise
Privy Collection
Osmy
Era
Prac
Tau Ceti IV
Also GrowthMatch, Snacker.ai, GrowthRunner and Promptheus.
Core skills
- Product engineering
TypeScript
React
Next.js
Node.js
Hono
PostgreSQL- Redis
GraphQL- React Native
Expo
Rust
Tauri- Browser extensions
- Shopify apps
Stripe
C++
Python
- Design
- Product design
- Interface design
- Design systems
- Motion
- Three.js
- WebGL
- Technical leadership
- Architecture
- Scoping
- Specs
- Hiring
- Delivery
- QA
- Release
- Production operations
- AI and developer tooling
- Coding agents
- Specs, tests and review
- MCP servers
- LLM workflows
- Growth and measurement
- Paid search
- SEO
- Attribution
- Event specs
- GA4
- GTM
- PostHog
- Lifecycle
- Experiments
Recognition and open source
Used in an MIT coursePromptheus was set as a standalone assessment on MIT's Generative AI and LLM course.
#1 Product of the WeekIndy.ai, the Chrome extension built for Contra, topped Product Hunt.
Performance Marketing AwardsWon twice, for work with Sky and Topman.- Contra top 1%A 5.0 out of 5 rating from clients on Contra.
TanStack contributorQuery, Router and Start, a project with 112K+ stars.
Mastra AI contributorA TypeScript framework for AI agents with 19K+ stars.
Get in touch
I’m available for embedded contracts and selected permanent roles, onsite in London or remotely. Tell me about the role, the team and what you need someone to own. Include the working arrangement, salary range and hiring timeline if you have them. For a project rather than a hire, see how we can work together.
