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Murray O'Brien
MurrayO'Brien
Full-Stack EngineerProduct BuilderCofounder
5+Years building for the web
Trusted by real clients & teams
From cofounding a live app to FinTech platforms serving 1M+ users, I design and build products that ship — and hold up in production.
What I do
From frontto back
Products I've built
Apps I'veshipped
Products I've founded and built end to end — from the first idea to the App Store.
Cofounder · iOS & Android
Aelora
A social app for people who make things — see who's creating around you, explore their work, and turn proximity into real connections.
- Cofounded and shipped to the App Store — 130+ users and growing.
- Built with React Native for iOS & Android; real-time profiles, portfolios & messaging.
- Map-based discovery to find creatives nearby.
Progress PrincessComing soon
Your little kingdom of habits, moods & sparkle — gentle nudges, never a nag.
- An AI journal that answers back — ask “when was I happiest this month?” and get a real answer.
- Gentle daily habits, mood check-ins, streaks & a weekly recap.
- Built with React Native for iOS & Android; a Sundala Studio app.
Visit siteComing soon on theApp Store
Client work
Studio workfor clients
Sundala Studio builds I've designed and shipped end to end — wine e-commerce, a B2B trade portal, an editorial fashion store and more.
Corporate experience
Also onthe CV
Projects delivered as an employed and freelance developer — corporate platforms, in-house tools and a couple of side projects.
- CCClaim ConnectInjury claims · SaaS · 2026Workplace-injury claims platform unifying HR & medical records into one source of truth for statutory reporting. Took it to production on client-owned infrastructure — TanStack Start, Supabase & Cloudflare.
CypherViewFleet management · SaaS · 2024–nowComprehensive fleet management — real-time tracking, live video & AI-powered insights.
Easy Equities · EasyIDFinTech · 2022The account system across the EasyEquities apps — now 1M+ active clients, 2M+ registered.
GEMS SensingIoT · UMN · 2021–22Full-stack IoT dashboards for large sensor datasets.
BluNova · POPIAPrivacy · 2022A personal-data management app built on an external API.
RiskflowFinTech · 2021–23Income & savings-strategy app — API features and a DBMS migration.
MrPhyFinTech · 2021EasyEquities risk tool rebuilt as a responsive mobile site.
Courier · Word of the DayHackathon · 2nd place · 2022Daily-word notifications built on the Courier API.
EntersektFinTech · 2022–23In-house financial applications.
Wilbur EllisAgriculture · 2023In-house applications.
Lynx TelematicsTransport · Data · 2022–23In-house applications.
By the numbers
Work thatadds up
- Years shipping code
- 5+Years shipping code
- Users reached
- 1M+Users reached
- Projects delivered
- 16+Projects delivered
- Information Technology
- BScInformation Technology
How I work
Principlesthat ship
I build features end to end — from the database schema to the pixels a user actually touches.
Full-stackFront to back Clean, maintainable code the next developer can pick up and run with, not fight against.
CraftBuilt to last Performance, responsiveness, and the small details that make software feel genuinely good to use.
User-firstDetails matter