Summary
Sean Wilson is a UI/UX engineer and product-minded full-stack developer with 11 years of experience, a PhD in software verification, and a track record of helping startups design and ship usable, high-performance web products. He is the solo creator of Checkbot, a widely used Chrome extension (50K+ active users, 100s of paying subscribers) that showcases his ability to combine UX, frontend engineering and SEO/speed optimisation into a single product whose homepage loads in under a second. Comfortable across Figma, TypeScript, Vue and static site tooling, Sean balances aesthetics with pragmatic development effort and measurable business outcomes, often delivering fixed-price projects. Heโs worked with over 20 companies including Just Eat and Triumph, and for larger engagements coordinates with a partner as he builds toward a small design studio. An academic background in software verification and past roles in cloud and research software give him a rare blend of rigorous problem-solving and product-focused design.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Software Verification, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Software Verification at The University of Edinburgh