Fernando Hickman
Software Developer · React Native · TypeScript · Full-Stack · AI-Assisted Development
Manchester, UKfernanhick@gmail.comlinkedin.com/in/fernando-hickmanfernandohickman.xyz
Profile
Software developer with a BSc (Hons) in Software Engineering (2:1). I design, build and ship production software end to end: two mobile apps of my own are live on the App Store and Google Play, backed by APIs and Shopify apps I also built and run. I use AI-assisted engineering with Claude Code every day to deliver faster while keeping quality high.
Experience
Independent Software Developer · Mobile apps, backend services & Shopify apps
Nov 2024 – Present- Design, build and operate a portfolio of products as sole developer, from market research to store release and iteration.
- Shipped SneakersBook and Kibun to the App Store and Google Play, with a Next.js web app, a live price API on AWS and two Shopify apps.
- Use Claude Code as a core engineering tool, with custom agents and skills for query audits, UI work and store releases.
- Provision and harden Linux servers on AWS EC2 and local VMs with Nginx, Docker, PM2 and TLS.
IT Player Support (Players Advocate) · Pole To Win
Jul 2022 – Nov 2024- Diagnosed game performance and account issues by analysing system diagnostics (DxDiag, MSInfo32).
- Built an internal web tool on my own initiative that parses those reports and flags conflicting software, cutting investigation time on complex tickets.
Hospitality & Production roles · Manchester
2018 – 2022- Dispatch quality control and front-of-house service. Built Squadhunt, a React / Node.js platform on AWS EC2, in my own time.
IT Support Technician (Internship) · Counterpart Systems
2017- Hosted Exchange email support, data-centre server installs, and scripts for network asset inventory.
Software Development Placement · Liverpool John Moores University
2014 – 2015- Built a beta Android app (Java) linking diabetes patients with their GP, and extended a guidance app for Liverpool Women's Hospital.
Projects
SneakersBook · Mobile app · iOS, Android & webLive · v1.3.0
A collection and portfolio app for sneaker collectors: track what you own, what it is worth today, and how your collection performs over time.
React Native · Expo · TypeScript · Convex · Clerk · RevenueCat · Next.js
Kibun · Mobile app · iOS & AndroidLive · v1.1.0
A mood tracker and journal with a Shiba Inu mascot. It prompts short check-ins through the day and turns them into AI-written insights.
React Native · Expo · Supabase · OpenAI · RevenueCat
Sneaker Price API · Backend serviceLive · powers SneakersBook
Collects sneaker prices from public marketplaces every day, calculates a weighted market value and serves it to the app.
Node.js · Express · TypeScript · PostgreSQL · Redis · AWS EC2
Size Localizer & Switchback · Shopify appsEarly access
Two Shopify apps on a shared platform layer. Size Localizer shows each market its own shoe-size standard; Switchback tests which collection sort order earns more.
Shopify · React Router 7 · Polaris · Prisma · PostgreSQL
Daily Anchor · Mobile appIn development
An offline-first habit and focus tracker, with a custom sync server so data stays on the device until the user chooses to back it up.
React Native · Next.js · Turborepo · RevenueCat
Skills
- Languages
- TypeScriptJavaScriptSQLHTMLCSSC#JavaPython
- Mobile & frontend
- React NativeExpoReactNext.jsTailwind CSSReanimated
- Backend & data
- Node.jsExpressConvexSupabasePostgreSQLPrismaRedis
- Platforms
- ShopifyClerkRevenueCatSentryOpenAI API
- Infrastructure
- AWS EC2LinuxNginxDockerPM2CloudflareVercelGit
- AI-assisted dev
- Claude CodeCustom agents & skillsMCPPrompt engineering
Education & certifications
BSc (Hons) Software Engineering, 2:1 · Liverpool John Moores University
2012 – 2016Foundation in IT (74%) and BTEC National Diploma in ICT (Distinction) · LJMU / Liverpool Community College
2010 – 2012First Certification in Ethical Hacking (FCEH)
2017Languages: English (C1, professional) · Spanish (native)