Mobile apps, engineering platforms, and technology consulting for startups and small tech companies that need to move fast and build right.
From first commit to production deployment — and everything in between. No project managers as go-betweens, no hand-offs, no context loss. You work directly with the engineer doing the work.
Native-quality iOS and Android apps built with Flutter. From product definition through App Store and Play Store submission. I've shipped apps from zero to production — I know what breaks in review and how to avoid it.
Full-stack development with an emphasis on maintainability and correctness. APIs, web apps, data pipelines, internal tooling — I write code that the next engineer (or future you) won't curse.
CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, cloud cost optimization, observability, and reliability engineering. I help teams ship faster without the 3am pages.
Strategic technical guidance for small tech companies and startups. Build vs. buy decisions, architecture review, hiring plans, vendor evaluation — the stuff that isn't code but determines whether the code matters.
The best way to evaluate a consultant is to look at what they've built on their own dime.
A mobile app for serious recreational poker players who want to track and analyze their live sessions without interrupting the game. Record a complete hand — street-by-street, all positions, all actions — in under 30 seconds.
Full-stack project: Flutter mobile app, Firebase backend, Firestore sync, web analytics dashboard, and a complete poker hand evaluation engine with split pot support. Zero external hand-tracking libraries — the engine is custom-built and tested.
I'm Scott Kinder — software engineer, founder, and the person who will actually write your code. Not delegate it. Not "oversee" it. Write it.
I've spent my career across the stack: building mobile apps that users actually enjoy using, engineering backend systems at scale, and running platform and reliability programs for teams that couldn't afford outages. I started Digital Jackalope to work directly with companies where technical decisions matter and speed matters.
When you hire Digital Jackalope, you get a senior engineer who's owned every part of the stack, shipped products end-to-end, and has the scar tissue to prove it. No account managers, no project overhead, no "let me loop in our technical lead." I am the technical lead.
Whether you need a mobile app built from scratch, help untangling a messy deployment pipeline, or a straight-shooting technical advisor — send me a note. I typically respond within one business day.