michael daly

Building products that people love


A passionate full stack engineer with a desire to build exceptional products that change how people work and solve real problems.


About Me


Attention to Detail
As a product-oriented engineer, the small details matter to me and I work relentlessly to craft exceptional user experiences.
Technical Chops
I've been programming for over 15 years, using various languages and frameworks such as PHP, Laravel, WordPress, C#, and Go
Lifelong Learning
I have a passion to continue learning and growing and I am on a journey to deepen my knowledge on patterns, practices and emerging technologies that impact the day-to-day role of a programmer.
Leadership & Communication
Having managed a remote team across various regions, I've gained an empathetic leadership style with the ability to communicate complex topics clearly and concisely to stakeholders at all levels

Skills & Ability

  • Backend: PHP, Laravel, WordPress, Go, Node, C#

  • Frontend: Vanilla JavaScript, Vue, Tailwind, TypeScript

  • Database: Postgres, MSSqlServer, MySql, Sqlite

  • Server: Linux, Windows Server

  • DevOps: CI/CD pipelines, Git, Docker

  • Observability: AWS CloudWatch, DataDog

  • Cache / Queue / Events: Redis, SQS, EventBridge

  • Other Skills: Team leadership, understanding of agile methodologies, working with cross-functional teams, writing documentation, helping define technical strategy and having a user-focused mindset


My Current Role


I'm the CTO of SwingU, a golf technology company headquartered in USA.I lead a fully remote, diverse technical team building products across mobile and web platforms.During the last seven years, I've successfully led numerous projects that have helped increase user engagement and revenue growth and I played a key role in its successful acquisition by Golf Genius


Side Projects & Explorations

I enjoy exploring new ideas and tinkering with side projects in my free time.

SiteAudit.io


SiteAudit.io will audit your website and generate actionable reports for standards such as semantics, content structure, technical SEO and W3C accessibility.

Next Steps

  • Support more semantic checking

  • Support W3C standards

  • Enable users to schedule audits


JustForDevelopers.com


JustForDevelopers.com is a hobby project I have been slowly planning over the last 12 months.My current vision is to build a community platform for developers to hangout, share ideas, host their blog, their personal websites, and find jobs in the industry.

Next Steps

  • Finish exploring scope for initial version

  • Create landing page to start collecting leads


WPHelpDesk.com


WPHelpDesk is a premium WordPress plugin.I acquired WPHelpDesk in 2018 and invested time in improving the codebase and building features requested by users.Today, the plugin requires very little attention, but my passion has evolved in other directions so I plan to sell the plugin and its assets to another developer who has the passion to continue the journey.