Daryl Beattie
Technology leader who still ships.
I lead teams, design systems, and build real products hands-on with AI-enabled workflows.
The value is not just strategy or code. It is knowing what should be built, how it should hold together, and how to get it over the line.
Execution range
Leadership, architecture, and hands-on delivery.
years leading software, architecture, and product delivery
hands-on agentic development with Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor
people directed across distributed engineering teams at IPSY
subscriber scale supported through BoxyCharm platform growth
Shipping now
Real products, useful tools, current momentum.
Live iOS app
CrossBorder
Canada/U.S. travel utility with polished mobile product execution.
How I Work
AI agents make the loop faster. I still own the problem framing, architecture, product judgment, verification, and release quality.
Lead
Set direction, make tradeoffs, and keep teams focused on what needs to be true before software ships.
Architect
Design practical systems across SaaS, mobile, cloud infrastructure, data, privacy, and operational workflows.
Build
Stay close enough to the code to implement, debug, verify, and direct AI agents with a real quality bar.
Selected Projects
CrossBorder and SupportLog are the strongest current signals. SpaBooker shows new product momentum. Maze Generator keeps a little algorithmic fun on the public site.
App home
Shopping calculator
Fuel and border tools
Reference tools
CrossBorder
New! July 8, 2026Canada and U.S. travel utility mobile app focused on practical tools, clear information, and polished everyday UX.
AI in the build
Used agents to speed up mobile UX iteration, calculator logic, and edge-case checks
- React Native
- Expo
- Travel tools
- Mobile product
Coordinator home
Mobile support request
Case stage tracker
SupportLog
Privacy-first peer support operations platform for fire, EMS, police, and related support networks that need structured case coordination.
AI in the build
Used agents to work through privacy-sensitive states, role boundaries, handoffs, and escalation paths
- Peer support
- Privacy
- Analytics
- Multi-program SaaS
SpaBooker
Appointment booking product for spa and wellness businesses, focused on clean scheduling, practical service setup, and a calm customer booking experience.
AI in the build
Used agents to accelerate product shaping, interface iteration, implementation work, and QA passes
- Booking SaaS
- Scheduling
- Wellness
- Product build
Maze Generator
A free browser-based maze utility. It started as a 2018 afternoon experiment to validate a maze-generation algorithm I had circling around in my mind. Then my daughter was really into mazes in 2021, so I added circular and other maze types.
AI in the build
Used Codex to port the old canvas idea into a typed, static Next.js route while keeping the utility simple and browser-only
- Canvas
- Static web
- Free utility
- Printable puzzles
Technical leadership works best when it stays close to reality.
Strategy, architecture, product sense, and implementation all need to survive contact with the actual system.