Founding Engineer · Staff Engineer · Engineering Partner

I help founders and CTOs build software companies that scale.

Nearly two decades combining engineering, product thinking, and user experience — for remote teams in the US and Europe. I take ownership of outcomes and partner directly with founders and executives.

Tom Smykowski

Staff Engineer · New York

Croissant

Partnered directly with the CEO and CTO on product direction, compliance, and collaboration initiatives across a workplace platform.

Platform rebrand · 10M+ merchants

Printify

Contributed to the design system and merchant-facing rebrand ahead of the Printful merger — nine months, ~60 frontend engineers.

Founder · 32,000+ businesses

Websoul

Built and scaled marketing SaaS from idea through customer acquisition — product strategy, engineering, and direct customer work.

Ambiguous product bets

Turn fuzzy goals into shippable scope, explicit trade-offs, and architecture that matches the business bet.

Products that must survive growth

Design systems, APIs, accessibility, and full-stack structure built for teams and users that will keep growing.

Velocity without debt

Standards, mentoring, and AI-assisted workflows that speed delivery while keeping engineering judgment in the loop.

Building something ambitious?

Founding Engineer, Staff Engineer, or technical partner for teams that value ownership, product thinking, and high engineering standards — primarily remote across the US and Europe.