Bear Marketing · Kelvin Grove, QLD

Leading full-stack delivery across Next.js, Payload CMS, WordPress, and Shopify projects for a digital marketing agency, while mentoring a developer and owning technical quality.

• Mentor a developer through code reviews, pairing, and clearer engineering standards
• Collaborate directly with internal stakeholders to translate business, marketing, and campaign requirements into practical technical solutions delivered on deadline
• Build client sites and apps in Next.js, WordPress, and Shopify — responsive front-ends, server-side logic, CMS integration
• Develop Payload CMS content models, custom admin behaviour, and dynamic page structures
• Maintain and customise Shopify storefronts for marketing, e-commerce, and campaign requirements
• Own solution design, estimation, and delivery of complex requirements; manage releases on Coolify, Vultr, and other hosting platforms

Point Hacks Australia · Elsternwick, VIC

Developed and optimised the Point Hacks and Australian Frequent Flyer websites and community platforms, and led AI tooling adoption across the team.

• Evolved into an AI-driven developer by integrating LLM APIs and modern AI frameworks into day-to-day delivery, using AI as leverage to rapidly prototype features, automate repetitive engineering tasks, and shorten iteration cycles
• Built lightweight AI tools that removed friction from editorial, content, and engineering workflows
• Led new developers' technical direction through code reviews, pairing, and architectural coaching
• Rebuilt the Point Hacks website in Laravel with a new design, templating, and back-end architecture
• Built the Point Hacks Concierge app in Remix.run, syncing content via GraphQL (Hygraph, PocketBase)

The Refinery Ltd · Prahran, VIC

Led a small development team delivering full-stack websites for a digital marketing agency.

• Delivered end-to-end Silverstripe CMS builds, implementing creative designs with Bootstrap
• Built back-end logic and front-end functionality with React.js, jQuery, and Grunt
• Designed database structures and administered WHM, cPanel, domains, and SSL across client sites

Shuk Engineering Distributors Ltd · Auckland, New Zealand

Owned IT operations and business intelligence for a distribution company.

• Wrote MySQL reporting scripts and produced purchase forecasts for inventory and cashflow planning
• Administered CRM, inventory, and security databases, correcting data inconsistencies
• Developed the company website and managed core IT systems including Cin7, Microsoft 365, and Exchange

Kiwise Digital Agency · Auckland, New Zealand

Sole developer across client websites, mobile apps, and games.

• Built end-to-end WordPress websites and client web applications in C# / .NET
• Developed 2D games with Cocos2D and mobile apps with React Native
• Set engineering standards as tech lead and trained incoming juniors and interns across the stack

Accordo Group Limited · Auckland, New Zealand

• Assisted in designing and developing high-value business features and their databases
• Created and executed test cases for feature development

Self-employed

Delivering scalable web solutions and responsive sites for small businesses and creatives.

• Built full-stack WordPress sites and custom themes for clients including Freddie Pitts Studio, Chingu Gel, Whitecomb Range, and Gelo Cruz
• Built Next.js sites including my portfolio (stephendavid.dev) and landing pages for Safe as 3 Houses and Kinetic Effect
• Maintain and extend Shopify storefronts with custom Liquid development, including fansycake.com
• Delivered .NET back-end features and integrations extending existing enterprise systems