Codex · Who
The story so far
I'm Joseph — though most of the internet knows me as JB. Full-stack engineer, fifteen years into the craft, currently writing React Native and Expo for a living and weaving a personal ecosystem of tools and services I've started calling the Bakerverse.
I build because it's the part of software that doesn't stop being fun. The stuff I love most is what makes life a little lighter for the people around me — a small service that lets friends request what they need from me instead of texting, a cron job that turns a recurring chore into something I never have to think about, a setup at home that quietly runs small utilities for family and friends.
Teaching is the other half of why I do this. I'd rather leave a code review that makes the author a better engineer, write documentation the next person can actually use, and have one-on-ones where the other person walks out feeling more sure of their work, not less.
Off the clock I'm usually heads-down on a side project, raiding and running mythic+ in the current WoW season, clearing a Diablo season, or 3D printing something on my Bambu P2S. Based in Waxhaw, North Carolina.
Character Sheet
At a glance
- Specialization
- React Native · Frontend · Design Systems
- Guild
- Baker Software Solutions
- Home realm
- Waxhaw, NC
Proficiencies
Passives
- Automation first. If it's been done manually twice, I'll write something to do it the third time.
- Design systems brain. Every pattern should have a home. Fifteen years of making sure components are named correctly and composition is obvious.
- Systems thinker. Happy to zoom out to architecture, but the muscle memory is in shipping the thing.
- Warm communicator. PR reviews that teach, code that other people can read, docs written for the person who inherits the project next.
Active quests
- Weaving the Bakerverse — a growing network of personal and family tools hosted on subdomains of this site.
- Running a home-server stack that quietly keeps small utilities humming for family and friends.
- 3D printing on a Bambu P2S and making more things than I have shelves for.
- Raiding and pushing mythic+ in the current WoW season, clearing Diablo on the side.
Because a resume tells you my jobs, but a character sheet tells you how I'm built.
The Scroll
Looking for the formal version?
Resume and references available on request. Freelance and side engagements go through Baker Software Solutions.