Torben Anderson

Senior CTO & Hands-On Principal Engineer | React Native · Next.js · TypeScript · Streaming AI | Founding CTO / VP-Eng-ready | FinTech-Regulated Delivery

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Hands-on principal engineer and senior CTO for founders who want a founding/VP-Eng-style partner: still ships production code while running architecture, hiring, security reviews, and delivery risk. Strong fit when a seed-stage team needs credible senior gravity that actually ships, or Series A/B needs a CTO who can assemble and scale an engineering org through the 100-headcount inflection without disappearing into meta-process. Regulated financial-services delivery is in the bones — that shows up as compliance-aware builds (auditability, controls, supervisory expectations), not heavyweight "framework theatre."

Technical Skills

Mobile & Cross-platform:

Flutter, React Native, Expo, Dart, iOS, Android, Xcode, Android Studio

Languages:

TypeScript, JavaScript, Dart, HTML/CSS

Frontend:

React, Tailwind CSS, Responsive Design

Frameworks:

Next.js, App Router

Backend:

Node.js, REST, Firebase, Firebase Cloud Functions, Supabase, PostgreSQL, SQL, OAuth 2.0, JWT, API security

Blockchain & Web3:

Ethereum, smart contracts, DeFi, Web3.js, Solidity, Antelope/EOSIO

AI / ML integration (in product):

OpenAI-compatible streaming patterns, gateway-style model routing concepts, retrieval-augmented flows where grounding matters, prompt + tool-call discipline

AI-assisted development (in IDE) — 1.5+ yrs daily:

Cursor (agent + composer modes), Claude Code (CLI agentic loops, subagents, skills), OpenAI Codex (CLI + IDE agentic coding), MCP server integration for editor tooling, Spec-driven prompting and review-gated agent workflows, Test-anchored AI refactors at production quality bar

Cloud & DevOps:

AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, CI/CD, microservices, cloud architecture

Tools & Platforms:

Git, GitHub, VS Code, Figma, Auth0, Vercel

Testing:

Jest, Playwright, React Testing Library

Methodologies:

Agile/Scrum, Lean, TDD where ROI-positive, operating cadence design

Industries:

Fintech, Energy Systems, Government, Banking, Capital Markets, Music