Hikari Brandan
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PRODUCT-FOCUSED FULL-STACK DEVELOPER · RAISED IN SEATTLE · BASED IN ARGENTINA

I BUILD PRODUCTSFROM PROBLEMSOTHER PEOPLEOVERLOOK.

I use product thinking, AI and code to turn ideas into real products, businesses and tools people actually use.

Product-focused developerRaised in SeattleBased in Argentina
See my work View résumé
Open to fully remote opportunities / English & Español
Hikari Brandan wearing his FoodSpot Mobile shirt
persistent
problem solver
out-of-the-box
thinker
Real iVoz app windowVOICE → TEXTiVoz · macOS speech-to-text
The physical MenuTap NFC stickerTAP THE TABLE ↗NFC tabletop · restaurants
✓ IDEAS
✓ PRODUCTS
✓ BUSINESSES
and still
learning…
REAL PROBLEMS. REAL PRODUCTS.SCROLL TO SEE THE RECEIPTS
01/UGC CAMERAugccamera.com Live product

CUSTOMERS
TAKE THE PHOTO.
YOUR BRAND GETS
LEFT BEHIND.

I NOTICED CUSTOMERS
WERE ALREADY
PHOTOGRAPHING
THEIR FOOD.

Customers are already photographing their food.
So I built restaurants their own branded camera —
one NFC tap or QR scan opens the camera, adds
the business to the photo, and makes it ready to share.

So I gave restaurants their own branded camera — a simple QR or NFC tap that opens a beautiful browser camera to capture and share photos.

Try the demo View project

Expanded the touch targets for resizing and rotating stickers on mobile.

TAP & SNAP NFC tabletopSCAN & SNAP QR / delivery & packagingSHIPPED EN · ES · PT-BR
9:41
Fresh composed salad at Salad Spot, shown in the branded cameraTap & Snap / BRANDED CAMERASalad Spot
YOUR MOMENT.
YOUR BRAND GOES WITH IT.
1 / 6
Your brand stays with the photo.
Illustrative businesses from the UGC Camera product carousels.
the location stays
with the photo.native location tag.
part of the photo.
CAMERA, BUT MAKE IT YOURS.
Behind the build
Supabase
Authentication
NFC + QR entry
Browser camera
Vercel
Backend services
Engineering notes
03/FOODSPOT MOBILEPast B2B SaaS · Live demo

RESTAURANT
SOFTWARE.
WITH A LIFE
AFTER THE SALE.

B2B restaurant software for running the business and engaging its customers — from dashboard and menu management to inventory.

Explore the demo Try the live receipt

Explore the populated owner demo, then open engineering notes for menu and inventory details.

Engineering notes
Real mobile UI · populated demo
9:41
Real FoodSpot mobile restaurant dashboard
PRODUCT / OPERATIONS

Run the
restaurant.

Dashboard. Menu. Inventory.
One mobile workspace.

FOODSPOT MOBILE / THE DIFFERENTIATOR

THE UGC RECEIPT.
TURN EVERY ORDER
INTO ORGANIC
CONTENT.

FoodSpot Mobile introduced a new post-purchase surface: the UGC Receipt — a digital receipt that invites customers to photograph their order and create branded, organic content immediately after delivery.

ORDER
DELIVERED
UGC
RECEIPT
TAKE
A PHOTO
ORGANIC
CONTENT
Try the live receipt
9:41
CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENTReal FoodSpot mobile Events screen in light modeEvents, rewards & reasons to return.
04/MAC APPS / iSUITELive products

I DIDN’T WANT
ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION.
SO I BUILT MY OWN.

Small, native macOS productivity apps built to solve problems in my own workflow. Open source. Built for Apple Silicon.M2 or newer is a great fit. Check each app’s requirements. Independent builds aren’t Apple-notarized, so macOS may show a first-launch warning.

Explore the apps
BUILT FOR THE WAY I WORK macOS productivity appsgo on. pick an app
iVozFileViewWindowThu 9:41 AM
iVoz
Actual iVoz application interface
MacBook Pro
LOCAL DICTATION

iVoz

Hold a shortcut. Speak. Release. Local dictation, with optional text cleanup.Models download first; processing time depends on the recording.

Engineering notes Source
AI VIDEO MARKETING

AI VIDEO
MARKETING.

Educational videos and 3D animations.

Using Three.js, Remotion, Hyperframe, and AI-assisted workflows to produce 3D animations and educational explainers.

A more flexible, cost-effective alternative to traditional AI video platforms, with a focus on viewer retention.

Explore software projects ↑
SELECTED WORK
EXCERPT · 3D

Roofing

Roofing systems and construction

EXCERPT · 3D

Solar

How a home solar system works

EXCERPT · 3D

HVAC

A closer look at cooling systems

EXCERPT · 3D

Pool construction

The stages of building a pool

EXCERPT · 3D

Masonry

Building a brick wall

EXCERPT · 3D

Roofing

Roofing systems and construction

EXCERPT · 3D

Solar

How a home solar system works

EXCERPT · 3D

HVAC

A closer look at cooling systems

EXCERPT · 3D

Pool construction

The stages of building a pool

EXCERPT · 3D

Masonry

Building a brick wall

Silent visual excerpts from longer videos.

05/HOW I WORK

AI IS MY LEVERAGE.
NOT MY SUBSTITUTE
FOR THINKING.

I use AI to work faster, explore more ideas, and get to working products. The interesting part is what happens after the prompt.

AI makes producing code cheap.
Knowing what to build, recognizing
when it’s wrong, and turning it into
something useful isn’t.
Problem

Start with a real frustration. What would a better experience look like?

The prompt isn’t the product.My engineering notes
REAL EXAMPLES

HOW I DEBUG.

I don’t guess where it broke.
I reproduce, inspect, trace,
find the cause and fix it.

Chrome DevToolsSafari Web InspectorVercel LogsSupabase Edge Function Logs
01UGC Camera
Salad Spot branded-camera photo from UGC Camera

Sticker touch targets were too small.

Dragging and deleting worked, but resizing and rotating stickers felt too precise on mobile. I compared the interaction directly with Instagram’s sticker controls and realized our interactive touch area was smaller. The touch target was expanded without unnecessarily making the visible control larger, making the interaction easier to use on a phone.

02Authentication
URL stateConsoleEdge Function logsRLS/data accessRetest

Login looked successful — then something downstream failed.

When authentication appeared to complete but the app stalled or returned an error, I started with the callback URL and browser console. If the frontend didn’t explain enough, I traced the problem through Supabase Edge Function logs and database access. In some cases, RLS/data access was blocking the expected operation.

03iVoz (macOS)
Actual iVoz macOS application window

Hotkeys and permissions weren’t behaving correctly.

Some keyboard shortcuts weren’t being recognized consistently, and microphone permission could be requested again after relaunching the app. I tested different hotkeys and repeated launch/permission scenarios on macOS until the shortcut handling and permission flow behaved reliably.

06/THE AUTO BARBERPast business

BEFORE I BUILT SOFTWARE,
I BUILT A BUSINESS.

The Auto Barber — Seattle-area
automotive restyling.

Six-figure revenue165+ Google reviewsReal customers. Real problems. Real solutions.
See all Google reviews Read the Auto Barber story
The Auto Barber logosame builder.
different tools.
★★★★★
4.9 / 165 GOOGLE REVIEWS
“Couldn’t have been happier with the service and quality with the Auto Barber.”
Jeff Smith
Read all 165 Google reviews
REAL CUSTOMERS. REAL WORDS.Selected customer excerpts · 165 reviews on Google
FROM PRODUCT TO PEOPLEBUILD → TEST → EXPLAIN → DISTRIBUTE

CONTENT + DISTRIBUTION

I TURN PRODUCTS
INTO CONTENT
PEOPLE WATCH.

I don’t just talk about products. I use them, test them, find the interesting part, and turn the experience into short-form content people actually want to watch.

  • AI product testing
  • Startup UGC + product demos
  • English + Spanish content

Real numbers from
my actual accounts. ↙

If the product is good,
I find the story.
Watch my content
two platforms. real receipts. ↙
Jul 14, 2026 – Oct 12, 202690-day report · 729 followers
Reel views
Viewers
Shares
Saves
Reel views
Viewers
Reels
Shares
Saves
Likes
Comments
Reposts
Reels153Likes2.3KComments553Reposts37

Who’s following along

Follower demographics · 90D

Gender

75.6% Men

24.4% Women

Top countries

Argentina60.8%
United States18.6%
India3.3%
Chile2.0%
Mexico1.8%

U.S. is my #2 audience. ↗

K values are rounded as shown in the PDF. Insights aggregate Reels and posts unless stated. No daily series was supplied.

View 90-day reportyes, you can check it. ↖
INSTAGRAM · 90-DAY AUDIENCE

Who’s watching?

18.6%United States
#2 country
Gender split75.6% men 24.4% women
Largest age group25–34 43.4%
304K+SHORT-FORM VIEWS
Real product experiments. Real content. Real distribution.

Instagram: 171K / 90 days + TikTok: 133,240 / 60 days

Across two supplied reporting windows. Instagram total is rounded.
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BUILDING SOMETHING
WORTH TESTING?

I work with AI and software startups on product testing, demos, and short-form UGC built from actual product use.

Let’s work together View my content
07/THE TOOLBOX

Tools I work with
to build, ship and learn.

PRODUCT / WEB

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

Vite

NATIVE macOS

Swift

SwiftUI

AppKit

Rust / Tauri

BACKEND / DATA

Supabase

PostgreSQL

Local APIs

AI WORKFLOW

ChatGPT / Codex

Claude

Kimi K3

Gemini

Perplexity

BUILD / SHIP

Git / GitHub

Vercel

Swift Package Manager

08/WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR

A SMALL TEAM.
REAL PROBLEMS.
ROOM TO GROW.

Product-minded. Customer-tested.
Still becoming a better engineer.

I’m looking for a small, ambitious team where I can work close to the product and customers, build quickly, learn from stronger engineers, and take ownership of real problems.

Product development Junior full-stack AI implementation Technical product support
Fully remoteWorldwideNative English & SpanishCommunicationOpen to learn & growNew challenges
09 / LET’S TALKBack to top
Open to opportunities

Let’s build
something
meaningful.

I’m always open to new opportunities, collaborations and interesting problems to solve. Whether it’s a product, a role, or just an idea — let’s talk.

Fully remoteWorldwide
Native languages
Open toOpportunities
Earth with North and South America facing forward
SEATTLE, WA
CÓRDOBA, AR
Raised here.
Building from here.
SEND A MESSAGE

Let’s start
a conversation.

Tell me a bit about what you have in mind
and I’ll get back to you soon.

What’s this about?
I usually reply within 1–2 days. WhatsApp
Hikari BrandanSEATTLE ROOTS. ARGENTINA BASE.

“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

Philippians 4:13 · KJV
© 2026 HIKARI BRANDAN
BUILT TO SOLVE REAL PROBLEMS.
09/LET’S TALK
you’ve seen the receipts.

LET’S BUILD
SOMETHING.

I don’t need to be the smartest engineer in the room.
I want to be in a room where I keep becoming a better one.

Let’s start a conversationhikaristudioai@gmail.com
LinkedInGitHubRésumé
WhatsApp +54 351 366 8122
Hikari Brandan

“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

Philippians 4:13 · KJV
© 2026 HIKARI BRANDANBack to top
Hikari Brandan
Open to opportunities

Let’s build
something
meaningful.

I’m Hikari, a Product Developer. I turn real problems into useful products with product thinking, AI and code.

Fully remoteWorldwide
Native languages
Hikari Brandan, raised in Seattle, Washington, and building from Córdoba, Argentina
01 / UGC CAMERALive Product

I NOTICED CUSTOMERS
WERE ALREADY
PHOTOGRAPHING
THEIR FOOD.

So I gave restaurants their own branded camera — a QR scan or NFC tap opens a camera built for their business to capture and share photos.

Sugar & Crumb café photo from the UGC Camera Tap & Snap product carouselSugar & Crumb
ORGANIC UGC
CONTENT
IN SECONDS.
Try the DemoView Project

Expanded the touch targets for resizing and rotating stickers on mobile.

  • Next.js
  • Supabase
  • Camera APIs
AI + 3D video ↓
03 / FOODSPOTSide Project

FOODSPOT’S UGC RECEIPT
BECAME A BROWSER
CAMERA PRODUCT.

FoodSpot’s post-purchase UGC Receipt inspired a focused browser camera experience that later became UGC Camera.

THE ORDER ENDS.
THE CONTENT STARTS.
UGC RECEIPTS.
Customer holding a Smash Burger and sharing a Story saying Best burger in townSmash Burger
Try the ReceiptView restaurant demo

Explore the populated owner demo, then open engineering notes for menu and inventory details.

Engineering notes
  • React
  • Supabase
  • UGC receipt
04 / MAC APPSLive Products

AND SOMETIMES
THE PROBLEM IS
JUST MINE.

Small but useful macOS apps that solve real problems.

The actual iVoz macOS application window

iVoz · Actual application window

Retested shortcut and microphone-permission behavior across repeated launches.

Explore All Mac Apps
  • Swift
  • SwiftUI
  • macOS APIs
Open source. Built for Apple Silicon.
AI VIDEO MARKETING

AI VIDEO
MARKETING.

Educational videos and 3D animations.

Using Three.js, Remotion, Hyperframe, and AI-assisted workflows to produce 3D animations and educational explainers.

A more flexible, cost-effective alternative to traditional AI video platforms, with a focus on viewer retention.

Explore software projects ↑
SELECTED WORK
EXCERPT · 3D

Roofing

Roofing systems and construction

EXCERPT · 3D

Solar

How a home solar system works

EXCERPT · 3D

HVAC

A closer look at cooling systems

EXCERPT · 3D

Pool construction

The stages of building a pool

EXCERPT · 3D

Masonry

Building a brick wall

EXCERPT · 3D

Roofing

Roofing systems and construction

EXCERPT · 3D

Solar

How a home solar system works

EXCERPT · 3D

HVAC

A closer look at cooling systems

EXCERPT · 3D

Pool construction

The stages of building a pool

EXCERPT · 3D

Masonry

Building a brick wall

Silent visual excerpts from longer videos.

05 / HOW I WORK

AI IS MY LEVERAGE.
NOT MY SUBSTITUTE
FOR THINKING.

I use AI to move faster, explore more ideas, and get to working products. The interesting part is what happens after the prompt.

  1. ProblemI notice something that’s broken or inefficient.
  2. ResearchI learn what’s possible and what already exists.
  3. ThinkI form my own approach.
  4. PRDI write a small plan.
  5. BuildI build with AI and code.
  6. TestI test with real use cases.
  7. Break itI try to break it.
  8. Audit & FixI review what went wrong and improve it.
  9. Ship itI release it and keep learning.
THE PROMPT ISN’T THE PRODUCT.
My engineering notes
06 / THE AUTO BARBERPast business

BEFORE I BUILT
SOFTWARE,
I BUILT A BUSINESS.

Automotive restyling. Real customers, real operations, and learning what it takes to deliver work people trust.

Hikari in the Auto Barber shop, wearing the branded apron and holding a detailing towel with a gloved hand
6-FIGUREREVENUE
165+GOOGLE REVIEWS
4.9★★★★★
4.9★★★★★
“Couldn’t have been happier with the service and quality with the Auto Barber.”
Jeff Smith
1 / 5
See all Google reviewsRead the Auto Barber story
FROM PRODUCT TO PEOPLEBUILD → TEST → EXPLAIN → DISTRIBUTE

CONTENT + DISTRIBUTION

I TURN PRODUCTS
INTO CONTENT
PEOPLE WATCH.

I don’t just talk about products. I use them, test them, find the interesting part, and turn the experience into short-form content people actually want to watch.

  • AI product testing
  • Startup UGC + product demos
  • English + Spanish content

Real numbers from
my actual accounts. ↙

If the product is good,
I find the story.
Watch my content
two platforms. real receipts. ↙
Jul 14, 2026 – Oct 12, 202690-day report · 729 followers
Reel views
Viewers
Shares
Saves
Reel views
Viewers
Reels
Shares
Saves
Likes
Comments
Reposts
Reels153Likes2.3KComments553Reposts37

Who’s following along

Follower demographics · 90D

Gender

75.6% Men

24.4% Women

Top countries

Argentina60.8%
United States18.6%
India3.3%
Chile2.0%
Mexico1.8%

U.S. is my #2 audience. ↗

K values are rounded as shown in the PDF. Insights aggregate Reels and posts unless stated. No daily series was supplied.

View 90-day reportyes, you can check it. ↖
INSTAGRAM · 90-DAY AUDIENCE

Who’s watching?

18.6%United States
#2 country
Gender split75.6% men 24.4% women
Largest age group25–34 43.4%
304K+SHORT-FORM VIEWS
Real product experiments. Real content. Real distribution.

Instagram: 171K / 90 days + TikTok: 133,240 / 60 days

Across two supplied reporting windows. Instagram total is rounded.
View my content

BUILDING SOMETHING
WORTH TESTING?

I work with AI and software startups on product testing, demos, and short-form UGC built from actual product use.

Let’s work together View my content
07 / THE TOOLBOX

Tools I work with
to build, ship and learn.

Product / web

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Vite

Native macOS

  • Swift
  • SwiftUI
  • AppKit
  • Rust / Tauri

Backend / data

  • Supabase
  • PostgreSQL
  • Local APIs

AI workflow

  • ChatGPT / Codex
  • Claude
  • Kimi K3
  • Gemini
  • Perplexity

Build / ship

  • Git / GitHub
  • Vercel
  • Swift Package Manager
08 / WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR

I’M LOOKING FOR A
DEVELOPER ROLE.

I’m looking for a small, ambitious team where I can work close to the product and customers, build quickly, learn from experienced engineers, and take ownership of real problems.

DeveloperReal products. Real problems.
Fully remoteWorldwide. English & Español.
Open to learn & growWith experienced engineers.
What I bringProduct thinking and execution.
09 / LET’S TALK

You’ve seen the receipts.
Let’s talk.

Real projects.
Real progress.
Let’s build
what’s next.
Book a Call

Email me to arrange a time.

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“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

Philippians 4:13 · KJV
Hikari Brandan

SEATTLE ROOTS. ARGENTINA BASE.

© 2026 HIKARI BRANDAN
BUILT TO SOLVE REAL PROBLEMS.