Launch by NTT Data

About the role

From January 2022 through September 2024, I was a senior software engineer at Launch by NTT Data — the studio formerly known as Postlight — building and shipping client-facing web applications end to end. This work wasn't on my earlier portfolio, but it was a major chapter: agency-style delivery with direct client partnership and high ownership across news, media, and product-engineering brands.

Clients I worked with

Postlight (Launch)

Helped build and evolve Postlight's own marketing site — the public face of the studio that became Launch by NTT Data. Meta in the best way: shipping the site for the team that ships sites for everyone else.

Axios — Pro dashboard

Worked on Axios's Pro subscriber dashboard — the product surface where professional news subscribers access premium content and tools. A meaningful slice of my time went into Axios's component library: reusable UI patterns shared across Pro experiences so design and engineering could move faster without drifting off-brand.

MIT Technology Review

Contributed full-stack engineering for MIT Technology Review — production web work on a high-profile science and technology publication, alongside designers, product, and editorial stakeholders.

What I did

• Full-stack product delivery: Led development of client web applications using Next.js, React, Node.js, and Go — owning architecture, implementation, documentation, and release across multiple product domains.
• Client partnership: Worked directly with clients, designers, product managers, and engineers to scope, build, and ship on aggressive timelines while maintaining code quality, testing, and CI/CD practices.
• Revenue-facing features: Architected user accounts, Stripe subscription flows, newsletters, and job boards — features tied to client growth and retention, not just demos.
• Legacy modernization: Migrated and modernized legacy systems for clients and internal teams, improving developer experience, test coverage, and deployment pipelines.
• Mentorship: Supported junior engineers through code review, pairing, and onboarding — raising technical quality across concurrent client projects.
• Technical exploration: Prototyped with emerging tools to inform strategic recommendations for ongoing and future engagements.

How this differs from my other work

At Squarespace, I went deep on one high-traffic marketing surface — performance, experimentation, and platform-scale infrastructure. At PBS NewsHour, I built newsroom interactives under broadcast deadlines. At Launch, the skill was breadth and delivery: understanding a client's domain quickly, choosing a sane stack, and shipping production software with stakeholders in the loop.

Takeaway

Launch taught me how to be the engineer clients trust when the spec is fuzzy and the deadline is real — the same muscles I bring to product teams looking for someone who can own a surface from design critique through launch.