Product engineer

Paul McBrien

Product builder. I make full stack, considered apps for businesses and consumers — Jiffy, Millenium, Scrudu and Sonah.

About

I build software for people who don't want to maintain a system. Most of my work starts with a small frustration of my own and ends as a product I'd want to use every day. I care more about taste and restraint than feature count.

Work

  • Jiffy2026

    Notes, tasks and reminders that feel almost frictionless. Natural-language capture, shared spaces.

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  • Millenium2025

    Infrastructure control at enterprise scale. Turning audit pressure into a platform that lasts.

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  • Scrudu2025

    A small, focused review companion. Gather context, write assumptions, decide once.

  • Sonah2024

    Track sessions, temperatures and recovery. Calm interface, almost no taps.

Writing

  • Designing Jiffy as a case study in restraint

    Why removing taps mattered more than adding features.

    Mar 2026
  • Feature velocity vs feature taste

    Shipping is easy. Knowing what should exist at all is the hard part.

    Jan 2026
  • Building four apps without a team

    What independent product work taught me about scope and patience.

    Sep 2025
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Elsewhere