About me
20+ years shipping software · UK
I'm Tomi Doherty — a Wiltshire / Somerset -based software engineer with over 20 years of experience building web and mobile products. My background spans the full stack, but right now my focus is on AI-integrated applications: products where the AI isn't a gimmick, but the thing that makes it genuinely useful.
I've shipped two live AI products independently from the ground up. Before going independent, I spent 8 years as a Software Engineer at Hargreaves Lansdown, building customer portals in PHP, React, Node.js backends, automated report generation systems, and modernising legacy API infrastructure. Before that, roles at T-Mobile, agency work in Bristol,
My broader stack covers PHP / Laravel, React, TypeScript, Node.js, React Native, Python, and Linux DevOps on Docker. I hold a BSc (Hons) in Software Development from the University of Bolton, and I'm currently open to senior full-stack and AI-focused roles in the UK as well as freelance and contract engagements.
Live project
MixGenius
AI cocktail recommendation app. Tell it your mood or a flavour — it generates personalised recipes using a Python AI layer on top of a PHP / Laravel backend, with a React Native app on iOS and Android.
Live project
Screenchat
Real-time movie chat platform with AI film critic personas powered by the Anthropic Claude API. Uses a RAG pipeline, Socket.IO, Docker, MariaDB, Redis, and a React Native frontend — built end to end.