Product engineeringTurns ambiguous business goals into shippable product systems.
Next.jsReactTypeScriptdesign systemsaccessibility
Case-file project pages, public UI, generated share cards, and browser verification.
Engineering profile
Technical depth with product signal.
Gordon Todd Watts builds software like a system operator and explains it like a product strategist: clear interfaces, explicit data flow, operational proof, and enough visual force to make the work memorable.
Engineering span10+ yrs
Production software plus go-to-market judgment
Proof surfaces6
AI, SaaS, ops, content, open source, and portfolio systems
Signal sources16
Curated inputs powering the public intelligence feed
Release gates6
Type, enterprise, build, API, browser, and performance checks
BIO
I'm a full-stack software engineer who made the leap from VP of Marketing into engineering — which means I bring an unusual combination of business strategy and technical depth to every project. I spent years understanding what drives user behavior before I ever wrote production code, and that shapes how I build.
These days I'm deep in the AI/ML space: building LLM-integrated applications, experimenting with fine-tuning, and exploring realtime architectures with SpacetimeDB. I believe the most interesting work happening right now is at the intersection of reliable engineering and intelligent systems.
When I'm not shipping code, I'm reading research papers, watching AI/tech channels, and building tools that help developers move faster. This site is its own proof system: live feed aggregation, authenticated publishing, generated social cards, a protected ops console, and release gates around the experience.
CAPABILITY MAP // systems, not buzzwords
Five layers Gordon can own end to end.
The profile is strongest where product taste, full-stack implementation, AI workflows, and operational discipline overlap.
AI application systemsBuilds LLM-backed workflows where model output has product context and control surfaces.
LLM APIsagentsRAG patternsfine-tuningMCP publishing
AI/tech feed ranking, authenticated post ingestion, and agent-ready publishing APIs.
Backend and data flowKeeps APIs small, inspectable, and operationally visible.
route handlersRSS/API aggregationMDXVercel BlobJSONL history
Feed telemetry, ops status, publish attempt history, monitor events, and health routes.
Cloud and operationsTreats deployment, monitoring, and security posture as part of the product.
VercelAzureCI gatessecurity headerssynthetic monitors
CSP/HSTS headers, protected ops console, Vercel cron monitor, and GitHub quality workflow.
Strategic systems thinkingUses marketing leadership experience to build software that explains its value quickly.
positioningconversion pathsanalyticsstakeholder translation
Work pages frame problem, architecture, decisions, proof, outcomes, and next action.
PROOF LEDGER // inspectable surfaces
The portfolio is also the evidence.
The public site exposes the same habits Gordon brings to client and product work: clean routes, visible data, system diagrams, operational endpoints, and quality gates around the final experience.
Case filesArchitecture, decisions, proof, and outcomesSignal feedLive source aggregation and ranking telemetryOps consoleRuntime posture, source health, and monitor historyTechnical writingAI, TypeScript, systems, and implementation notesCapability APIMachine-readable software-engineering profilePortfolio proof APIMachine-readable project, quality, and proof graph
OPERATING MODEL // how the work gets shaped
CAREER // git log --oneline
$ git log --oneline --author="Gordon Todd Watts"
SKILL MATRIX // ls -la
$ ls -la ./skills/ | sort -k5 -rn
total 12
- gordonstaff9216Feb 28TypeScript/
- gordonstaff8192Feb 28Next.js/
- gordonstaff8192Feb 28React/
- gordonstaff7168Feb 14Node.js/
- gordonstaff6144Feb 28SpacetimeDB/
- gordonstaff6144Jan 22Azure-Cloud/
- gordonstaff5120Feb 01python.sh
- gordonstaff7168Feb 28llm-engineering.sh
- gordonstaff3072Jan 10rust.sh
- gordonstaff4096Feb 10devops-vercel.sh
- gordonstaff5120Jan 15postgresql.sh
- gordonstaff4096Dec 29docker.sh