First product
PaidLane
My first product, and the one I wanted to exist myself: quoting, invoicing and chasing payment without the admin that quietly eats the week. Engineered for uncompromising speed and reliability.
- Quote
- Invoice
- Remind
- Get paid
Building in progress
Software that moves things forward.
One engineer, ten years deep. I build my own software — web apps, mobile apps and systems that go after problems worth solving, with precision, speed and no compromise on quality.
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Team size
- One
- First product
- PaidLane
- Engineered in
- South Africa
The Vision
10+ years engineering // XP-LABS est. 2026
“Creating sustainable software solutions that impact the world.”
The approach
XP-LABS is one person. Ten-plus years of engineering, no committees and no handovers — I pick the problem, design the product and ship it myself. That keeps iteration fast, decisions deliberate and the craftsmanship consistent from the first commit to production.
The footprint
I’m a South African engineer who wants to leave something behind that matters. So I build my own software — going after the unglamorous, expensive problems people quietly live with and solving them properly. Products built to last, not projects built to invoice.
What I’m building
My own products & systems
Everything here is mine — my idea, my code, my roadmap. Designed, built and maintained by one engineer.
Web
Web apps
Full web applications built from the database up. Fast, self-contained and made to keep running for years without babysitting.
Platform
Mobile & PWAs
Cross-platform builds that feel native on the device they land on. Engineered for high performance across every device class.
Systems
SaaS & CRM systems
Product-grade platforms with scalable architectures, built to carry complex operational workflows without buckling.
Forward Momentum
A decade of shipped work sits behind what you see here, and the list keeps growing. R&D runs continuously in the background, so the web, mobile and platform systems I build keep meeting exacting modern standards rather than ageing into them.
Systems optimal…
Get in touch
Following PaidLane, curious about the web and mobile apps I build, or sitting on a problem you think deserves software? It comes straight to me — the engineer who writes the code — and you’ll get a considered reply, usually within one working day.