01 · 2026 · Frontend Lead
Live Ocean
A 1,367 km ocean swim, tracked live from shore to shore.
4.48M
Page views
~300k
Unique visitors
Ryan Fair·Fullstack DeveloperAuckland, NZ
Based in Auckland, NZ
I sweat the interface,then own the stack.
Five years across agencies and product teams. React, Next.js, and fullstack work from brand sites to high-traffic apps.
React & Next.js✳︎Design systems✳︎Headless commerce✳︎Shopify & Hydrogen✳︎Performance & SEO✳︎Accessibility✳︎Cross-browser testing✳︎TypeScript✳︎tRPC✳︎Sanity✳︎React & Next.js✳︎Design systems✳︎Headless commerce✳︎Shopify & Hydrogen✳︎Performance & SEO✳︎Accessibility✳︎Cross-browser testing✳︎TypeScript✳︎tRPC✳︎Sanity✳︎
Work
Recent projects.
02 · 2025 · Frontend Lead
Ocean Race Europe
A live fleet tracker built for racing around coastlines, not just across a finish line.
6
Weeks live
~4,500 nm
Course tracked
03 · 2023 · Frontend Lead
PredictWind
1M+ programmatic SEO pages - marine weather SEO at scale.
2B+
Impressions
1M+
Monthly visitors
About
From Auckland agenciesto fullstack product work.
Five years in creative agencies, now focused on fullstack product work. Clear UI, solid engineering, and products that hold up across browsers and when traffic spikes.
Experience
Launch Agent
Fullstack Developer
Remote
February 2023 – Present
Brave Digital
Frontend Developer
Auckland, NZ
August 2021 – February 2023
Citric Digital
Frontend Developer
Remote
January 2021 – August 2021
Stack
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- tRPC
- Tailwind
- GSAP
- Sanity
- Shopify
- Hydrogen
- Figma
- PostgreSQL
- Accessibility
- Cross-browser
Contact
Want to work together?
Open to full-time roles and select freelance. Happy to talk about a role, a project, or a quick question.
© 2026 Ryan Fair. Built with care in Auckland, NZ.