Chad Smith

Bespoke developer

I build bespoke campaign websites and interactive brand experiences, from animation to backend development.

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Cape Town, South Africa

Hi, I’m Chad.

I build bespoke websites and interactive experiences for brands.

I’m a bespoke developer at Blue Robot, with experience across frontend and backend development. I build campaign sites, interactive games and web applications, from the first interaction to the systems behind them.

Experience

  1. Aug 2025 – present · Remote, part-time

    • Building features for a production traffic-analysis platform using React and TypeScript, including dashboards and AI-assisted analysis workflows.
  2. Sep 2024 – present · Hybrid, full-time

    • Bespoke web applications and interactive campaign sites for multiple brands, from user-facing features to backend workflows, databases, automations and integrations.
    • Helped introduce interactive 3D game experiences as a new offering.
    • Rebuilt the Spotify playlist generator on a more flexible platform, making it easier to customise for different brand campaigns.
    • Built AI-based moderation for profanity checks and image/content detection.
  3. Mar – Aug 2024 · Remote, full-time

    • Tele-health solutions connecting clinical experts with clients.
    • An e-learning platform with its content and tools.

Education

  1. Bachelor’s degree, completed March 2024

    • AFSA Prize for Best Final-Year Project with Aluminium, Aluminium Federation of South Africa (2023).