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Robin Metcalfe

Web Developer & Strategist

Edinburgh, Scotland — Available for work

Building thoughtful web experiences for over 15 years. Laravel, Vue.js, WordPress, and everything in between. I care about craft, performance, and things that feel right.

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Development

Full-stack web applications, APIs, integrations. Laravel, Vue, PHP, Node. Fifteen years building platforms for healthcare, publishing, housing and e-commerce.

Strategy

Technical consulting, architecture planning, code review, mentoring. Helping teams make the right decisions about stack, infrastructure and process.

Creative

Generative art, Three.js, creative coding. 9 on-chain series on fxhash/Tezos with ~400 editions each. Blender, Canvas, WebGL experiments.

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By the Numbers

15+
Years
80+
Projects
9
Art Series

Core Stack

Laravel
Vue.js
WordPress
Three.js
TypeScript
PostgreSQL

Kind Words

Robin consistently delivers work that exceeds expectations. His technical depth and communication are exceptional.

— Agency Partner, Edinburgh

A rare developer who genuinely cares about the craft. The attention to detail in his Salesforce integration saved us months.

— CTO, Healthcare SaaS

Selected Work

Healthcare Platform

Laravel · Vue.js · REST API

Patient management for NHS-adjacent services.

Publishing CMS

WordPress · Multisite · Piano

Magazine platform with paywall integration.

Housing Portal

Laravel · Salesforce · Okta

Property listings and tenant management.

E-Commerce

Shopify · Custom API · Stripe

Headless commerce, 50k+ SKUs.

Generative Art

Three.js · Canvas · fxhash

9 on-chain series, ~400 editions each.

Analytics Dashboard

Vue.js · D3.js · WebSockets

Real-time data visualization for SaaS.

About

Freelance web developer based in Edinburgh, running Solarise since 2010. I work with agencies and direct clients across healthcare, publishing, housing, e-commerce and beyond.

Core Stack
LaravelVue.jsWordPressPHPTypeScriptTailwindAlpine.jsMySQLPostgreSQLDockerThree.jsSass
Integrations
SalesforceStripeIterablePianoGreenhouseOktaShopifySendGrid
Timeline
2010
Founded Solarise. First freelance clients.
2014
Shifted to Laravel. First agency partnerships.
2018
Vue.js + SPA work. Healthcare and publishing.
2021
Generative art on Tezos/fxhash.
2024
AI integration, creative coding explorations.

Based in Edinburgh

Working from Scotland's capital. Available for remote collaboration worldwide.

Get in Touch

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