DoTryCatch is my flagship product. It pairs a curated set of Swift interview problems with an in-browser editor and a test runner, so iOS developers can sharpen their craft without setting up a Mac project for every drill.
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Your app is running.
But can it scale?
Brian Lane has 8+ years shipping software at FAANG companies, massive enterprise, and startups. He takes on a handful of projects: MVPs, AI-built codebases that need a real engineer's sympathetic but critical eye, and teams that want to move faster with AI.
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How I can help.
MVP Building
Web or mobile, native or cross-platform. From zero to something shippable, structured from the start so you can keep building without starting over.
Vibe Coded App Rescue
You moved fast with AI and now the codebase is a maze. I review what you have, stabilize it, and map a path to something a real engineer can own long-term.
Vibe Coding Consulting
Want to build your own app with AI but don't want it to fall apart? Learn to prompt, structure, and review code so what you ship actually holds up.
Forward Deployed AI Consulting
Embedded alongside your team, or directly with a non-technical founder or CEO. I review your workflow end to end, find where AI and automation save real time, and either build the tools or teach you to run them yourself.
Architecture Consulting
One week to one month. Code review, architectural assessment, technical hiring. Concrete findings and a clear path forward.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Have a technical question, a decision to make, or a situation you want a second opinion on? Book an hour. No commitment, no sales pitch. Let's figure it out together.
TESTIMONIALS
What they say.
I personally hired [Brian] and would do it again if I could. He's a great engineer and an even better coworker.
Brian is an expert in clear communication… [He] can explain the problems, the plan, [and] the snags so well that it is much easier to collaborate with him than most software engineers.
[Brian] is the rare engineer who's as good with people as he is with code. He's reliable, technically excellent, and easy to work with.
Selected work
My own product,
built in the open.
Process
No alarms and
no surprises.
Conversation
A first call. You talk, I listen. If there's a real fit, you'll both know it by the end.
Proposal
Scope, schedule, and a fixed price in writing. No hourly billing, no surprise invoices.
Build
Two-week cycles with a live demo each time. A plain-English note every Friday on what's done and what's next.
Hand Off
Clean code, full documentation, and a proper walkthrough. I stay reachable after the project closes.
The studio
About
Brian Lane
Founder & Engineer
Eight years building native mobile and web products. Previously engineering at Meta (Instagram), Spotify, and JP Morgan Chase.
I take projects from contract through App Store and Play Store submission. Every step, no handoffs, no agency layer. After delivery I stay reachable. If something breaks, I fix it.
DoTryCatch (Swift interview practice for iOS engineers) is my own product, built and maintained alongside client work. It is the clearest demonstration of how I build.
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