Hey, I'm Chris.

I'm a Lead Frontend Engineer specializing in React & React Native. I get products to market quickly and build awesome apps that customers love.

Currently based in the United Kingdom working as a Forward Deployed Engineer for Lazer Technologies.

Openroad Motorcycle Tours

me&u Crew

Poolside coding

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Safeswim

Openroad Motorcycle Tours

Skiing in Whistler

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Safeswim

Open Build SF at Entrepreneurs First

Bankroll

Campable

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Ventures

Things I'm building

Openroad Motorcycle Tours

Family-run guided motorcycle tours across New Zealand and Spain.

Delacour

My independent studio: design and engineering for ambitious products.

Teardown

A platform helping React Native engineers ship better, faster apps.

Apps

Software I ship

Outpost

A desktop client that puts Gmail and Google Calendar in one window.

Splitpush

A League of Legends companion with champion stats and a live in-game overlay.

Nimbus

A Finder-style desktop browser for S3 and S3-compatible storage.

Services

What I do

Frontend Engineering

Production React & TypeScript — performant interfaces and durable design systems.

Mobile Apps

React Native & Expo apps shipped to the App Store and Play Store.

Product & Prototyping

0→1 product work — fast iteration from idea to something people can use.

Technical Leadership

Leading teams and architecture to ship quality software at pace.

Clients

Teams I've built with

Tech Stack

Tools I reach for

Connect

Let's talk

Building something interesting, or just want to say hi? My inbox is always open.

chris@delacour.co.nz

Let's build something.

Have a product you want to get to market? I'd love to hear about it.