Charlie Horton

Hi, I’m Charlie. I build things for the web.

Full-stack engineer specialising in Laravel, JavaScript, and modern web applications.

About me

Hi, I’m Charlie, a software engineer and CTO with a passion for building elegant, practical solutions to real-world problems. With experience across Laravel, Vue, React, and cloud infrastructures like AWS and Azure, I’ve developed everything from quoting tools and full-scale platforms to marketplace systems and mobile apps. I love turning complex requirements into intuitive products that people enjoy using. When I’m not coding, you’ll find me exploring music production, collecting Pokémon cards, or struggling to play golf.

Timeline

Present

Co-founder & CTO - PropServ

Co-founded PropServ and architected the platform from scratch leveraging Laravel and Next.js. As CTO, I oversee all technical operations and daily development, driving the product's continuous improvement and scalability.

November 2019

Lead Software Engineer - Howden Group

Spent five years developing internal enterprise applications using Laravel and modern JavaScript frameworks. Led the API microservices team and engineered a scalable authentication infrastructure using Azure B2C which remains a core system component.

September 2016

University of Liverpool

Studied Computer Information Systems, achieving first class honours. Developed skills in Java, PHP, JavaScript, and Python.

Featured projects

PropServ

PropServ

A marketplace connecting estate agents, clients, and contractors for property services. Features agent onboarding, service requests for removals/maintenance, and automated fee splitting via Stripe.

LaravelNext.jsStripeMySQL
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Clubbyai

Clubbyai

An intelligent AI concierge for golf clubs that transforms the website experience. Features instant query resolution, real-time tee time integration with BRS, IntelligentGolf, and more, and smart lead generation for membership prospects.

AISaaSAutomationGolf Tech
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FLIX Movies & TV

FLIX Movies & TV

A social app that makes it easy for users to find movies and TV shows to watch with their friends. Features an extensive library of over 50,000 titles and a home screen that highlights popular and trending content.

PHPLaravelReact NativeMySQL
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Stuff I like to use

Frontend & Design

React logo
React
React Native logo
React Native
Next.js logo
Next.js
Tailwind logo
Tailwind
Affinity logo
Affinity
Dribbble logo
Dribbble
Expo logo
Expo

Backend & Infrastructure

Laravel logo
Laravel
MySQL logo
MySQL
Docker logo
Docker
Azure logo
Azure
Laravel Forge logo
Laravel Forge
Vercel logo
Vercel
AWS logo
AWS
GCP logo
GCP
Digital Ocean logo
Digital Ocean
Stripe logo
Stripe
Git logo
Git
GitHub logo
GitHub

Dock Essentials

Spotify logo
Spotify
WhatsApp logo
WhatsApp
Mail logo
Mail
Arc logo
Arc
VS Code logo
VS Code
Cursor logo
Cursor
TablePlus logo
TablePlus
Screen Studio logo
Screen Studio
Postman logo
Postman

Get in touch

Feel free to reach out for opportunities, collaborations, or professional inquiries.