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Software Engineer & Builder — Ghana

I'm a builder first — I ship software and products people actually use, not just ideas that never leave the page.

Designing and building web apps, Web3 platforms, and full-stack products — from Farcaster mini-apps to Celo smart contract tooling.

Gideon Dern

Updated August 2026

What I'm doing right now

Building

Myth — auto-generating MCP servers for Celo smart contracts — and rebuilding this portfolio in Next.js.

Learning

Going deeper on onchain product design, Farcaster mini-apps, and AI-agent tooling via MCP.

Open to

Software engineering roles and builder engagements where shipping to real users actually matters.

(01 — 05)

Invoicing software that small businesses can actually run

TypeScriptSaaSProduct

Zyra helps you create invoices for your customers — a focused product build for businesses that need billing without the bloat of enterprise tooling.

Simple

Invoice creation

Shipped

End-to-end product

View on GitHub →
Invoicing software that small businesses can actually run

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Korer·myth-celo-mcp

Experience

What I've built

What I work with

Skills & tools

Frontend & Web

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Responsive UI

Web3 & Blockchain

  • Celo
  • Smart Contracts
  • Farcaster Frames
  • Onchain Products
  • Blockscout

Backend & APIs

  • API Design
  • RESTful Services
  • Server-Side Architecture
  • MCP Servers

Product & Shipping

  • Full-Stack Builds
  • Mini-apps
  • SaaS Products
  • Rapid Prototyping

AI & Tooling

  • Model Context Protocol
  • AI Agent Integration
  • Developer Tooling
  • ABI Mapping

Delivery

  • End-to-End Ownership
  • Technical Writing
  • System Design
  • Ship to Production

Not on the payroll

Beyond the day job

K

Founder — KNUST Updates Channel

Community

Campus updates · KNUST · Present

Built a digital updates community with 2,000+ members — proof that I build audiences, not just code.

O

Open Source — GitHub

Builder

github.com/gideonnut · 17 repos

Public builder log — Web3 products, developer tooling, client sites, and experiments. The work speaks before the pitch does.

Find me elsewhere

// not just code — here's the rest of it

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Writing

Notes from the build

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Product4 min read

Shipping while learning: the builder’s edge

What I’ve learned from building products in public is that momentum matters more than perfection — and the real growth comes from shipping the messy version first.

Sep 2026Read →
Web35 min read

Web3 product design without the noise

Good product work in Web3 needs clarity, user trust, and fewer abstractions. The best experiences still feel simple even when the architecture is complex.

Aug 2026Read →
Engineering3 min read

The build system blind spots I keep catching

Most product friction is not in the big ideas — it is in the small assumptions, edge cases, and missing polish that only show up after people start using it.

Jul 2026Read →

Got a project? Let's talk.

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