I help banks and product teams ship and scale React Native — from staff pilots to million-customer migrations.
NAB · Citibank · Zurich/Freely · Apple featured · AFL partnership · 10K+ developers
A 2–3 week deep-dive into your mobile architecture, release process, and migration readiness — ending in a risk report and a prioritised path forward.
Phased delivery from legacy stacks onto React Native — pilot first, then scale, the model that reached 1M+ Citi customers at NAB.
Embedded senior leadership for your mobile squad — architecture, delivery discipline, and AI-assisted workflows, without a full-time hire.
Enterprise banking, InsurTech startup, and consumer apps — with write-ups on approach and outcomes.
Staff pilot · Project EDGE · NAB
The NAB Edge Credit Card was NAB's internal proof point for Project EDGE — a real credit card on a new React Native stack, delivered by a cross-functional team using Progressive Elaboration and a phased staff rollout before the same platform scaled to whitelabel migration.
Travel Insurance · Freely · Zurich
Founding engineer on Freely's React Native app — shipped a Zurich-backed travel InsurTech product from first commit, covering quote-to-cover journeys, onboarding, and customer support.
Consumer Apps · Elite Training
Phase-gated consulting engagement — Discovery, Build, Launch — from product definition and style guide through React Native delivery to Apple featuring and an AFL partnership.
"I have had the privilege of working with Hemanta on a highly complex, multi-tenant software solution. His passion and dedication to doing things well and doing things right is testament to his character and abilities. He is the sort of senior resource you would welcome back anytime."
LinkedIn recommendation for Project EDGE.
"I've had the pleasure of working with Hemanta in 3PLearning and Freely for more than 4 years! Hemanta would be a great mentor, team member and boost to any team. I was impressed with his skillsets not just technical but also his great soft skills as a lead engineer. As a team member or a leader, Hemanta earns my highest recommendation."
LinkedIn recommendation from Freely's Head of Technology.
"I worked closely with Hemanta during their tenure at Fit For Footy, where he effectively managed our full stack development, whilst demonstrating a strategic mindset. Hemanta's expertise allowed our product to be featured in Apple's top Apps, gain widespread media coverage, and resulted in us partnering with the AFL in a very short period of time. I wholeheartedly recommend Hemanta for any leadership role where innovation, technical expertise and strategic proficiency are valued."
LinkedIn recommendation for Fit For Footy.
30-minute discovery call for engineering leaders and mobile squads — platform architecture, migrations, or pilot delivery on React Native.