Oct 2025 - Present
Full Stack Developer
BugBird Co.
full-time role. Based in Guernsey.
PHPLaravelStoryblokVueJSfull timeGuernseyCurrent
Open for hire
Based in Guernsey / building worldwide
I build tech.
I'm Yuri Alves. I build software, hardware, products and whatever else an idea needs to become real.
Current bets
Featured projects
A few of the things I'm building, launching and experimenting with right now.
HardwareEmbeddedFitness
A pocket-sized fitness companion where real movement, workouts and consistency help a virtual Buddy grow.
MyBuffBuddy
A pocket-sized fitness companion where real movement, workouts and consistency help a virtual Buddy grow.
HardwareEmbeddedFitness
TechnologyProductsHardware
My technology company and the home for the products, software and hardware I want to bring into the world.
Legocia
My technology company and the home for the products, software and hardware I want to bring into the world.
TechnologyProductsHardware
Selected roles
Work
8+ years building software across startups, businesses, agencies and my own companies.
Apr 2025 - Present
Director
Legocia
self-employed role. Based in Guernsey.
self employedGuernseyCurrent
Apr 2025 - Jan 2026
Development Lead
WeAreAMPD
freelance role. Based in Guernsey.
N8NAutomationsWordPressfreelanceGuernseyCompleted
Jan 2023 - Dec 2025
Director
Aevea
At Aevea, I lead a digital agency focused on providing accessible, high-quality app and website development services. Our mission is to help individuals and small businesses bring their tech visions to life...
self employedGuernseyCompleted
Dec 2022 - Oct 2025
Systems Developer
Specsavers
During my time at Specsavers, I managed an internal system (15+ years old) written in OOP PHP, Angular and Bootstrap. I handled data and interpreted it into a user friendly UI. I fixed bugs, tested and deplo...
OOPPHPAngularBootstrapDatabricksPythonSQLPowerBIfull timeGuernseyCompleted
Oct 2021 - Dec 2022
Frontend Developer
Jumpman Gaming
Joined as the 2nd Frontend developer. During my time there, I built elegant websites with HTML, SASS and JavaScript. I built some automated jobs to improve tedious tasks with Python and NodeJS. I also built...
HTMLCSSSASSJavaScriptPythonNodeJSPHPMySQLfull timeGuernseyCompleted
Feb 2018 - Oct 2021
Developer
Submarine Limited
Joined as the 4th Developer as a Junior then worked my way up to Developer. During my time there I built a mobile app with Flutter, sites with Asp.net and Umbraco. Built Web apps, managed a social media page...
C#ASP.netUmbracoCMSVueJSFlutterWordPressfull timeGuernseyCompleted
Oct 2014 - Oct 2014
Digital Assistant
Indulge Media
Made sites by using HTML, learnt how business meetings work, communication skills and I learnt the process of making a functional site by using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Work ExperienceGuernseyCompleted
Process
From the lab
Build logs, experiments, prototypes, failures and things I learned while trying to make something work.
Building MyBuffBuddy: From Fitness App to Physical Product
MyBuffBuddy started as a simple fitness idea and somehow turned into an ESP32, a round display, motion tracking, Bluetooth, firmware, a mobile app and a physical product.
Read moreThings I Want to Build
I have significantly more ideas than free time. This is a running list of the products, hardware and software I want to build next.
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Build logs, experiments, prototypes, failures and things I learned while trying to make something work.
View more Long form
You want to know more? OK.
Here's the slightly longer version.
I'm a developer and builder from Guernsey. I started programming because I wanted to make games, somehow ended up building websites, apps and businesses, and eventually started adding microcontrollers, sensors and screens into the mix.
These days I work across software, hardware, automation and product development. I don't really care what the stack is. If an idea needs something I don't know yet, I'll learn it.
Software
- PHP / Laravel
- JavaScript / TypeScript
- Vue
- Astro
- Flutter
- Python
- Node.js
- SQL
- PostgreSQL
- Supabase
- Drizzle / Prisma
Tools & platforms
- Docker
- Cloudflare
- CI/CD
- Linux / VPS
- n8n
- Coolify
- WordPress
- Storyblok
- Sanity
AI & automation
- AI-powered products and workflows
- LLM APIs and integrations
- n8n automation
- Business process automation
- Agents and internal tools
- Rapid prototyping with AI
Hardware & embedded
- ESP32, Raspberry Pi and microcontroller projects
- Displays, sensors, BLE, cameras and connected devices
- Products that need more than a browser and a database
- Firmware, prototypes and physical product experiments
Builder rules
- Get it working first. Make it elegant later.
- Build the thing instead of talking about building the thing.
- Use whatever technology the product actually needs.
- If I don't know how to do it yet, learn.
Things worth knowing
- I've been building software professionally for 8+ years.
- I'm self-taught and started programming because I wanted to make games.
- I now build both software and physical products.
- I'm the founder of Legocia.
- I can comfortably move between product, code, automation and hardware.
- I'm usually happiest when I'm building something I haven't built before.
Current mode
Got something you want to build?
Website, app, automation, prototype, hardware idea or something that doesn't fit neatly into a category. Tell me what you're trying to build and I'll tell you if I can help.