Danny Paton — Code, curiosity & a little play.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER. PRODUCT PERSON.

RIGHT NOWProbably building
something.LET’S TALK My work.
Your questions.ASK THE AI GUIDECODE, CURIOSITY & A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF “WHAT IF?”

INDEPENDENT MIND.
COLLABORATIVE HANDS.

I build apps, AI products, and web experiences that feel a little unexpected.

TAKE A LOOK

PLAYGROUND / 01

01 — LESS READING. MORE DOING.

Go on.
Give it a go.

These are real things I’ve built. Pick one and take it for a spin.

LIVE APP / IGNITION

You’re in the app. For more room or sign-in, open the full site.

Open full site

BEHIND IGNITIONHow I built it

Ask the AI guide

FOR THE TECHNICALLY CURIOUS

There’s a method to the making.

The skills I write, the patterns I reuse, and the review workflows that help me ship.

How I work with AI

02 — SOME RECENT OBSESSIONS

Less talking.
More making.

Fan experiences. Big sporting moments. Useful AI.
A few things I’ve helped put into the world.

LET’S LOOK

01 / 3D racing & real-time systems2026

Ignition

Fourteen circuits. Solo racing and multiplayer grids. A complete arcade experience, from the 3D garage to the finish line.

Live Hyak Motorsports website with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and team introduction

LET’S LOOK

02 / Frontend systems2026

NASCAR platform

Shared frontend systems behind live NASCAR team websites, including Hyak Motorsports, 23XI Racing and Trackhouse.

History of Team USA: Athens 1896 on the interactive globe timeline

LET’S LOOK

03 / Interactive experiences2026

History of Team USA

An interactive journey through Olympic and Paralympic history, connecting a timeline, globe and rich exhibit stories.

Heisman Hopefuls live homepage with fan ballot and featured players

LET’S LOOK

04 / Product engineering2026

Heisman Hopefuls

Player discovery, season-aware storytelling and fan participation, backed by practical editorial tools.

The Beachlands website with its editorial introduction and coastal film

VISIT WEBSITE

05 / WITH BAM DIGITAL

The Beachlands

An oceanfront community, brought to life on the web. Website development with BAM Digital.

TEAM PROJECTS, AGENCY COLLABORATIONS & ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTS. EXPLORE THE WORK & THE TEAMS BEHIND IT.

BUILT FROM MY OWN CURIOSITY

After hours.
All in.

A card-show toolkit. An original card universe. A world for everyday things. Products I’ve taken from an idea to something you can explore.

ThingBound Commons with Ship MCKip, the central crystal and world portals

LET’S LOOK

06 / AI & world building2026

ThingBound

Photograph an object, turn it into a companion, and bring it into an explorable game world.

listed.cards Cards page with Pitch Black cards, set and rarity filters, and market prices

LET’S LOOK

07 / AI & commerce tools2026

listed.cards

A collector and vendor workspace with AI card identification, pricing, inventory and a customer-facing QR storefront.

Ten Bashlings cards revealed from a Cosmic Clash pack, including a full-art rare and foil

LET’S LOOK

08 / Game & platform engineering2026

Bashlings

Original creatures, collectible packs, a digital binder and a battle system—backed by a persistent game economy.

Explore all the work

03 — THE PERSON BEHIND THE PULL REQUEST

Product brain.
Developer hands.
Still curious.

I’m Danny—a senior software engineer with 9+ years across interactive experiences, SaaS, and full-stack products.

I like the whole journey: the fuzzy idea, the tricky interaction, the thing nobody notices because it just works.

A little more about me

DANNYPATON

There’s a method to the making.

Less talking.More making.

Ignition

NASCAR platform

History of Team USA

Heisman Hopefuls

The Beachlands

After hours.All in.

ThingBound

listed.cards

Bashlings

Product brain.Developer hands.Still curious.

Less talking.
More making.

After hours.
All in.

Product brain.
Developer hands.
Still curious.