Full Stack Developer

Hi, I'm Max Gorman

I build web, mobile, and AI-powered software that thousands of people have used.

Ann Arbor, MIComputer Science, University of Michigan
Max Gorman

15K+

installs across my mobile apps on iOS and Android

8K

peak active users on dailywordladder.com

2.8K

peak active users on howmuchamiworth.com

$10K+

in funding awarded for Sentimo

About

A bit about me

I'm a software engineer from Michigan, finishing my Computer Science degree at the University of Michigan. I like taking products from idea to launch: I've shipped mobile apps with more than 15K installs, web tools that thousands of people have used, and Sentimo, a hardware and software product that has been awarded over $10K in funding. I work across the stack, from Python and TypeScript backends to Flutter and React frontends.

I'm drawn to statistics and to putting numbers on things that usually get argued by feel. That shows up in what I build, from opponent-adjusted NFL ratings to a cost-of-living model built on federal data. It also shapes how I work with AI: most of what I build now runs through coding agents, and I often write my own benchmarks for LLMs so I can measure how models actually perform and how I use them, rather than relying on leaderboards.

How I build

I build agent-first. These are the tools I reach for most.

Coding agents and harnesses

  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • T3 Code
  • Pi
  • Orca
  • Aider

Local models

  • LM Studio
  • Bionic
  • Locally

Libraries and frameworks

  • Flutter
  • Node.js
  • React
  • Next.js
  • MongoDB
  • Angular
  • Amazon S3
  • .NET

Work

Featured projects

All projects

Sentimo

Sentimo is a hardware and software product that lets users send physical, printed messages in real time using small Bluetooth thermal printers. Through a mobile app, users can create notes, drawings, or photos that instantly print on a paired device, turning digital communication into something tangible. It is designed to make everyday messaging more personal, memorable, and emotionally impactful.

  • Hardware
  • Mobile App
  • Bluetooth

sentimonotes.com

NFL StatRock

Quantitative NFL power rankings that rate every team from 0 to 100 on offense, defense, and overall. A Python pipeline pulls nflverse play-by-play data on a schedule, opponent-adjusts EPA, success rate, and quarterback efficiency with a ridge regression, regresses turnover luck out of drive scoring, and publishes the results to a React leaderboard with sortable ratings, team breakdowns, and a full methodology.

  • Python
  • React
  • Sports Analytics

maxgorman.dev/nflrankings

Lensheet

A local-first spreadsheet visualizer that turns Excel, OpenDocument, CSV, and TSV comparison tables into a fluid, movable canvas. Lensheet supports guided table mapping, focused cross-item comparisons, card layouts, image attachments, local autosave, and self-contained XLSX exports without sending workbook data to a server.

  • Web App
  • Local-first
  • Spreadsheets

maxgorman.dev/lensheet

howmuchamiworth.com

An interactive web application that allows users to input their salary and city of origin to directly compare the cost of living between any two major metropolitan areas in the United States. Using official federal data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the app employs a custom formula to calculate spending power differences, clearly showing which location is more expensive and by exactly how much. This tool provides valuable insights for job seekers, remote workers, and anyone considering relocation by quantifying real purchasing power across different cities. Thousands of people have used it, with 2.8K active users at its peak.

  • Web App
  • Federal Data
  • Maps

howmuchamiworth.com

Let's build something

Have a role, a project, or an idea you want to talk through? I'd love to hear about it.

Get in touch