Nate Corkish

Founder and product-focused Laravel engineer

Open to opportunities

About

Founder building Vacenly into an accessible, community-first career platform for candidates and hiring teams.

Services

  • Accessible Laravel product developmentSoftware development · Remote

    Architecture, delivery, and product improvements for accessible community and hiring platforms.

  • Product strategy and technical discoveryBusiness consulting · Hybrid

    Practical discovery sessions that turn user needs into a focused delivery plan.

  • Laravel engineering mentoringCoaching and mentoring · Remote

    Hands-on guidance for developers growing their Laravel, accessibility, and product judgement.

Skills

Laravel(featured skill)Accessibility(featured skill)Team leadership(featured skill)PHPJavaScriptProduct strategy

Experience and education

  1. Founder & Product Engineer, SomeCV · Jan 2022 – Present

    Building a community-first career platform that helps people present their experience and find meaningful work.

  2. Founder & Product Engineer, Vacenly · Jan 2022 – Present

    Building a community-first career platform that helps people present their experience and find meaningful work.

  3. Software Engineering Consultant, Independent · Jan 2016 – Dec 2021

    Delivered web applications, product strategy, and technical leadership for growing organisations.

  4. Professional Development in Leadership, Open University · Jan 2018 – Dec 2018

    Continued professional study in leadership, communication, and managing technical teams.

  5. BSc Computer Science, University of Manchester · Sep 2010 – Jun 2013

    Studied software engineering, databases, human-computer interaction, and distributed systems.

Projects

  • Vacenly career and professional community platform
  • Accessible hiring workflows and candidate experience toolkit

Certifications

  • Professional Scrum Product Owner

Languages

  • English — Native

Recommendations

“Nate consistently makes accessibility a concrete engineering outcome rather than a final checklist. He creates clear priorities, listens carefully, and helps teams ship improvements with confidence.”
Robin Williams · Accessibility QA Engineer · Worked together as colleagues
“Nate combines strong product judgement with pragmatic engineering leadership. Our collaboration turned complex community research into an accessible, measurable delivery plan.”
Jamie Patel · Community Product Manager · Collaborated on a project

Open to work

Product Engineering Advisor, Fractional Technical Lead · United Kingdom, Remote — Europe · Remote · Hybrid · Contract · Part-Time · Within one month