9–5 PM · 5–9 Indie Dev
Builder.
Someone who loves
shipping products.
I build products from idea to launch.
Then I build the next one.
Software Engineer turned Product Manager, building independent products from idea to launch with an engineering mindset and product thinking.
Hoa Nguyen
Product Manager & Indie Developer
“PM by profession, Indie Dev by passion.”
01About
A builder, before a title.
I'm Hoa — I've spent the last 9 years moving software from idea to launch. I started as a software engineer, learned to run projects, and now work as a product manager while building my own products on the side.
The titles changed; the work didn't. I've always cared about the same thing — shipping something people actually use. Engineering taught me how things are built. Product taught me what's worth building. I keep one foot in each.
I build because it's the clearest way I know to think. An idea stays abstract until it's real, so I make it real, put it in front of people, and let what I learn shape the next version. I'm less interested in the role than in the ownership — seeing a product through, end to end.
Release log
2025Now
Product Manager
Taking on product management alongside my project-management role.
2021Shipped
Project Manager
Owning delivery end to end, from plan to ship.
2017Shipped
Software Engineer
Hands on the code — learning how things are actually built.
Throughout
Indie Developer
Across all of it — building and shipping my own products on nights and weekends.
02Products
Things I've shipped.
One edition at a time.
Independent products, built and maintained on nights and weekends.
Chess with a twist: draft your army on a budget, deploy it in secret, then watch both plans collide on a full board. Standard rules, a brand-new opening every match.
React Native · TypeScript · Offline-first
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03By the numbers
A quick read on the work.
9+
Years shipping software
10+
Products built
3
Roles — engineer, project & product manager
5–9
When the indie work gets built
04Tech Stack
The tools I reach for.
A practical set, chosen for shipping — not for the résumé. From the database up to the roadmap.
Frontend
Backend
Database
Infrastructure
Product
05Philosophy
How I work.
Think like an engineer.
Understand the system before changing it.
Build like a founder.
Own the outcome, not just the output.
Ship continuously.
Small, steady releases beat big reveals.
Solve real problems.
Start with the person, not the feature.
Product over features.
A longer list rarely makes a better product.
Execution beats perfection.
Shipping and improving wins over waiting.