I'm Carson Covell, a Senior Staff Software Engineer in the Colorado mountains. I work on AI-native content editing platforms at Intuit Mailchimp, run a couple of products of my own, and take on the occasional freelance project.
I'm a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Intuit Mailchimp, where I work on frontend architecture for the editors behind email, SMS, and WhatsApp. Lately I've been thinking a lot about how AI changes the way people create, and what an editor becomes when it does.
Before that: early engineering at FarmLogs (YC W12), co-founding Ballot LLC, co-creating the University of Michigan's first Product Design course, and teaching web development to refugees through RefCode.
I live in Dillon, Colorado at 9,000 feet. When I'm not writing code I'm racing mountain bikes, coaching a youth MTB team, or out with a camera chasing alpenglow.
The shared editing platform behind Mailchimp's messaging channels, one SDK serving email, SMS, and WhatsApp. I work on its frontend architecture and help chart where it goes next.
A proposal-drafting tool for QuickBooks customers, built on a short timeline for a larger product launch. Honest scoping and boring architecture got it out the door in two months.
Part of the team that took the website builder from an empty repo to public launch in about six months, editor and publishing pipeline included.
Payments SaaS for independent landlords. Rent collection that doesn't feel like enterprise software.
VISIT LEDGE →AI context continuity for solo founders. Your project's memory, carried across every session and tool.
JOIN THE WAITLIST →Early-stage. More to say soon.
IN THE WORKSHOPI take on a small number of freelance projects each year, in four specific shapes. If yours fits one, let's talk.
Senior technical help for teams that need it part-time. Architecture, code review, hiring, getting things unstuck.
Idea to working product. Most of my career has been some version of this, for employers and on my own.
Products where AI is the core interaction, not a bolt-on. It's where I spend most of my time these days, at work and on Loci.
Codebase and team assessment for investors and acquirers. A clear-eyed read in a fixed timeframe.