Chris Collins is a UK-based Product Engineer with over a decade of experience designing and building digital products end to end.
He specialises in turning product ideas into reliable, scalable software, working across backend, frontend, and delivery. His core stack includes Laravel and PHP, Node.js, TypeScript, React and Next.js, Flutter, and modern HTML and CSS, with a strong focus on usability, performance, and long-term maintainability.
He currently leads development of the STV News digital service, serving millions of users each month. Alongside this, he builds and ships focused side projects through Mistaro, helping small teams move from concept to production.
Outside work, he spends time on photography, cycling, and exploring the Scottish Highlands, occasionally writing about these projects and experiences on his blog.