Justin Jordan · Senior full-stack engineer
Product data, admin work, copy-paste rituals — turned into dependable systems: APIs, import pipelines, internal tools, AI-assisted workflow automation, and the occasional polished web product on top.
TypeScript · Python · Next.js · FastAPI · PostgreSQL · AWS
Selected work — two systems
Where Is Justin is the fundamentals project; RigPlan is the agentic product-operations experiment — together they’re a fair picture of how I use tools: pick the right ones, keep your taste, and make the system earn its keep.
AI-leveraged product operations
A founder-operated planning platform for camper vans, RVs, trailers, and tiny homes. Behind the product, AI-assisted catalog workflows import, rewrite, categorize, and QA-check thousands of affiliate products so one person can keep the whole operation moving.
Next.js · TypeScript · Vercel AI SDK · Firecrawl
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Hand-built fundamentals
A map-first travel log built without AI assistance, on purpose: Python/FastAPI backend, PostgreSQL data model, and a separate Next.js frontend. The point was fundamentals end to end — schema, APIs, publishing flow, map UX — and it stuck around because it became a useful little system for shipping trip notes.
Python · FastAPI · PostgreSQL · Next.js
Visit whereisjustin.com →Field notes
Framework behavior, build decisions, and the gotchas that only show up in production.
October 15, 2025
After using Next.js for a number of years, I realized I was thinking about it completely wrong. Next.js is NOT React. It requires a different mindset. Historically, I've built Next apps like React apps that run on the server, but that's probably the wrong approach to using Next.js and I'll explain why.
July 14, 2023
It has been several years since I last updated my personal blog site, and I felt it was in need of some attention. The previous version was built using Gatsby, a framework for building static websites using React. While Gatsby is a good choice for small sites like mine, I decided to rebuild it using Next.js. Here are my reasons why.
LinkedIn is the easiest place to reach me. This site is the working record — the systems I’m building and the notes that survive them.