The Team
Every project at Matte Black Dev is built end-to-end by the people on this page.
James
Co-Founder & Lead Developer
Developer and filmmaker turned full-stack builder. James handles product design, frontend architecture, and the visual layer — from UI composition to animation polish. Every project starts with his question: what should this feel like?
Daniel
Co-Founder, Backend & Growth
Based in Austin, Texas. Daniel runs Keeping Central Texas Clean — a community-focused environmental initiative — and brings that same local-first mindset to everything he builds. He handles backend infrastructure, data architecture, and growth strategy at Matte Black Dev. Also the reason BarkPark exists — he kept complaining about dog park apps until it made sense to just build one.