Making software easy
for the people who find it hard.
Engindearing is the software studio of J Wylie. I build, fix, and untangle software for people who just need it to work, and I make OmniTAK, the open-source tactical mapping app used by teams around the world. Plain answers, honest scope, working software.
What I can help with
If software is in your way, that is my department. You do not need to know the right words for it. Describe the problem and I will translate.
Fix what's broken
Your website is down, your app crashes, or something worked last month and does not now. I find out why and fix it.
Build something new
An idea, a form, a store, an app. I take it from a conversation to something real that you own.
Rescue a stalled project
The developer disappeared, the agency went quiet, or you inherited code nobody understands. I pick it up and finish it.
Make your tools talk
Your forms, payments, spreadsheets, and databases should share information on their own. I wire them together.
A straight second opinion
Not sure what a quote means, or whether you even need an app? Send it over and I will tell you in plain English.
Keep it running
Hosting, updates, backups, and small changes handled month to month, so your software stays boring in the good way.
No jargon. Three steps.
Tell me what's going on
Use your own words. “The checkout page eats orders” is a perfectly good bug report.
Get a plain answer
I look at it and reply with what is wrong, what it costs, and how long it takes. If I am not the right person, I say so.
Watch it get done
I do the work, show you proof it works, and explain what changed in words you can repeat to your boss.
The deep end: TAK & tactical software
TAK is the mapping and coordination system used by military, search and rescue, and public safety teams. It is a small world with sharp edges, and it is where I live. My open-source TAK client, OmniTAK, runs on iOS and Android and is used from Taiwan to the EU.
Open testing is public and self-serve, no invite needed. Tap join the test on Google Play, then install OmniTAK to get every new build first.
Engindearing is one engineer: J Wylie. The name is engineering plus endearing, and that is the whole philosophy. Software should be something you like, not something you brace for.
I have spent my career making complicated systems behave, from healthcare IT to AI tooling to tactical mapping used in the field. The open-source work ships Apache 2.0 on GitHub, and the writing behind it is on Medium.