Mike Fey

I'm a full-stack software engineer based in Brooklyn, New York, currently working at beehiiv. I enjoy making products feel polished and intuitive.

Professional Work

beehiiv

Senior Software Engineer (2024—Present)

Teachable

Senior Software Engineer (2017—2021)

Self-employed

Freelance Software Engineer (2013—2017)

Personal Work

Variable Font

An interactive exploration of variable typography, allowing users to manipulate font weight, width, and slant in real-time through a custom UI.

Synth

A browser-based synthesizer built using the Web Audio API, featuring polyphonic oscillators, filters, and a visual representation of the waveform.

Underline

A design tool that creates playful and organic SVG underlines for text elements, utilizing canvas-based noise algorithms for uniqueness.

Text Drip

An experiment in physics-based typography where letters react to gravity and "melt" based on user interaction and mouse movement.

Triangulated Helvetica

A creative coding project that deconstructs the classic Helvetica typeface into a series of dynamic, triangulated meshes.

Carta

A minimal, markdown-focused writing application designed for clarity and focus, featuring a custom distraction-free interface.

Three.js Experiments

A collection of 3D shaders and procedural environments explored through the Three.js library, focusing on light and texture.

Teaching & Mentoring

Mentor

Emergent Works, 2021—22

Volunteer Teacher

Code Nation, 2014—15