Studio Brainchild
Builder of products. Not just software.
Mobile, TV, and web platforms designed, built, and shipped from concept to launch.
No agency overhead, just products delivered.
Products shipped for teams including
Angel Studios
Rebuilding mobile velocity, experimentation, and growth.
Joined a lean three-engineer team to replace existing mobile organizations and rebuild the iOS and Android experience with experimentation and Angel Guild growth built into the product.
3 Engineers
Lean delivery team
Mobile Rebuild
New product foundation
Angel Guild
Growth & experimentation
iOS + Android
Shared experience
Technical Lead
Frontend architecture
Challenge
Angel Studios needed to recreate the velocity, experimentation culture, and growth mechanisms that helped make The Chosen successful while transitioning away from an existing mobile organization.
Solution
Joined a small three-engineer team tasked with rebuilding the mobile experience. Led frontend architecture and application development while helping shape experimentation workflows around Angel Guild membership, engagement, and conversion experiences.
Result
Delivered a modern mobile platform capable of rapid iteration, experimentation, and feature delivery. The resulting foundation supported continued growth of Angel Guild, now a central part of Angel's membership and distribution model.
Small teams can ship what large organizations struggle to rebuild.
start your projectTechnology
React Native
Node.js
GraphQL
The Chosen
Connected TV platform serving millions worldwide.
Led development of The Chosen's connected TV application ecosystem, delivering a unified streaming experience across Apple TV, Google TV, Fire TV, Samsung, and LG from a shared codebase.
5 Platform Launch
Apple TV, Google TV, Fire TV, Samsung, and LG from a single codebase
10M+ Viewers
Platform serving millions worldwide
90-Day Launch
Concept to beta release in roughly three months
1 Engineer
Sole engineer across development, release, and maintenance for all TV platforms
100+ Languages
Localized for a global audience
Challenge
Maintain feature parity, performance, and release velocity across five television platforms while supporting a rapidly growing global audience.
Solution
Served as the Director and sole TV engineer responsible for application development, platform releases, testing, and ongoing maintenance across all connected TV platforms.
Result
Successfully launched and maintained applications across five television platforms, supporting more than 10 million viewers worldwide and localization into 100+ languages.
Bonus
The same connected TV platform architecture was also used to deploy additional creator brands including The Builder Bunker and Matt's Off Road Recovery, all from the same codebase.
One engineer. Five platforms. Millions of viewers.
start your projectTechnology
- React Native
Expo- Node.js
tvOS
Android TV
Fire TV
Samsung
LG
Video Streaming- GraphQL
SwipeRed Doors
Offline-first canvassing platform for field operations.
Built a replacement for a sunsetted national canvassing platform, designed for real-world field operations with offline capability and automatic synchronization when connectivity returns.
60-Day Launch
Concept to beta release
RNC Replacement
Legacy platform sunset
Offline First
Built for field operations
iOS + Android
Single shared codebase
Technical Leadership
Expanded beyond mobile
Challenge
Replace a sunsetting national canvassing platform before upcoming field operations.
Solution
Built an offline-first React Native platform with local database, synchronization, mapping, and survey workflows.
Result
Delivered beta in 60 days and enabled organizations to transition from legacy software without disrupting field operations.
Replacing legacy software doesn't need to take a year.
start your projectTechnology
- React Native
- Expo
- Node.js
- GraphQL
Angel Studios
Rebuilding mobile velocity, experimentation, and growth.
Joined a lean three-engineer team to replace existing mobile organizations and rebuild the iOS and Android experience with experimentation and Angel Guild growth built into the product.
3 Engineers
Lean delivery team
Mobile Rebuild
New product foundation
Angel Guild
Growth & experimentation
iOS + Android
Shared experience
Technical Lead
Frontend architecture
Challenge
Angel Studios needed to recreate the velocity, experimentation culture, and growth mechanisms that helped make The Chosen successful while transitioning away from an existing mobile organization.
Solution
Joined a small three-engineer team tasked with rebuilding the mobile experience. Led frontend architecture and application development while helping shape experimentation workflows around Angel Guild membership, engagement, and conversion experiences.
Result
Delivered a modern mobile platform capable of rapid iteration, experimentation, and feature delivery. The resulting foundation supported continued growth of Angel Guild, now a central part of Angel's membership and distribution model.
Small teams can ship what large organizations struggle to rebuild.
start your projectTechnology
- React Native
- Node.js
- GraphQL
The Chosen
Connected TV platform serving millions worldwide.
Led development of The Chosen's connected TV application ecosystem, delivering a unified streaming experience across Apple TV, Google TV, Fire TV, Samsung, and LG from a shared codebase.
5 Platform Launch
Apple TV, Google TV, Fire TV, Samsung, and LG from a single codebase
10M+ Viewers
Platform serving millions worldwide
90-Day Launch
Concept to beta release in roughly three months
1 Engineer
Sole engineer across development, release, and maintenance for all TV platforms
100+ Languages
Localized for a global audience
Challenge
Maintain feature parity, performance, and release velocity across five television platforms while supporting a rapidly growing global audience.
Solution
Served as the Director and sole TV engineer responsible for application development, platform releases, testing, and ongoing maintenance across all connected TV platforms.
Result
Successfully launched and maintained applications across five television platforms, supporting more than 10 million viewers worldwide and localization into 100+ languages.
Bonus
The same connected TV platform architecture was also used to deploy additional creator brands including The Builder Bunker and Matt's Off Road Recovery, all from the same codebase.
One engineer. Five platforms. Millions of viewers.
start your projectTechnology
- React Native
- Expo
- Node.js
- tvOS
- Android TV
- Fire TV
- Samsung
- LG
- Video Streaming
- GraphQL
What We Build
Mobile Apps
iOS and Android applications built with React Native, from MVPs to production platforms serving thousands of users.
TV & Streaming Apps
Connected TV experiences for Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Roku, Samsung, and LG platforms.
Web Platforms
Modern web applications, dashboards, internal tools, and customer-facing products built for speed and scale.
API & Backend
Node.js, GraphQL, cloud infrastructure, data architecture, and system design that supports real-world growth.
Product Leadership
Technical direction, architecture decisions, team guidance, delivery planning, and execution from concept to launch.
How We Get There
Fixed Scope or Ongoing Engagements
Whether you need a product built from the ground up or ongoing technical leadership, engagements are tailored to your goals.
Embedded With Your Team
Work directly with your existing product, design, and engineering teams or operate independently when needed.
Direct Communication
No account managers. No layers of management. Direct access from planning through delivery.
Ready to Start
Available for new projects, consulting engagements, and technical leadership opportunities.
Ready to Build?
start your project
Studio Brainchild
led by Josh Longbrake
Connected TV, mobile, web, and backend platforms designed, built, and launched through direct partnership from concept to production.