Australia

Louis
Nieuwoudt

I build products that ship, scale, and solve real problems.

Engineering lead, startup co-founder, and full-stack generalist. Close to a decade shipping software across health-tech, defence, cybersecurity, and consumer products.

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10+

Years Building Software

3+ yrs

Engineering Team Lead

10+

Products Shipped

5

Domains Crossed

About

Builder first. Leader when it counts.

Close to a decade shipping software across health-tech, defence, cybersecurity, and consumer products. I care about craft, speed, and outcomes.

Engineering Leadership

Three years leading engineering teams. I own delivery end-to-end, from architecture to deployment to hiring.

Product Thinking

I build for users, not just for specs. Every technical decision ties back to product outcomes and business value.

Startup Operator

Co-founded StreaksCafe. I know what it takes to go from zero to live, wearing every hat along the way.

Full-Stack Depth

Mobile, web, backend, infrastructure. I work across the entire stack and pick the right tool for the job.

Projects

Work that shipped.

Products I built, led, or co-founded. Each one shaped by real constraints and real users.

Midnight Health Platform

Health-Tech

Engineering Team Lead

Full-stack digital health platform serving thousands of patients. Telehealth, payments, patient management, and provider tools built from the ground up.

Led engineering through to acquisition by HoneySuckle Health

React NativeNode.jsPostgreSQLAWSStripe

StreaksCafe

Consumer Product

Co-Founder & Technical Lead

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Consumer product built from zero as technical co-founder. Full ownership of product, architecture, and delivery.

Launched and operating as co-founder

Next.jsTypeScriptReactVercel

Currawong Battlespace Communications

Defence

Software Engineer

Software engineering on Boeing's Currawong system, a battlespace communications platform for the Australian Defence Force.

Shipped defence-grade communications software

C++PythonEmbedded SystemsSecure Comms

Cympire Cyber Range

Cybersecurity

Security Software Developer

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Cyber range simulation platform used for training security professionals in realistic threat environments.

Built training simulation tooling for cyber defence

PythonSecurity ToolingSimulation

Experience

Career highlights.

From defence systems to health-tech platforms to co-founding a startup. Each role shaped how I build and lead.

HoneySuckle Health

Current

Engineering Team Lead

April 2025 – Present

Leading engineering post-merger, driving platform integration and team alignment across the combined health-tech product suite.

  • Inherited and unified engineering teams after Midnight Health acquisition
  • Driving platform consolidation and technical strategy
  • Full ownership of engineering delivery and architecture decisions

Midnight Health

Leadership

Engineering Team Lead

April 2022 – 2025 (Merged into HoneySuckle Health)

Led engineering for a digital health platform, owning the full product stack from mobile apps to backend systems and payment infrastructure.

  • Led engineering team across web, mobile, and backend systems
  • Owned product delivery end-to-end from architecture to deployment
  • Built and maintained payment, telehealth, and patient management systems
  • Grew the platform through to acquisition and merger

StreaksCafe

Founder

Co-Founder

March 2025 – Present

Co-founded and built a consumer product from zero. Responsible for product vision, technical architecture, and full-stack implementation.

  • Built the product end-to-end as technical co-founder
  • Designed and shipped the full-stack architecture
  • Responsible for product direction, tech decisions, and go-to-market

Boeing Defense Australia

Enterprise

Software Engineer

August 2018 – April 2022

Software engineer on the Currawong Battlespace Communications System. Worked on mission-critical defence software with strict quality and security requirements.

  • Developed software for the Currawong battlespace communications system
  • Worked within classified, high-assurance engineering environments
  • Delivered against defence-grade quality and compliance standards
  • Collaborated across multi-disciplinary engineering teams

Cympire

Contract

Cyber Security Software Developer

November 2018 – December 2018

Built cybersecurity training and simulation tooling for Cympire's cyber range platform.

  • Developed software for cyber range training simulations
  • Worked across security-focused development workflows

Infosys

Contract

Machine Learning Software Developer

November 2017 – February 2018

Built machine learning pipelines and tooling for enterprise data projects.

  • Developed ML models and data processing pipelines
  • Worked within large-scale enterprise engineering workflows

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Software Engineering

Early Career

Software Instructor · Private Tutoring

August 2015 – November 2017

Software Instructor · Junior Engineers

January 2014 – November 2014

Skills

What I work with.

Broad enough to own a product end-to-end. Deep enough to make the right technical calls.

Languages

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonDartJavaCC++C#SwiftKotlinSQLHTMLCSS

Frameworks & Platforms

ReactReact NativeNext.jsNode.jsFlutterUnity

Backend & Infrastructure

PostgreSQLREST APIsGraphQLDockerCI/CDMicroservicesJenkinsGitLab/GitHub

Cloud

AWSAzureGCPFirebaseVercel

Engineering Practices

TDDData Structures & AlgorithmsStatic & Dynamic TestingCoverity/SonarQubeLintingNetwork Security

Product & Leadership

Technical ArchitectureTeam LeadershipProduct StrategySystem DesignAgile DeliveryStakeholder Management

AI & Data

Machine LearningBlockchainLLM IntegrationData PipelinesAI-assisted Development

Contact

Let's talk.

Looking for an engineering lead, a product-minded builder, or a technical co-founder? I am always open to the right conversation.

louis.nieu@gmail.comGitHubLinkedIn