Architecture
System design, delivery framing, and technical direction for teams that need a cleaner foundation.
About
Daniel Wanja
Enterprise architect, lead developer, and long-horizon builder shaping AI-native web products with less noise and more intent.
Elsewhere
Narrative
I’m Daniel Wanja, Enterprise Architect & Lead Developer at Nouvelles Solutions, Inc. I help teams shape the next version of their product with a tighter system, a clearer interface, and less wasted motion.
With four decades of coding experience, I’ve worked through multiple generations of software change, from early business systems to modern cloud-native applications and AI-assisted delivery. That long view makes it easier to spot what matters, what ages well, and what should be cut.
My work centers on enterprise web applications: front-end architecture, legacy modernization, cloud, and AI-assisted delivery that holds up in production. I care about software that reads clearly, behaves predictably, and gives users exactly what they need without decorative noise.
The through-line has stayed the same: understand the business problem, reduce the system to its essentials, and build the version that feels obvious in hindsight.
Capabilities
Front-end systems
Next.js and React interfaces built with restraint, clear hierarchy, and strong production discipline.
AI integration
Agentic coding workflows, applied AI features, and operational tooling that stay useful after the demo.
Modernization
AngularJS, Ember, and other aging front-ends moved onto React and Next.js in phases that keep features shipping.
Record
Public milestones. The full history is on LinkedIn.
2026
Seventeen Flex applications to React in fourteen days
The platform I once wrote the book on, retired with Claude Code at the keyboard and an architect in the loop.
2017 – Present
Pinnacol Assurance, Senior Solution Developer
Internal and customer-facing portals for Colorado’s workers’ compensation carrier, through Nouvelles Solutions: Angular, React, Nx, Rails, Salesforce, and Google Cloud.
2020
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect and Professional Cloud Developer
Both Google certifications earned while building the carrier’s portals on Google Cloud.
2015 – 2017
Blinker, Inc., VP of Engineering
Led engineering for a Denver automotive marketplace: iOS, Rails, and Angular, with financing and warranties built into the buying flow.
2014 – 2016
Chipotle Mexican Grill and Welltok, Rails Consultant
Code review and Rails consulting for a restaurant CMS and a health-engagement platform.
2009 – 2014
T3Media, Consultant
Built vault.ncaa.com and the Australian Open Vault for Tennis Australia, plus the T3 Metadata Editor for video annotation. Rails and Flex.
2009 – 2014
Pinnacol Assurance, Consultant for the Online Team
First engagement with the carrier: online applications in Rails and Angular.
2010
Adobe Flex ACE
Certified expert on the rich-client platform of its day.
2009
Flex on Rails, Addison-Wesley Professional
Co-authored the book on building rich front-ends over Rails back-ends.
2003 – 2008
StoneRiver, Software Architect and Developer
Flash and Flex product architect for PowerComp J2EE 5.0, enterprise software for workers’ compensation and property and casualty insurers.
2002
Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for J2EE
Enterprise architecture on the Java platform, after four earlier Sun Java certifications.
1997 – 2002
Lombard Odier Group, Developer and Front-End Architect
Private-banking systems in Geneva: lead front-end developer and architect on the Gestion 2 interface deployed to over 1,000 PCs, then web platforms in Java.
1985 – 1995
Digital Equipment Corporation, Analyst Programmer to Software Specialist
Geneva, Neuchâtel, and Sydney: a multi-dimensional database tool, property-management systems, and an environmental licensing system for the NSW EPA.
On the record
From the people who hired the work.
“Daniel always delivers on his commitments!”
“We love having you on the team and have learned so much from you!”
Daniel, I appreciate your ability to jump in and understand our business goals and offer innovative solutions. We love having you on the team and have learned so much from you. I appreciate all of your hard work. Thank you!
“Great architect, developer and innovator!”
Daniel is a great architect, developer and innovator. We’ve collaborated on a range of projects and he’s brought creativity and excellence to all his work.