About Peter

A hands-on engineer for the work in front of you.

I’m Peter Darling, the person behind Appendigital. I help businesses build, connect and look after the technology they rely on.

Experience across the whole stack.

I have worked in development since 1998 — over 25 years across web applications, e-commerce, APIs, chatbots, cloud infrastructure and software operations.

That range is useful when a job crosses boundaries. An apparently small feature may involve a user interface, a third-party API, a database and a deployment. I can see the whole path through and do the hands-on work.

At EasiChat I am the sole developer, working across the platform, integrations, DevOps and systems operations. I also maintain extensive technical and user documentation so the work can be understood and supported.

What I bring

  • Practical breadth: frontend, backend, integrations and cloud.
  • Ownership: from understanding the requirement to release and support.
  • Clear communication: useful explanations and documentation for technical and non-technical people.

Experience

A career built around solving problems.

Recent work

Platforms and AI tools

Full stack development for EasiChat, including the chat platform, integrations, operator interfaces and cloud operations.

Previous roles

Data, DevOps and web apps

Engineering roles with Natter.ai, StyleSwap, Quantdeck and TestDrives2U, spanning analytics, infrastructure and software delivery.

Earlier career

E-commerce foundations

Development leadership at Digivate, after starting as a PHP developer in 2000.

Work together

Need someone who can take the task on?

Tell me what you are trying to get done. I am happy to start with a focused piece of work.

Tell me about your project