"Steve helped me realize my vision as an online experience. I was so lucky to have met such a qualified programmer and designer."
— Andrew McCreary, Kqool.com
Steve Schneider has built web applications for
scores of clients; some of them are listed here. In each case, he performed all technical tasks (technical
architecture, front-end and back-end development, database design, hosting/dev-ops, etc.) except where noted.
Going public in the time of COVID
When Compass Inc. prepared to go public on the New York Stock Exchange during the height of the COVID pandemic, they faced a unique challenge: how to bring thousands of employees and agents together for a once-in-a-lifetime milestone—while everyone was stuck at home. The solution was a custom-built internal site that transformed IPO day into a shared digital experience. From the ringing of the NYSE bell to interviews with company leaders and longtime team members, the platform gave everyone a front-row seat to the moment, wherever they were.
It was a true sprint—designed, built, and launched under pressure to be ready for IPO day. The result was a seamless, media-rich experience that captured the energy of a live event and helped a distributed workforce feel like one team at the center of it all.
A stealth-mode AI-driven startup, shhhhhhh...
Steve can't talk about it much, but he currently works on an exciting AI-driven application which
lets people [redacted] in [redacted] [redacted] are [redacted], the first [redacted]
this [redacted] before the [redacted]. He can say that has done all front-end
development (a NextJS/React UI and[redacted] NodeJS-based
[redacted] APIs), as well all dev-ops work for this [redacted].
A crowdfunding site that teaches you its secrets
Support Our Story, a fully custom-built crowdfunding platform launched in 2022, isn’t just a Kickstarter or IndieGoGo clone tailored for today’s creatives. It also coaches users every step of the way along the rewarding but treacherous road to a successful fundraising campaign. As the only "crowdfunding platform that coaches you," Support Our Story offered what other sites couldn’t.
It was more than a place to raise money—it was a guided experience, designed by and for storytellers, dreamers, and doers. Creators received personalized support, expert insights, and built-in accountability that turned ideas into action—and action into results. Because at the heart of every successful campaign isn’t just funding—it’s a story, well told and well supported.
A super-private place for super-secret chats
Tunnel X, a first-of-its-kind platform, enabled ultra-private, ultra-secure communication between
two people through a single-page web app or mobile apps (iOS and Android). Long before mainstream
platforms like WhatsApp emphasized privacy and security, Tunnel X provided full 256-bit end-to-end
encryption of all communications.
Hired as CTO, Steve oversaw all technical architecture, web development, and mobile-app development. He implemented a state-of-the-art at-rest encryption scheme for all messages and attachments, with his implementation vetted by Dr. Yevgeniy Dodis, cryptography professor at NYU’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
Tunnel X assembled an impressive advisory board, including legal scholar Laurence Tribe of Harvard Law School and media theorist Steven Johnson. The company secured funding from Milestone Venture Partners and others.
The Kayak for sample sales
MyNines.com was the first online aggregator of sample-sale sites like Gilt, RueLaLa, and Hautelook. The founders hired Steve as their hands-on CTO, responsible for technical architecture, product development, and full-stack implementation.
MyNines needed to ingest product data from third-party retailers in real time, across a variety of formats. Steve built systems to normalize and store this data, which was then presented on the site in a searchable, sortable, filterable format. Users could also sign up for brand- or category-specific alerts, and product data could be exported for third-party publishers in multiple formats.
Two days after launch, the company secured VC funding led by Tribeca Venture Partners.
A leading-edge app for trainers and clients
Kqool.com, created by NYC fitness expert Andrew McCreary, was built in close collaboration with Steve. The platform allowed McCreary and his fellow trainers to assign fitness routines to clients online and monitor their progress—years before this functionality became common.
Clients could log workouts, track food intake (including via a comprehensive calorie-counter integration), record weight, and manage other fitness data—all in one place.
The ultimate home for The Ultimate Driving Machine
BMWMotorcycles.com, built freelance for Merkley + Partners Interactive, included both a complete redesign of the consumer-facing website and development of a custom content management system. Steve built the CMS to allow BMW to manage editorial content, model data, associated images and videos, special promotions, events, homepage features, and more—all without developer intervention.
The result: a flexible, self-managed platform that eliminated ongoing maintenance needs. Hosting was handled by the client.
Avocadatoria founder Steve Schneider is a New York-based software developer with over two
decades' experience creating websites for clients such as BMW Motorcycles,
Carnegie Hall, NBC, Warner Music Group,
Guardian Life Insurance, Richemont SA, Novartis International, Starwood Hotels, the Museum of Natural
History, Elektra Records, Johnson & Johnson, TIAA,
and Charles Schwab, as well as
for many start-ups.
He has also worked for digital agencies
such as Razorfish, Organic, and Merkley + Partners Interactive, as well as at AOL, Tablet Hotels, Major
League Baseball, AdSonar, and Collide.com.
