Liam Sloane is a full-stack developer, AI systems architect, and best-selling Udemy instructor with a track record of shipping high-performance web applications and teaching practical, production-grade engineering skills to developers worldwide.

Liam holds a B.S. in Computer Science and certifications including ITIL Foundation, Harvard’s 6 Month Web & Computer Science Program, LPI Linux Essentials. He specializes in modern JavaScript frameworks, especially React, Next.js, and React Native, with a deep focus on performance work like DOM optimization, virtualization, and scalable UI architecture.

As an educator, Liam has taught 100,000+ students across top-rated, best-selling courses covering React, Redux Toolkit, Next.js, Solidity, Storybook, Express, MongoDB, Firebase, and modern testing and deployment workflows. His courses are used by engineers at major companies via Udemy for Business, and his work has been licensed and published through O’Reilly, Safari, and Packt.

Beyond teaching, Liam has led and shipped real-world systems across web, AI, and Web3, delivering developer onboarding templates, best-practice codebases, and end-to-end implementations for modern product teams. He is also the CEO of Orbital, providing consulting and technology development internationally, including work across leading blockchain ecosystems such as Solana and NEAR.

In addition to his engineering career, Liam has a long background in audio technology and production, with contributions recognized across major publications and global projects. Today, he brings that same systems-level craft to building software and to teaching clear, practical courses that help students ship real projects with confidence.

Liam’s teaching philosophy is simple: accessible, example-driven learning that starts from first principles, connects the dots, and focuses on skills students can apply immediately using their computer, free tools, and a solid process.