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Full-stack web

Fast, accessible products, from interface to infrastructure.

React and Next.js front ends with Node or Laravel backends, deployed and monitored by the same person who built them.

Roles I am after
Senior Full-stack Engineer, Lead Full-stack Engineer
Main tools
Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Node.js, Laravel

Address: hello@ykaycode.com

What I would bring

Frontend
Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS
Languages
TypeScript
Backend
Node.js, Laravel

Work to look at first

Where I have worked

  1. Lone Star Civil

    IT Manager and Lead Software Engineer

    Mar 2025 to now, San Antonio, Texas (remote)

    I lead the design, build and deployment of a contractor-management platform with AI features, and I own the company's software and cloud infrastructure.

    • Run the backend on AWS ECS Fargate with Aurora Serverless v2 PostgreSQL, S3 and CodeBuild pipelines, deploying without downtime.
    • Built a NestJS and TypeScript REST API with more than 50 endpoints, JWT authentication, role-based access and per-company data isolation.
    • Added features on the Claude API: streamed answers, tool use and document processing for PDF, DOCX, XLSX and images, leading to automated bids, cost estimates and price comparison.
    • Model the data in Prisma on PostgreSQL, including schema design, query tuning and migrations for construction-domain data.
  2. TheSlimPrep

    Part-time Software Engineer

    May 2024 to Mar 2026, Canada (remote)

    I built web applications and REST APIs for several platforms on a multi-tenant architecture, alongside my full-time work.

    • Built web apps and REST APIs in Node.js and React for multiple platforms on a multi-tenant architecture.
    • Designed SQL schemas and indexes, improving data retrieval performance by 40%.
    • Set up Docker development environments and deployment workflows, which sped up onboarding and made CI/CD reproducible.
    • Added JWT authentication and role-based access to multi-tenant SaaS features.
    • Worked in a cross-functional Agile team.
  3. Independent

    Full-stack developer and consultant

    Feb 2019 to Mar 2023, Remote

    Delivered web applications for clients in education, e-commerce and logistics, from architecture to deployment.

    • Wrote custom backends in PHP with Laravel and in Node.js: authentication, admin dashboards, reporting and API integrations.
    • Deployed on AWS with DNS, SSL, Nginx and automated backups.
    • Advised small businesses on technical architecture as they moved online.