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“Backend/full-stack engineer who has owned production retail and order/inventory systems end-to-end, using Spring Boot microservices with Kafka event-driven workflows. Strong in production correctness patterns (idempotency, retries/DLQs, schema versioning) plus observability (Prometheus/Grafana) and developer-facing API design (Swagger, OAuth2/JWT, versioning/deprecation). Also built TypeScript/React SPAs and cited ~40% UI performance improvement.”

“Engineering leader focused on developer platforms and identity: led a 5-person team building a multi-tenant IAM framework extending Duende IdentityServer, including governance, API standards, and multi-language SDKs. Drove major API architecture improvements by introducing GraphQL alongside REST, cutting client calls from 4 to 1 and reducing payload size by 60% within 6 months, with strong emphasis on stability (semver, E2E tests, feature flags, blue-green deploys).”

Daniel Dickson

Screened

Executive engineering leader specializing in SaaS, AI/LLM systems, and startup growth

Portland, OR16y exp

“Experienced CTO with a track record of taking three companies to successful exits, including one merger with eBay. Has worked extensively across venture capital, startup studio, and accelerator environments, with core responsibility for leading software development and infrastructure in high-growth settings.”

“Frontend engineer with experience building backend-driven UI systems (JSON-schema-based rendering) to enable rapid business-driven screen changes, including collaboration across design/backend/product/QA at Ozon Seller Center. Also created an internal npm package that generates TypeScript API clients from OpenAPI docs—initially for one project, later rolled out company-wide with CI testing and version pinning support.”

“Frontend engineer who has owned delivery as the only FE developer on a client project (Eltel), stepping into UX/UI and occasionally supporting backend while modernizing a React codebase incrementally. Known for replacing heavy legacy third-party UI libraries with simpler custom React components to improve performance and maintainability, and for working effectively in Scrum teams with strong QA practices (e.g., high unit test coverage and Playwright E2E where possible).”

Nehemiah Dias

Screened

Senior Frontend Engineer specializing in design systems and real-time SaaS platforms

San Francisco, CA11y exp

“Full-stack product builder who has repeatedly taken end-to-end ownership in startup environments, including building PromoFlow solo and architecting the entire software backbone for Hard Drive. Particularly strong at turning ambiguous product needs into scalable systems, from real-time Firebase apps to shared component libraries and redesigned Postgres architectures, while also bridging non-technical founders, design, and engineering.”

“Experienced tech operator who has spent years transforming and rebuilding software foundations inside companies, and has developed a sharp point of view on the shortcomings of legacy accounting software. Currently building an internal portal to unify CRM data while implementing DevOps and AI-assisted development practices, with a longer-term vision for a modern accounting CRM/platform with integrations, APIs, marketing, and telephony built in.”

“Startup-focused technical leader with 20+ years in the ecosystem, including hands-on involvement in raising $3M at Jackpot Rising. Brings a rare mix of CTO-level technical execution, investor-facing fundraising support, patent filing experience, and deep familiarity with accelerators and venture capital.”

“Engineering leader who grew from Lead Developer to CTO at Clips4Sale, scaling the org to around 30 people while restructuring engineering around revenue-driving initiatives like search, payments, reliability, and creator tools. Also built AI-powered event discovery and chatbot systems at FOSH using Claude, combining human feedback, prompt evaluation, and product simplification to improve output quality and user experience.”