Vetted Software Development Professionals

“Senior frontend engineer with 8+ years of experience spanning Verizon and 7-Eleven, focused on developer platforms, design systems, and real-time operational products. Built framework-agnostic component libraries and large-scale React/TypeScript architectures that reduced feature development time by 30%, improved UI satisfaction by 40%, and cut onboarding time by 25-30%. Particularly strong in WebSocket-driven GenAI experiences, observability dashboards, and cross-functional API/platform leadership.”

Jason VanLue

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Executive product and design leader specializing in AI-native SaaS and EdTech

St. Augustine, FL18y exp

“Design-led product executive who helped build Code School from concept into a category-defining learn-by-doing education platform acquired by Pluralsight, and later scaled EPD to 40+ while driving $60M ARR. Now leading AI-native product development in nonprofit fundraising, with a clear philosophy that AI should amplify human relationships rather than replace them.”

Mohammed Siddique

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Executive Operations & Strategy leader specializing in global digital transformation

Oakland, CA28y exp

“Global operations/program leader from PSI who ran concurrent transformation initiatives across US/APAC/EMEA—AI-driven proctoring automation, vendor consolidation, and BI/exec dashboards—while overseeing delivery of millions of exams in 120+ countries. Known for KPI-based governance (RACI, steering cadences, shared dashboards) that drove measurable outcomes: +20% throughput, $5M annual cost reduction, and 30% reduction in executive meeting load with faster decision cycles.”

Joseph Herbst

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Executive Technology Leader specializing in IoT, PoE building automation, and semiconductors

Portland, OR35y exp

“Engineering/exec leader (CEO experience) who built a lighting controls and building automation platform from scratch, choosing an Ethernet/PoE and Node.js web-centric architecture that anticipated market shifts and later became an industry pattern. Known for rigorous vendor QA (test-to-failure) and for delivering high-profile deployments (e.g., Black Desert Resort, Resorts World Villa 66) while leading globally distributed engineering teams.”

“Candidate has a business plan and has been actively fundraising for about one month by reaching out to targeted VCs. They are early in learning the VC/accelerator landscape, pragmatic about entrepreneurship, and open to either founding their company if funded or joining an existing company if a strong opportunity arises.”

Francois Odienne

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Director of Engineering specializing in SaaS platforms, AI-first product development, and telecom

Moorpark, CA28y exp

“Technology leader with venture-backed company experience at LogicMonitor, where they aligned engineering strategy with business growth and long-term platform scalability. Demonstrates strong familiarity with the VC/studio/accelerator ecosystem and a thoughtful founder mindset centered on validating real problems, innovative solutions, and execution capacity.”

Rayhaan Mohamed

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Intern Software Engineer specializing in AI and full-stack development

Alpharetta, GA1y exp

“Early-career software engineer with internship experience at CirrusLabs building a voice-enabled CRM workflow that integrated Google Text-to-Speech and GPT-based processing for automated deal creation. Stands out for a reliability-focused approach to AI integrations, including validation, structured logging, prompt refinement, and hardening asynchronous API/UI behavior in real-world application flows.”

“Firmware architect/lead engineer for automotive LiDAR sensors, designing RTOS-based, layered firmware and solving high-throughput real-time constraints using DMA and lock-free buffering. Built ROS nodes to bridge embedded sensor output to higher-level perception (point clouds, diagnostics, configuration) while isolating real-time logic in firmware. Established an end-to-end CI/CD pipeline with GTest unit tests plus SIL/HIL automation and Dockerized build/test environments.”

“Technology executive (VP/SVP Engineering, CTO/co-founder) with ~17 years of roadmap execution and the last 7 in senior exec roles. Notably led an AI-first strategic pivot when generative AI emerged—creating the AI product strategy, reskilling teams, and shipping initial AI features—while also scaling engineering orgs using SPACE metrics and driving major architecture decisions (custom reporting with React + Redshift) to close competitive gaps.”

“Part-time founder building a bootstrapped IT startup in the R&D phase, running multiple product iterations and cost/benefit analyses to validate uniqueness and monetization potential. Has prior experience working for venture capital firms and is familiar with how accelerators operate, with a strong focus on finding investors who can be true thought partners for rapid pivots.”

“Built GoEngineer’s first production AI systems, including an end-to-end RAG pipeline for SolidWorks technical support using Azure Blob Storage, Azure AI Search, and Azure OpenAI, plus an AI summarization feature adopted by sales/customer success. Strong in productionizing LLM workflows with evaluation harnesses (golden sets, LLM-as-judge, red teaming, shadow deploys) and Azure infrastructure integrations (Redis, Service Bus, App Insights), and has also implemented a custom MCP server for agentic monitoring.”

“Hands-on engineering leader who has scaled teams quickly (hired 20 engineers in 4 months) and led major architecture shifts including monolith-to-microservices and serverless, async AI-driven medical data ingestion/search. Also drove a versioned-inventory redesign with auditability and rollback that reduced operational errors by 22%, and demonstrates strong incident response with clear stakeholder communication.”

Mark Parolisi

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Executive technology leader specializing in digital publishing and media platforms

Greater New York City Area, NY18y exp

“Engineering leader in digital media/news with 8 years leading globally distributed teams supporting 24+ consumer and internal web applications. Distinguishes himself as a hands-on player-coach who standardized tooling across teams, built an in-house authentication and entitlements platform, and led AI systems for newsroom draft generation and taxonomy workflows that improved efficiency and engagement.”

“Solutions engineering and technical consulting leader with experience across healthcare logistics, transportation SaaS, analytics, and HR interoperability. Stands out for deep integration and security expertise—spanning APIs, EDI, HL7/FHIR, SSO/SAML, and enterprise architecture—and for using customer-specific POVs and automation initiatives to drive adoption and measurable operational impact.”

“Frontend-focused React/TypeScript candidate with hands-on experience building personalized product discovery and recommendation modules that balance relevance, performance, and maintainability. They show strong practical judgment around rendering optimization, responsive CSS, accessibility, and using DevTools/Profiler data to improve production UX.”

Martin Bliss

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Executive Technology & Architecture Leader specializing in DevOps, cloud platforms, and digital transformation

Plano, TX14y exp

“Startup-minded product builder with consulting experience in Oil & Gas who formed an LLC to design and deliver a modern project-controls software platform, replacing Excel-heavy workflows with scalable web-based calculations. Strong in pragmatic tech-stack decisions, talent matching, and shipping MVPs despite shifting stakeholders; sees marketing (pitching/networking) as a growth area and has evaluated partnership/investment offers for balanced support.”

Jonathan Tucker

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Mid-level Esports & Game Operations Leader specializing in strategy, analytics, and live events

San Francisco, CA9y exp

“Game designer with shipped multiplayer FPS experience on XDefiant, owning end-to-end mode design and tuning (Capture the Flag) and co-designing the Hardpoint spawn system across maps. Builds and iterates prototypes directly in Unreal Engine 5 using Blueprints, and has navigated real console/engine performance constraints and post-launch fixes while maintaining competitive integrity.”