Vetted Software Engineers in the Chicago Metro

Balaji Vellaluru

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Mid-level Software Engineer specializing in full-stack and computer vision systems

Chicago, IL3y exp

“Built D.O.C.T.O.R, a 0-to-1 anatomy learning platform with 450+ 3D models that reached 6,500+ users, saved $850K versus a costly alternative, and was featured in a University of Illinois Chicago news article. The candidate combines product initiative with hands-on full-stack execution, spanning React/Three.js, databases, auth, analytics, and AI workflow automation side projects.”

“Full-stack engineer with fintech payments experience who shipped an end-to-end guest invoice payment flow emphasizing reliability under retries/failures (idempotency via DynamoDB, async processing with Lambda/EventBridge/SQS + DLQ). Also built a FastAPI backend with Cognito/JWT + scoped guest tokens and a polished React/TypeScript checkout UX, and has performance-focused Postgres/Redis design experience for flash-sale e-commerce workloads.”

Merub SHAIKH

Screened

Junior Software Engineer specializing in full-stack web development and test automation

Chicago, IL3y exp

“Full-stack engineer who built and owned a production workflow/kanban-style drag-and-drop system in Next.js (App Router) with Postgres/Prisma, including reusable component abstractions, Cypress E2E coverage, and post-launch performance/bug ownership. Notable for measurable impact (25% faster UI dev, ~30% query perf improvement) and for leading an incremental Express→NestJS migration that reduced technical debt (~40%) through better structure, docs, and team enablement.”

“Backend-focused engineer with deep healthcare interoperability experience, building Go-based distributed systems for live clinical data exchange across hospital systems. Stands out for combining startup-style ownership with HIPAA/compliance rigor, including creating a reusable Go microservice template and improving reliability across Kafka, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes-based production platforms.”

Akram Ali

Screened

Senior Full-Stack Developer specializing in Node.js/TypeScript, cloud, and data engineering

Chicago, United States10y exp

“Frontend/fullstack lead who inherited a messy psychological app with production issues, drove a rapid stabilization (2–3 weeks) and major performance/architecture overhaul (Redux Toolkit, memoization, caching, lazy loading, CDN offload to S3/CloudFront). Also owns delivery and infrastructure practices (multi-env, Docker, GitHub Actions CI/CD, AWS ECS + load balancing) and led a 1-week POC for an AI-powered trucking management system (app.neblo.ai).”

Aditya Niture

Screened

Mid-level Full-Stack Software Engineer specializing in AI-augmented web and mobile systems

Chicago, IL4y exp

“Builder-oriented engineer who has shipped production systems across fintech-style payments, mental health recommendations, industrial oil-and-gas analytics, and AI-assisted client discovery. Stands out for combining deep backend reliability practices with founder-facing product scoping, and reports using Claude-based internal tooling to increase delivery capacity by 40% and handle eight concurrent projects.”