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Thomas K.

Irvine, California

$125/hr

4.9

80 jobs

I am a senior full stack developer with experience in all the technical areas you need. I have extensive experience in: 1. AI development, Chatgpt, LLM 2. Complex websites and webapps 3. Mobile app development (iOS, Android) 4. Software as a Service (SAAS) developments 5. Custom ecommerce 6. UIUX and design On the technical side I like using Django for the backend as python is well suited for web and AI developments. Frontend I like Vue or React. For mobile apps, I like React Native or Flutter although I can also do native code. I also have experience building and managing cloud servers for your project. My team has AWS and Azure certifications. I will be available *after* your project is completed for continued support. Satisfaction guaranteed. I'm located in Southern California (PST) for easy communication.

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Max H.

Irvine, California

$75/hr

5.0

2 jobs

Lead Java Software Engineer with 18 years of progressive experience designing, building, and delivering enterprise-grade distributed systems across finance, investment management, banking, and media domains. For the past 7 years in the United States, I have served as a technical leader at Capital Group — one of the world's largest investment management firms ($2.7 T AUM) — architecting high-performance microservices, REST APIs, data pipelines, and modern front-end applications that support millions of users and process billions of dollars in transactions daily. Deep expertise in full-stack development, system integration, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native architecture. Proven ability to drive end-to-end delivery, provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and modernize legacy platforms. Published author, technical educator (61K+ YouTube subscribers), and open-source contributor. Available for full-time, contract, and freelance engagements. I help startups and enterprises modernize legacy systems, build scalable cloud-native platforms, and accelerate delivery timelines — reducing time-to-market and engineering overhead.

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