Engineering leader with 18 years at Intel and Workday, now available for fractional and contract engagements. I've built and managed global teams of 18+ developers, standardized estimation practices across multiple Scrum teams, and served as the go-to technical escalation point for 75+ university clients on a major SaaS platform.
I've build out and delivered rally-rank - a mobile first app delivered to both the google play store and the apple app store.
I've also consulted for the sherard show - a content management platform using AWS for video and content delivery.
I also do hands-on technical audits — codebase reviews, architecture assessments, process evaluations — backed by real operational experience, not just theory. Recently shipped a React Native app (iOS + Android) end-to-end to stay sharp on the tools your developers are using.
BS in Computer Science & Mathematics, Cal Poly Pomona. Strongest in fintech, SaaS, and mobile.
I'm well versed in Claude Code. I can help you with your development workflow and train you how to use Claude Code so that it optimizes your development flow.
Python
JavaScript
AI Agent Development
CI/CD
GitHub
Docker
React Native
Supabase
Firebase
SQL
Microsoft SQL Server
App Store
Node.js
Full-Stack Development
Large Language Model
Jonathan G.
San Diego, California
$90/hr
5.0
26 jobs
Businesses often rely on spreadsheets, inboxes, manual approvals, and disconnected SharePoint lists long after those processes have outgrown them. I design Microsoft 365 and Power Platform solutions that replace those workflows with scalable, maintainable business systems.
I have 8 years of Microsoft 365 experience and deliver projects from initial discovery through architecture, development, testing, deployment, documentation, training, and production support.
My core services include:
• Power Apps Canvas applications
• Power Automate workflows, approvals, document generation, and notifications
• SharePoint Online intranets, information architecture, permissions, and migrations
• Microsoft Graph and REST API integrations
• PowerShell automation
• Ticketing, scheduling, intake, inventory, CRM-style, and request-management systems
• Technical documentation and administrator handoff
I have built solutions for finance, legal, operations, sales, HR, and field-service teams, including enterprise systems with complex business rules, role-based access, automated data intake, multi-stage approvals, and external integrations.
My focus is not simply making an app work. I design around scalability, performance, security, maintainability, and the people who will ultimately use and support the solution.
Clients receive a complete delivery process: clear communication, thoughtful architecture, reliable development, practical documentation, and a system designed for long-term business use.
JavaScript
Microsoft Windows PowerShell
Microsoft Power Automate
JSON
Microsoft SharePoint Administration
Angular
Microsoft SharePoint Development
Microsoft SharePoint Designer
AngularJS
Microsoft Power Automate Administration
CSS
Microsoft PowerApps
Microsoft Active Directory
Microsoft Office
HTML
John L.
San Diego, California
$75/hr
5.0
3 jobs
Microsoft Certified AI Engineer with 30+ years in enterprise technology — 14 of them at Microsoft as a Senior Consultant — now focused on shipping production-grade AI systems that move real business numbers. Microsoft AI Engineer, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert.
Recent work I'd point you to:
• Enterprise Knowledge Graph Platform — Full-stack Python/Flask app that ingests 33,000+ artifacts from 11 collectors into SQL Server, exposes a multi-round tool-use agent (Claude/DeepSeek) over live inventory, with D3.js graph explorer, SSE streaming, SQL Server 2025 native vector search, and an MCP server surfacing the graph as tools inside Claude Code.
• TechCareerShield — Fully autonomous AI YouTube channel built end-to-end with Claude Code. Multi-agent pipeline (Anthropic claude-sonnet-4-6 / opus-4-6), edge-tts + FFmpeg video assembly, APScheduler orchestration, resumable state machine, cross-posts to six platforms, with a closed-loop self-improvement engine that proposes and ships code changes via isolated git branches.
• Quick-PICK AG — AI-augmented component sourcing platform replacing a manual Excel quoting workflow. FastAPI backend, ChromaDB + sentence-transformers vector search across 2M+ DigiKey/Mouser parts, Anthropic classifier with Shannon-entropy scoring, tiered Vue.js/PrimeVue human-in-the-loop review UI.
• Azure OpenAI chat (LDS Church / FamilySearch) — Built grounded chat over enterprise data using Microsoft AI Search + Azure OpenAI + Blazor.
What I bring to AI engagements:
- Azure OpenAI, Microsoft AI Search, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2
- Agentic frameworks, multi-agent orchestration, MCP, Claude Code / Cursor / Codex daily-driver
- RAG architectures, vector databases (ChromaDB, SQL Server native vectors, AI Search)
- Python (FastAPI, Flask, SQLAlchemy), .NET 8, Blazor, C#, T-SQL
- Terraform / ARM / Bicep IaC, Azure DevOps CI/CD
- 30+ years across enterprise integration (BizTalk, SharePoint), identity (MIM/FIM, ADFS, Azure B2C), and data — I bridge legacy modernization to next-gen AI automation
Certifications: Microsoft AI Engineer, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Developer Associate, Azure Administrator Associate, MCSE (Productivity, Cloud Platform & Infrastructure, SharePoint), MCSD App Builder, Microsoft Certified Master – SharePoint, MCITP (SQL Admin & Dev), (ISC)² CISSP, CompTIA Security+, Certified SCRUM Master, Top Secret Clearance.
Verify my Microsoft Certified Professional transcript — Transcript ID: 782023, Access Code: JLee6789 (search "Microsoft MCP Transcript Validate").
Dog lover, volunteer at Coastal German Shepherd Rescue San Diego — my dream is to give every homeless dog a sweet home.
ASP.NET MVC
BizTalk Server
Microsoft SharePoint Development
Microsoft Azure
Performance Optimization
DevOps
Active Directory Federation Services
Python
AI Development
Azure OpenAI Service
Retrieval Augmented Generation
Large Language Model
Vector Database
Prompt Engineering
Generative AI
AI Agent Development
LangChain
Databricks Platform
Igor K.
San Diego, California
$90/hr
4.9
542 jobs
Senior WordPress Developer. Reliable and responsive. Result-oriented work. On time.
"Top Rated Plus" Upwork premium freelancer, member of an Upwork PRO group.
14+ years skill in full-stack web site development (prototype, graphic design, front-end, back-end, SEO).
Back end experience: PHP (WordPress, Laravel), C# (ASP .NET MVC, Web API, Entity Framework, Orchard, Kooboo, Umbraco).
Front end experience: HTML5 / CSS3, SASS, LESS, Bootstrap 5, Html5 animation, JS, jQuery, AJAX, Json, Rest API, Angular 1-2-4, React.js, Vue.js, Node.js, Three.js.
Other experience: Windows/Unix Server administration, Git, Azure, AWS and cloud solutions.
In terms of WordPress can provide:
✔️ custom theme design or theme/template modification;
✔️ responsive HTML (will pass Google mobile-friendly test, work on any device and OS);
✔️ retina display support;
✔️ HTML5 animation if needed;
✔️ WordPress/Woo back end;
✔️ WordPress multisite and membership, BuddyPress, bbPress;
✔️ custom plugin development;
✔️ 3rd-party services and payment systems API integration;
✔️ SEO, make AMP compliant, setup CDN (Cloudflare);
✔️ support;
✔️ warranty.
Great experience with:
✔️ e-commerce;
✔️ payment systems integration (PP, Stripe, Authorize.net and similar);
✔️ Google Maps API (custom design, clusters, routing, radius, speed/time/distances calculation, etc.);
✔️ responsive CRM and dashboards, high-traffic web-projects;
✔️ experience with Microsoft Power BI.
Keep the warranty, always available, fast response and turnaround.
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WordPress Developer ; WordPress expert ; Fullstack developer.
WordPress
WooCommerce
PHP
WordPress Plugin
WordPress Development
Elementor
WordPress Theme
WordPress Security
WordPress Multisite
WordPress Customization
Web Design
CSS
JavaScript
HTML
Vue.js
Leon H.
San Diego, California
$85/hr
4.8
168 jobs
25+ years in Software Development
Available for 40-60 hrs./wk. Excellent references from CEOs of the companies.
Bringing products to market: inception, spec, architecture, implementation, testing.
Seeking for software development projects in the following areas on Windows Platforms:
- Recent successful GPT-3/3.5/4 API experience with C#, DALL-E interface, and OpenAI Whisper.
- Experience of developing RAG Web Service enabling chatting with private corpus of documents, based on Azure Cognitive Search SDK, Azure OpenAI API and Azure Cosmos Vector DB for vector, hybrid, and semantic search. Segmenting Word/PDF/Excel/CSV/Text documents, embeddings, and ingestion.
- Worked with ML.NET in VSTO Outlook Add-In environment for email classification.
- Experience with Text-To-Speech and Speech-To-Text using AWS, Azure, Google, Eleven Labs, and other vendors. Experience with Google Voice Services, including Diarization (recognition of different speakers and designation in the transcript), and Medical Transcription. Able to produce STS (Speech-to-Speech) application - interacting with ChatGPT over microphone and speakers.
Recent Development Experience of TTS with OpenAI.
- AI Training of basic GPT models using fine-tuning, and embedding techniques with vector databases, such as Pinecone, Qdrant, and Milvus APIs.
- OpenAI Completion and Embeddings API, GPT-3/3.5/4, Whisper API for Transcribing and Translation
- Azure Semantic Kernel, Azure Data Explorer (ADX), Azure Blob Storage, Azure Analytical Services.
- AWS Text-To-Speech, AWS Storage
- Web Services: REST-API, ASP.NET Framework and Core, WCF Web Services, Microservices
- Azure Active Directory Authentication from Desktop Applications in C#
- Desktop applications with C#/.NET Framework/.NET Core, WinForms, WPF, DevExpress
- Microsoft Office VSTO/COM Add-Ins for Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Client/Server Systems: Sockets and high-level protocols, such as HTTP, FTP, MQTT
- Windows Services
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Hardware Interface: USB/RS232/RS485
Technologies and Frameworks:
- Languages: C#, C/C++, Python, MicroPython, XML, JSON
- Databases: SQL, SQLite, MySQL, Entity Framework 6/Core and LINQ.
- Networking: Sockets (.NET and Winsock), REST API, WCF, HTTP, FTP, MQTT, packet-level TCP/IP,
- Serial (RS232/RS485), MODBUS.
- IDE: Visual Studio 2010 through 2022
- Office Add-Ins: VSTO Add-ins for Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Add-In Express Framework.
- VOIP: PJ SIP Stack with DBUS, Asterisk, Open Phone Abstract Library (OPAL)
- Active Directory/LDAP/ADSI
- Monte Carlo Simulations in C#
- Linux: C/C++ and Python with MQTT Development on Ubuntu and Raspbian.
- AES256 Encryption, Monte-Carlo Simulations, SHA256, PGP/GnuPG PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
Application binaries signing (Authenticode), Security Certificate generation in code based on CA.
- Installers with Advanced Installer, Deployment strategies.
- Product Licensing
Windows Forms
C++
C#
Microsoft Visual Studio
C
XML
DevExpress
JSON
Web Service
Microsoft Outlook
Winsock
TCP/IP
Microsoft Excel
Plugin Development
Quantitative Analysis
Daniel V.
San Diego, California
$200/hr
5.0
11 jobs
With a decade of expertise as a Senior Full-Stack Developer, Software Architect, and Engineering Lead, I've delivered web, mobile, and cloud solutions to a diverse clientele, from VC-backed startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. My proficiency spans modern web technologies such as React, NodeJS, AWS, and Azure, but my extensive experience allows me the flexibility to select the optimal tech stack for each project.
In my capacity as a Fractional CTO and Software/Cloud Architect, I've led the development of robust applications, optimized cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure, and boosted system efficiencies utilizing DevOps tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, and Terraform. My role extends beyond programming; I offer strategic technology advice and staff augmentation services, ensuring technology strategies are perfectly aligned with the business goals of both startups and established companies.
I am dedicated to creating high-quality, impactful solutions, fostering clear communication, and guaranteeing client satisfaction.
If you're seeking a strategic tech expert & partner to deliver results for your project, let's connect.
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Recent Project Results:
CTO Leadership & Innovation for a SaaS business:
- As a Fractional CTO for a SaaS company, I led engineering efforts that resulted in a 50% overall revenue increase, 25% IT budget reduction, and a 100% increase in developer productivity within 12 months. I did this by enhancing system availability, security, and performance, launching new features that significantly improved client and user experience, and hiring and managing a top-notch international engineering team.
Full-Stack Engineering & Software Architecture for a Global E-Commerce Startup:
- Architected a global logistics management system for an international e-commerce unicorn, achieving substantial reductions in shipping costs. Implemented scalable microservices in an event-driven architecture using React, TypeScript, NodeJS, Kubernetes, Kafka, and AWS, and integrated a Transportation Management System (TMS) for efficient global delivery and logistics.
Full-Stack Engineering for Global Health & Wellness Enterprise:
- Led the technology overhaul of a content management system for a global health and wellness company, enhancing the delivery of content to mobile apps and the overall user experience. Established a scalable architecture and developed key features in the global web application using React, contributing to the company’s initiative to improve web app performance and add new features.
Node.js
React
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
Angular
JavaScript
TypeScript
SQL
Docker
Kubernetes
Python
HTML
CSS
NoSQL Database
Apache Kafka
React Native
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