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Senior/Staff-level engineer with Fortune 50 enterprise and fintech production experience. I don't just write code — I architect systems, build platforms, train teams, and operate infrastructure. 20+ production projects. 50 technical articles. 9 certifications.

Orlando, FL — Remote-FirstSenior / Staff LevelFull-Time or Contract

Roles I Excel In

Senior / Staff Software Engineer

Full-stack development with Next.js, Python, .NET. Architecture ownership, mentoring, technical decision-making.

SDE, SWE, Software Engineer, Full-Stack Developer

Senior Automation / QA Engineer

Test framework architecture, CI/CD pipeline optimization, quality engineering culture. ISTQB certified (3x).

SDET, QA Architect, Test Lead, Automation Architect

Platform / DevOps Engineer

AWS infrastructure, Terraform IaC, CI/CD, SLOs, incident response, cost optimization. 6 AWS certifications.

Platform Engineer, SRE, DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer

FinTech / Trading Systems Engineer

Trading platforms, risk systems, market data pipelines. Active futures trader who builds his own tools.

FinTech Developer, Trading Systems, Quantitative Engineer

AI / ML Engineer

LLM integration (GPT-4o, Claude), ML signal systems, AI-powered bots with safety guardrails.

AI Engineer, ML Engineer, LLM Integration

Engineering Manager / Tech Lead

Trained 50+ engineers, established QA standards at 2 companies, architecture decision ownership.

Tech Lead, Engineering Manager, QA Manager

What I Bring to Your Team

Fortune 50 experience (Home Depot, 2,300+ stores)
Fintech production systems ($10M+ daily volume)
Built 185-table platform as sole architect
13 testing frameworks, 500+ tests in production
9 certifications (ISTQB x3, AWS x5, Cisco)
50 technical articles published
120,000-word trading book (24 chapters)
Active futures trader (8 symbols daily)
Trilingual: English, Portuguese, Spanish
B.S. Finance (Kean) + B.S. Computer Science (Full Sail)

Technical Skills

Languages

TypeScript, Python, C#/.NET, JavaScript, SQL, HCL

Frontend

Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion

Backend

Node.js, .NET 8, FastAPI, Express, REST APIs

Cloud

AWS, Vercel, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions

Testing

Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, pytest, JMeter

AI/Data

GPT-4/Claude API, scikit-learn, pandas, XGBoost, PyTorch

Trading

NinjaTrader 8, Sierra Chart, Alpaca API, WebSockets

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Why Hire Me Over Other Candidates

Most engineers say they build.

I have a live portfolio with 20+ production projects, 5 case studies with code, a live telemetry dashboard, 50 blog posts, and 27 downloadable artifacts. Every claim on my resume has a URL.

Most engineers specialize in one thing.

I architect full-stack applications, build test automation frameworks, deploy cloud infrastructure, develop trading systems, and integrate AI — across enterprise retail and fintech. I bring pattern recognition across domains.

Most engineers need direction.

I founded Sage Ideas LLC and built the Nexural ecosystem solo — 185 tables, 69 APIs, 7 systems, from architecture to production. I'm self-directed, I document everything, and I mentor others.

Most engineers just code.

I operate systems. SLOs, incident drills, runbooks, security receipts. My portfolio site has a platform engineering page with 99.9% availability targets and tested failure modes. I think about production, not just development.

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I'm open to remote full-time roles, contract positions, and consulting engagements.