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Strong senior full-stack and platform-architecture — comfortable across modern (TypeScript, Node, React, AWS, Python) and legacy (PHP, Java) stacks, with deep AWS, cloud infrastructure, and scaling experience. Effective at modernising legacy systems while continuing to deliver business features. Hands-on Tech Lead style — leading teams through architecture decisions and code review while still shipping daily. AI / LLM integration capability (Claude, OpenAI, RAG, vector search). Quick to onboard and deliver in unfamiliar codebases.
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Looking for fractional CTO or senior contract work — open to part-time, project-based, or longer engagements. Sydney-based, remote-friendly, available immediately.
Most recently spent 22 months as senior backend dev at a Sydney fintech, building a TypeScript /Fastify / AWS Lambda microservice for entity management and KYC end-to-end, while also maintaining and modernising a legacy custom PHP monolith (including a long-deferred PHP 5.6 → 8.2 upgrade). — which gave me strong Australian financial domain knowledge across KYC / AML and entity structures, ASIC.
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Most recently 22 months as senior backend dev at a Sydney fintech. Built a new TypeScript / Fastify / AWS Lambda microservice for entity management and KYC end-to-end, while also modernising the legacy PHP monolith (5.6 → 8.2 upgrade, ISO security hardening, AWS Cognito auth). Strong Australian financial domain knowledge — KYC / AML, entity structures, ASIC / eSearch integration, Power of Attorney signing.
10+ years contracting as React / Node full-stack developer across e-commerce, payment gateways, edtech, media, marketing tools, and fintech — held roles including Senior Full-Stack Developer, Lead React Developer, and Tech Lead at startups, scaleups, and agencies. Originally a Java developer for 10+ years.
3 years as a hands-on Tech Lead at a startup / scaleup — leading a team of 2–5 developers across architecture, delivery, code reviews, and mentorship.
Most recent year (2023–2024) was freelance / own-projects under my own entity Heyedd Softwares — Laravel, Next.js, WordPress, Shopify, Stripe, headless CMSs. Also shipped a React Native / Expo language-learning mobile app.
Personal projects: LLM RAG for YouTube videos and a React Native / Expo language-learning app