Designing and building a hyperlocal marketplace platform (manaproduce.com) connecting fresh produce growers directly with buyers across New Zealand. End-to-end development from architecture through to production deployment. Designed - with WCAG Frontend - React / AWS / S3 / CloudFront / Route53 / Stripe / Typescript Backend - .NET / AWS / ECS / IAM / MongoDB / IaC / SQS / SNS / SES / Stripe / Twillio Mobile - Flutter Other - Github / Github Actions / Claude Code and Claude API…

Andrew Prakash

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Designing and building a hyperlocal marketplace platform (manaproduce.com) connecting fresh produce growers directly with buyers across New Zealand. End-to-end development from architecture through to production deployment. Designed - with WCAG Frontend - React / AWS / S3 / CloudFront / Route53 / Stripe / Typescript Backend - .NET / AWS / ECS / IAM / MongoDB / IaC / SQS / SNS / SES / Stripe / Twillio Mobile - Flutter Other - Github / Github Actions / Claude Code and Claude API…

Available to hire

Designing and building a hyperlocal marketplace platform (manaproduce.com) connecting fresh produce growers
directly with buyers across New Zealand. End-to-end development from architecture through to production deployment.

Designed - with WCAG
Frontend - React / AWS / S3 / CloudFront / Route53 / Stripe / Typescript
Backend - .NET / AWS / ECS / IAM / MongoDB / IaC / SQS / SNS / SES / Stripe / Twillio
Mobile - Flutter
Other - Github / Github Actions / Claude Code and Claude API

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Skills

Experience Level

Amazon Web Services
Expert
React JS
Expert
Product Design
Expert
Node.js
Expert
MySQL
Expert
MVP
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
Github
Expert
Flutter
Expert
Feature
Expert
CSS
Expert
Claude
Expert
App Design
Expert
API
Expert
.NET
Expert
Ruby on Rails
Expert
SEO
Expert
Ruby
Expert
UI
Intermediate
Stripe
Intermediate
TypeScript
Intermediate
Elasticsearch
Intermediate
Twilio
Beginner
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Language

English
Fluent
Hindi
Advanced

Work Experience

Development Manager at MAGIQ Software
January 24, 2022 - March 16, 2026
I joined to lead the engineering function through platform modernisation and organisational consolidation, reporting to the CEO.
Head of Engineering at thl digital
September 1, 2020 - December 24, 2021
I progressed from Senior Developer through Team Lead to Head of Engineering in under two years, ultimately leading the entire engineering function across distributed teams.

Education

Bachelor Of Computer Science : Software Developer at AUT University
March 1, 2012 - November 30, 2015

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Education, Government, Software & Internet
    paper ManaProduce

    • Led ManaProduce end-to-end — product, technology, marketing, and sales — shipping a live MVP with 4
    early sellers onboarded
    • Designed and built the full-stack marketplace from zero (React + TypeScript, ASP.NET Core 8, MongoDB
    Atlas, AWS ECS Fargate + CDK, CI/CD via GitHub Actions); implemented identity verification (CARJAM
    DLVS, DIA Identity Check), Stripe Connect payments, Twilio OTP, and proximity-based search
    • Executed go-to-market — Facebook campaigns (520+ followers), SEO, social content calendars, and direct
    grower outreach along the Napier-Auckland corridor