I'm a full-stack developer who has built everything from an investor-facing proof of concept to user-facing serverless applications. I've led remote teams across Canada and the United States as a Tech Lead and Engineering Manager (acting) and also work well as a keyboard-for-hire. To move fast without breaking things, I leverage schema-first development. My specialty is breaking large projects into smaller releases to deliver value to you and your customers. Let's chat!

John Franey

I'm a full-stack developer who has built everything from an investor-facing proof of concept to user-facing serverless applications. I've led remote teams across Canada and the United States as a Tech Lead and Engineering Manager (acting) and also work well as a keyboard-for-hire. To move fast without breaking things, I leverage schema-first development. My specialty is breaking large projects into smaller releases to deliver value to you and your customers. Let's chat!

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March 2, 2026

I’m a full-stack developer who has built everything from an investor-facing proof of concept to user-facing serverless applications. I’ve led remote teams across Canada and the United States as a Tech Lead and Engineering Manager (acting) and also work well as a keyboard-for-hire.

To move fast without breaking things, I leverage schema-first development. My specialty is breaking large projects into smaller releases to deliver value to you and your customers.

Let’s chat!

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Intermediate

Work Experience

Tedhnical Lead at North One
February 8, 2022 - November 10, 2024
Senior Full Stack Developer at North One
March 23, 2021 - February 5, 2022
Senior Software Consultant at Nautel
July 31, 2020 - March 18, 2021
Engineering Manager, Acting at NepFin
November 1, 2019 - July 30, 2020
Web Application Developer at NepFin
June 30, 2019 - October 30, 2019
Senior Web App Developer at Colibri Software
May 15, 2019 - July 15, 2019
Web Application Developer at Colibri Software
August 31, 2016 - May 13, 2019
Web App Developer at Verify Diagnostics
February 14, 2014 - August 29, 2016

Education

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science at Acadia University
September 1, 2005 - April 30, 2009
Earned the Acadia University Medal in Political Science

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services
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