Senior Full Stack Developer (Remote) at Saakuru Labs

Contributed to Saakuru Labs’ transition into AI-native consumer products, supporting AI-enabled application development and engineering execution across its emerging portfolio. Worked on AI-powered interactive experiences such as Hyperbond Studio/Call Me Sensei, combining conversational language learning, AI characters, relationship progression, and interactive storytelling. Architected microservices-based systems using NestJS for core services and FastAPI for AI processing pipelines, deployed on AWS ECS with RDS PostgreSQL and ElastiCache. Built Next.js 14 admin dashboards and customer portals using Server Components and Server Actions. Integrated OpenAI GPT-4 with fine-tuning and prompt engineering, implemented real-time chat using WebSockets (Socket.io) with Redis pub/sub for horizontal scaling, and reduced AI latency via multi-layered caching and streaming. Led React Native development for cross-platform mobile apps deployed to 800+ field employees, including offline-first archit

Full Stack Developer (Remote) at Aptive Environmental

Developed and enhanced enterprise web applications supporting Aptive Environmental’s residential pest-control operations across sales, customer service, field service, and branch operations. Built customer account and service-management workflows, scheduling/rescheduling for recurring appointments, and internal field-service tools for technician assignments, routes, service notes, and treatment records. Implemented sales workflows for lead management, service plan enrollment, contracts, and representative activity. Delivered dashboards and reporting for sales performance, retention, service activity, and branch operations. Built and maintained APIs and integrations connecting customer, sales, scheduling, billing, and field-service workflows. Improved performance through query optimization, indexing, caching, and backend enhancements, and collaborated with cross-functional teams for reliable deployments and production troubleshooting.