I’m Joseph Pinkston, a senior full-stack, AI, and DevOps engineer with 7+ years of experience designing, building, deploying, and optimizing production SaaS and cloud-scale applications. I enjoy turning complex requirements into reliable systems—whether that means architecting secure multi-tenant backends, building frontend experiences with React/Next.js, or delivering high-performance APIs with Node.js, TypeScript, and Python. I also work deeply with AI application development, including LLM-enabled products, RAG workflows, conversational experiences, and agent-style automation. From PostgreSQL/Redis data services and Dockerized deployments on AWS to CI/CD pipelines and performance tuning, I focus on shipping secure, scalable software that stays maintainable in production.

Joseph Pinkston

I’m Joseph Pinkston, a senior full-stack, AI, and DevOps engineer with 7+ years of experience designing, building, deploying, and optimizing production SaaS and cloud-scale applications. I enjoy turning complex requirements into reliable systems—whether that means architecting secure multi-tenant backends, building frontend experiences with React/Next.js, or delivering high-performance APIs with Node.js, TypeScript, and Python. I also work deeply with AI application development, including LLM-enabled products, RAG workflows, conversational experiences, and agent-style automation. From PostgreSQL/Redis data services and Dockerized deployments on AWS to CI/CD pipelines and performance tuning, I focus on shipping secure, scalable software that stays maintainable in production.

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I’m Joseph Pinkston, a senior full-stack, AI, and DevOps engineer with 7+ years of experience designing, building, deploying, and optimizing production SaaS and cloud-scale applications. I enjoy turning complex requirements into reliable systems—whether that means architecting secure multi-tenant backends, building frontend experiences with React/Next.js, or delivering high-performance APIs with Node.js, TypeScript, and Python.

I also work deeply with AI application development, including LLM-enabled products, RAG workflows, conversational experiences, and agent-style automation. From PostgreSQL/Redis data services and Dockerized deployments on AWS to CI/CD pipelines and performance tuning, I focus on shipping secure, scalable software that stays maintainable in production.

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Senior Full Stack, AI & DevOps Engineer at Highland
May 2, 2024 - June 2, 2026
Built full-stack applications using Next.js, React, Node.js, and Python with secure, production-ready APIs and architectures. Designed multi-tenant application architectures supporting secure access, business workflows, and third-party integrations. Integrated Claude/LLM capabilities into production applications, intelligent assistants, and automated workflows. Designed and optimized PostgreSQL and Redis data services for transactional and high-performance workflow workloads. Containerized applications with Docker and managed deployments on AWS. Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automated testing, builds, and deployments of AI and mobile systems.
AI & Mobile Engineer (Reactor) at Reaktor
August 2, 2021 - March 2, 2024
Developed SaaS and mobile applications integrating AI services, cloud APIs, and conversational workflows. Built cross-platform mobile apps using React Native with reusable application components.
Full Stack Engineer at Tremend Software Consulting (earlier experience)
February 2, 2019 - July 2, 2021
Developed modular frontend architectures and reusable React components. Designed PostgreSQL-backed backend services and optimized data-driven application workflow logic. Improved application performance through API optimization, caching, and frontend architecture enhancements. Containerized applications using Docker for consistent development and deployment environments.
Full Stack Engineer at Tremend Software Consulting
February 2, 2019 - July 2, 2021
Developed web and backend services using React, TypeScript, Python, and FastAPI. Integrated LLM APIs into product functionality and automated business processes. Implemented application data services using PostgreSQL and Firebase. Added automated testing and CI/CD workflows to improve software quality and deployment reliability. Built SaaS applications and MVPs using React, TypeScript, Node.js, and NestJS, including REST APIs for authentication, payments, background jobs, and third-party integrations.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at University of North Texas
September 1, 2014 - September 1, 2018

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Software & Internet, Financial Services