SK LS

Technical Expertise

Skills &
Technologies

A decade of building at the intersection of design and engineering. From pixel-perfect interfaces to distributed backend systems — here's the full stack of tools I bring to every project.

Experience

10+

Years in production

Technologies

40+

Tools & frameworks mastered

Projects Shipped

60+

Across 12 industries

Frontend

Backend

Databases

DevOps

Mobile

Design

CORE

What I Do Best

Core
Skill Areas

Six domains of deep expertise, built through years of shipping real products for real users. Not just familiarity — genuine mastery earned through production-grade work.

01 Expert

Frontend Development

Crafting performant, accessible, and visually stunning interfaces with React, TypeScript, and modern CSS. Every pixel is intentional, every interaction is smooth.

02 Expert

Backend Engineering

Designing scalable APIs, microservices, and server-side systems with Node.js, Go, and Python. Built for reliability, security, and performance under load.

03 Advanced

Databases

Modeling complex data relationships, optimizing query performance, and architecting storage solutions across PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis for any scale.

04 Advanced

DevOps & Cloud

Containerizing applications, building CI/CD pipelines, and deploying to AWS and GCP. Infrastructure as code with Terraform, orchestration with Kubernetes.

05 Proficient

Mobile Development

Building cross-platform mobile experiences with React Native and Expo. Native feel, shared codebase, deployed to both App Store and Google Play.

06 Advanced

Design Tools

Fluent in Figma, Sketch, and Adobe Creative Suite. Bridging the gap between design and engineering — I speak both languages and translate between them seamlessly.

TECH

The Full Stack

Technologies
I Use

Not a list of buzzwords — these are the tools I reach for daily, the ones I've debugged at 2am, and the ones I'd stake a production deployment on.

Frontend

React

5+ years

TypeScript

4+ years

Next.js

4+ years

Tailwind CSS

3+ years

GraphQL

3+ years

Backend & Runtime

Node.js

6+ years

Go

3+ years

Python

5+ years

PHP

4+ years

REST APIs

8+ years

Databases & Storage

PostgreSQL

6+ years

MongoDB

5+ years

Redis

4+ years

MySQL

5+ years

Elasticsearch

3+ years

DevOps & Cloud

Docker

5+ years

Kubernetes

3+ years

AWS

4+ years

GitHub Actions

4+ years

Terraform

3+ years

Design & Collaboration

Figma

5+ years

Jira

6+ years

Notion

4+ years

Storybook

3+ years

Adobe XD

4+ years

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Social Proof

What
Colleagues Say

The best measure of technical skill isn't a resume — it's the people who've worked alongside you in the trenches. Here's what they have to say.

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Sarah Chen, Engineering Manager at Stripe

Sarah Chen

Engineering Manager · Stripe

"Working with this developer was a revelation. Their ability to architect complex systems while maintaining clean, readable code is genuinely rare. They shipped our payments dashboard three weeks ahead of schedule — and it was the most polished feature we'd ever released."
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Marcus Williams, CTO at Vercel

Marcus Williams

CTO · Vercel

"I've hired dozens of engineers over my career, and this person stands in a category of their own. Their full-stack depth is extraordinary — equally comfortable optimizing a Postgres query as they are crafting a pixel-perfect animation. They don't just write code; they solve problems. The kind of engineer you build a company around."
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Priya Nair, Product Lead at Figma

Priya Nair

Product Lead · Figma

"What sets this developer apart is their design sensibility. Most engineers treat UI as an afterthought — they treat it as a craft. They pushed back on our designs when something wasn't accessible, proposed better interaction patterns, and delivered an experience our users genuinely loved. A true full-stack thinker."

Ready to build something
extraordinary together?

Whether you have a project in mind or just want to explore possibilities, I'm always open to a conversation.