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Iwan K.

AWS Certified | Node.js | Serverless | TypeScript | AWS CDK | React

I'm a senior backend engineer and AWS-certified Solutions Architect with a Master's in Electronic Engineering and 13+ years of experience building scalable, event-driven systems using Node.js, TypeScript, and Python. In recent years, I've worked as a consultant and cloud architect, helping organisations design, build, and scale modern cloud-native and serverless applications. My approach combines deep technical expertise with the ability to engage directly with stakeholders, uncover real needs, and design solutions that deliver measurable value. My core technology stack includes: - Backend: Node.js with TypeScript, NestJS, Express, and Python (FastAPI, Flask) - Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (AWS CDK, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, Step Functions, ECS/Fargate) - Frontend: React with TypeScript - CI/CD & DevOps: Docker, GitHub Actions, Infrastructure as Code I specialize in: - Architecting event-driven and serverless backends - Designing secure, scalable AWS infrastructures - Building robust APIs and integrations - Translating complex ideas into clear, maintainable systems I take pride in being versatile, proactive, and research-driven, always aiming to craft solutions that are elegant and efficient.

🇿🇦Cape Town, South Africa$59/hr100% JSS5.00 (2)Since Nov 2019

Earnings and projects

MRR
$9.8k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#1,365 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#8 / 2,548
Revenue, last 30 days
$9.4k

Last 6 months: $59k

World#1,661 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#6 / 2,548
Total earnings
$356k

Billed in all: $374k

World#5,593 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#22 / 2,548
Per project
$59k

$20k in the last 6 months

World#651 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#5 / 2,548
Projects, last 6 months
3

Across 4 contracts

0% fixed100% hourly
World#66,479 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#267 / 2,548
Projects in all
6

Across 9 contracts

0% fixed100% hourly
World#250,290 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#1,375 / 2,548

Earnings, last 30 days

$374k+$9.4k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$360k$365k$370k$375kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 0.25% in ExpressJS

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