Koku Hermann E.

Full-Stack Tech Lead | Architecture, Delivery & Reliability

I help founders and product teams turn complex, stalled, or fragile software projects into reliable releases and maintainable systems. I’m a Top Rated Plus Full-Stack Tech Lead with 8+ years of software development experience and 5,400+ hours delivered on Upwork. I lead architecture and delivery across frontend, backend, data, testing, and CI/CD, and I have experience leading a fully remote team of five. My strength is turning unclear requirements and complex codebases into an executable delivery plan. I map the existing system, identify the real risks, design pragmatic technical boundaries, split the work into reviewable increments, and establish the validation needed to ship safely. I can help you with: • Software architecture and technical discovery • Existing codebase assessment and modernization planning • Full-stack feature delivery from specification to production • Vue, Nuxt, TypeScript, Node.js, Laravel, and PostgreSQL development • API, data-model, and application-boundary design • Testing, CI/CD, code review, and release-readiness improvements • Fractional technical leadership for small and remote teams • Recovery of delayed, fragile, or difficult-to-maintain projects My core stack includes Vue 3, Nuxt, TypeScript, Node.js, Express, Laravel, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Prisma, REST APIs, Docker, GitHub Actions, Vitest, Cypress, Playwright, and PHPUnit. Best fit: startups and product teams that need more than an isolated developer—they need someone who can understand the whole system, make sound technical decisions, and drive the work to a verifiable release. Send me a short description of your product, current challenges, and codebase. I’ll help you identify the safest and most valuable next step.