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Philip C.

AI Systems Engineer | Backend Developer | API Integrations

I'm Philip C., a Top Rated developer on Upwork with over 10 years of experience. I work with businesses to build production-grade AI apps and automations, API integrations, and scalable backends. CORE SPECIALTIES AI Systems Development: - Production AI integrations, custom LLM agents, knowledge bases, and RAG pipelines - Document extraction, automated parsing, and structured data outputs - Multi-agent orchestration and API tool calling Backend and API Architecture: - Scalable microservices and REST/GraphQL APIs (Python, FastAPI) - Secure authentication, RBAC, rate-limiting, and async background workers - Custom third-party integrations (Square, Shopify, Zoho CRM, ERP systems) Cloud, DevOps and Databases: - Containerized cloud deployments (AWS EC2, ECS, Lambda, Docker, CI/CD) - Relational databases and vector search (PostgreSQL, Supabase, MySQL, pgvector) RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS - Lead Backend Architect for an enterprise AI-powered SaaS platform ($99K+ single contract delivery). - Engineered a live B2B wholesale ordering and checkout platform integrated with real-time ERP data. - Built 10+ custom AI pipelines and automations including customer support workflows and document extraction systems. TECH STACK - Backend: Python, FastAPI, Node.js - AI and agents: LangGraph, LangChain, PydanticAI, OpenAI API, Claude, OpenRouter - Databases: PostgreSQL, Supabase, MySQL, Redis, Vector Databases - APIs and integrations: REST, GraphQL, n8n, Webhooks - Cloud and infrastructure: AWS (Lambda, EC2, ECS, S3), Docker, Railway, Replit Whether you need to build a modern AI pipeline from scratch or bridge complex external APIs into your existing stack, I deliver secure, maintainable code. Let's discuss your project goals.

🇨🇦Mississauga, Canada$70/hr100% JSS5.00 (18)Since Feb 2022

Earnings and projects

MRR
$5.9k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#3,935 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#131 / 7,134
Revenue, last 30 days
$4.9k

Last 6 months: $36k

World#5,757 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#177 / 7,134
Total earnings
$181k

Billed in all: $191k

World#17,863 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#427 / 7,134
Per project
$4.9k

$3.2k in the last 6 months

World#35,532 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#599 / 7,134
Projects, last 6 months
11
64% fixed36% hourly
World#15,932 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#253 / 7,134
Projects in all
37

Across 38 contracts

45% fixed55% hourly
World#81,188 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#1,493 / 7,134

Earnings, last 30 days

$191k+$4.9k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$185.0k$187.5k$190.0k$192.5kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 0.44% in Data Scraping

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