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Dru C.

Full-Stack Developer | Project Rescue Expert | Django, Next.js & Nest

I specialize in rescuing and rebuilding unstable web platforms, the projects most developers give up on. Over the last decade, I’ve helped startups and enterprises like Exclusive Books and DANSA (Divers Alert Network SA) stabilize complex Shopify, Angular, and Vendure systems. Whether it’s syncing millions of products, building GraphQL APIs, or untangling 100k-line legacy codebases, I deliver stable, scalable platforms that perform. What I do best • Shopify integrations, REST → GraphQL migrations, and product automation • Full-stack rebuilds using Next.js, NestJS, and Angular • Legacy system rescue and modernization (CodeIgniter → Laravel, etc.) • Infrastructure setup on AWS and DigitalOcean with CI/CD pipelines Recent wins • Reduced Exclusive Books’ Shopify sync from weeks to hours • Rebuilt EngagementFit’s 100k+ line legacy system into a stable CI4 platform • Delivered DANSA’s membership system with Netcash debit-order integration If you need a developer who can take a messy, fragile system and turn it into something you can rely on, let’s talk.

🇿🇦Randburg, South Africa$70/hr100% JSS5.00 (2)Since Aug 2022
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$2.5k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#16,310 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#90 / 2,548
Revenue, last 30 days
$2.3k

Last 6 months: $15k

World#17,830 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#99 / 2,548
Total earnings
$79k

Billed in all: $80k

World#50,090 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#246 / 2,548
Per project
$20k

$7.6k in the last 6 months

World#6,030 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#32 / 2,548
Projects, last 6 months
2
50% fixed50% hourly
World#88,918 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#405 / 2,548
Projects in all
4
50% fixed50% hourly
World#283,741 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#1,606 / 2,548

Earnings, last 30 days

$80k+$2.3k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$76k$78k$80kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 2% in Application

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #4Application217 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 2%
  2. #47International Development623 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 8%
  3. #130AWS Development1,478 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #2Top 9%
  4. #215GraphQL3,403 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 6%
  5. #216Mobile App3,535 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #2Top 6%
  6. #335Django5,931 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #2Top 6%
  7. #439Angular6,816 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 6%
  8. #520Docker8,761 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #4Top 6%