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Stephen O.

Senior Full-Stack Developer | AI, Python, .NET, React

𝙉𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙬𝙚𝙗 𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩-𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨-𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣? I build modern web platforms, cross-platform mobile apps, and AI-powered systems end-to-end, from backend architecture and APIs to scalable cloud infrastructure, intuitive UIs, and intelligent product features. My focus is building real AI functionality inside production apps - semantic search, AI copilots, automation systems, document intelligence, and decision-support tools designed for reliability, observability, and long-term scalability. 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 I design and build scalable web platforms, SaaS products, dashboards, and enterprise systems using modern frontend frameworks and production-grade architectures. ꜱᴛᴀᴄᴋ & ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴇꜱ React, Next.js, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), Redux, Zustand, React Query, WebSockets, REST APIs, GraphQL, Micro-frontend architecture, Server-side rendering (SSR), Static site generation (SSG), Progressive Web Apps (PWA), Tailwind CSS, Material UI, Chakra UI, Bootstrap, Responsive UI, Design systems, Performance optimization, SEO optimization, Lighthouse performance tuning, Web accessibility (WCAG) 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 I develop high-performance mobile apps for iOS and Android with shared logic and consistent UX. ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴇꜱ & ᴘʟᴀᴛꜰᴏʀᴍꜱ React Native, Flutter, Expo, TypeScript, Dart, Native modules, Cross-platform architecture, Offline-first applications, Local storage, Push notifications, Deep linking, OAuth authentication, Mobile analytics, App performance monitoring, App Store deployment, Google Play deployment, OTA updates, CI/CD pipelines 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗟𝗟𝗠 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 I integrate production-ready AI systems directly into applications, focusing on reliability, evaluation, and real-world usability. ᴀɪ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇꜱ Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Semantic search, Knowledge assistants, Document AI, AI copilots, Workflow automation, AI agents, Multi-step reasoning pipelines, Structured LLM outputs, Tool-calling agents, Prompt engineering, Context engineering, LLM evaluation frameworks, Guardrails, Hallucination mitigation, AI observability ᴀɪ ꜰʀᴀᴍᴇᴡᴏʀᴋꜱ & ᴘʟᴀᴛꜰᴏʀᴍꜱ OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Llama, DeepSeek, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, Hugging Face Transformers, Sentence-Transformers, Embedding pipelines, Vector search architectures ᴠᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴅᴀᴛᴀʙᴀꜱᴇꜱ Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, FAISS, pgvector, Milvus, Redis Vector Search 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 & 𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 I build scalable backend systems and microservices designed for high concurrency, complex business logic, and AI workloads. ʙᴀᴄᴋᴇɴᴅ ꜱᴛᴀᴄᴋ .NET, ASP.NET Core, Node.js, Python, FastAPI, Express.js, NestJS, Django, Flask, REST APIs, GraphQL APIs, gRPC, WebSockets, Event-driven architecture, Async processing, Background workers, Task queues, Distributed microservices ᴅᴀᴛᴀ & ᴅᴀᴛᴀʙᴀꜱᴇꜱ PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, BigQuery, Data pipelines, ETL workflows, Data modeling, Query optimization 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 & 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 I design cloud-native architectures that scale efficiently and remain cost-effective. ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅ & ɪɴꜰʀᴀꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Serverless architecture, AWS Lambda, Cloud Run, Containerized services, Kubernetes, Docker, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Monitoring systems, Prometheus, Grafana, Logging pipelines, Performance monitoring 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 & 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 Beyond coding, I focus on building systems that remain maintainable and scalable as products grow. ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇꜱ Microservices architecture, Event-driven systems, Domain-driven design, Clean architecture, Distributed systems, API-first architecture, AI-ready data architecture, Observability, Reliability engineering, Performance optimization, Security best practices 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 1️⃣ Understand the product vision, users, and goals 2️⃣ Design a simple and scalable system architecture 3️⃣ Build an MVP quickly and iterate toward production 4️⃣ Deliver maintainable systems with documentation and monitoring If you're building a web platform, mobile app, or AI-powered product, I can help architect, build, and deliver a production-ready system that scales. 𝓛𝓮𝓽'𝓼 𝓫𝓾𝓲𝓵𝓭 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓲𝓶𝓹𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓯𝓾𝓵. 🚀

🇺🇸Tampa, United States$50/hr100% JSS5.00 (7)Since Dec 2007
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$201

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#113,198 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#15,849 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
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Read daily since Oct 12, under 30 days

Total earnings
$12k

Billed in all: $12k

World#183,534 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#29,521 / 62.1k
Per project
$1.5k

$402 in the last 6 months

World#96,706 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#16,422 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
3
67% fixed33% hourly
World#66,479 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#8,998 / 62.1k
Projects in all
8

Across 11 contracts

55% fixed45% hourly
World#223,560 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#31,849 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$12.1kNothing earned since Oct 12Billed in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$11.8k$12.0k$12.2k$12.4kOct 12Oct 25Nov 7

Tracked from Oct 12, 2026.

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