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I'm a Senior Cloud & AI Platform Engineer with 10+ years building scalable systems. Currently available for new projects.
What I bring to the table:
Backend & APIs: Node.js, GraphQL, microservices, serverless architectures
Cloud & Infra: AWS (ECS, CDK, DocumentDB), Terraform, infrastructure-as-code
Frontend: React
Data: MongoDB, Drizzle ORM
AI: AI integrations and platform engineering
I've architected microservices powering Ellucian's platform, which serves 3,000+ higher education institutions across the US and internationally. I think in systems, not just features.
Looking for: contract or project-based work in cloud architecture, backend engineering, AI integrations, or full-stack builds. Especially interested in SaaS, EdTech, and teams shipping fast with modern stacks.
Let's talk. DM me or check out my portfolio: https://contra.com/agmahoon
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Been Away for a while Building...
Worked on Several projects, firstly as a backend Engineer of an Enterprise OS project that turns product development into real life scenario for average users...
Project was paused due to internal issues 🥲... can't explain much on that.
That did not stop me i moved on to work on a Mobile application for Australian Workers.
PayTracc is the name and i built it on Flutter which is a cross native platform that allows developers to build iOS/ Android Apps easily.
Paytracc is an Australian employee‑focused work and pay‑tracking app that consolidates shifts, timesheets, leave, multiple jobs, and estimated pay into one mobile dashboard. It’s designed for shift workers, people with variable schedules, and anyone who wants a clear, private record of their working life before payday.
When i started the discussion with the founder, on our first meeting i did not get anything he said at all cause i wasn't familiar with Australian work life and how it worked.
It took several meetings of him explaining things to me to get the grasp of it.
I worked hand in hand with the Ui designer to bring the vision to life.
It took me 4 months to work on this project and still minor bugs to fix daily, it's just never ending at the point but i am loving every step.
It's been a great journey and i both suffered and enjoyed every step of the way...
The Android Application was launched and approved Last month, while the IOS has been approved for testing, i am still fixing some bugs before we push for launch.
The journey has been a good one from struggling to know how to setup the awards to finding out about Australian Fairworks commission and how they provide an api for you to connect to and pull all the latest australian awards. Fair works really helped ease my job as previously we are aiming to upload the individual awards on the database and guess what? we have over 5000+ awards, imagine how stressful that would have been.
Thankful to God for the strength and wisdom he gave me to push through the entire project.
