Brandon R.
Available for contract work · Houston, TX

Brandon R.

Full stack developer. 9+ years building web apps, AI integrations, and developer tools.

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Tech Stack

TypeScript
JavaScript
Next.js
React
Go
Tailwind
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
Redis
Svelte

Work Experience

AI Dev Tools Startup

Full Stack Software Engineer (Contract)

Aug 2025 — Jan 2026
  • Built and maintained an AI-powered platform.
  • Built AI chat infrastructure with streaming responses, tool calls, and visual code editing.
  • Designed PR preview pipeline with database branching and fully automated ephemeral environments.
  • Migrated sandbox infrastructure, improving reliability and consolidating operations.
  • Implemented billing lifecycle, admin dashboard, and drag-and-drop task management system.

Thumbnail Test

Contract Developer

Aug 2022 — Aug 2025
  • Key team member on a widely used A/B testing tool for YouTube thumbnails and titles.
  • Revamped UI/UX and integrated webhooks for efficient subscription processing.

Brickseek

Contract Mobile Developer

Mar 2022 — Apr 2022
  • Added features to React Native app. Improved app speed by 20%.
React Native

Side Projects

Seth Drums Song Panel

  • Full-stack moderation app for a Twitch streamer. Improved mod workflow by 100x. Real-time updates via Pusher, drag-and-drop queue management.
TypeScriptNext.jsPrismaRedisPostgreSQLPusher

Gauntlet Bot

  • Submission handler for weekly design contests. 1000+ original works submitted and stored. Dockerized deployment on Linode.
TypeScriptNext.jsPostgreSQLDockerVercel