Hey, I'm Ye
Senior Full-Stack Developer
11 years building React & Python web applications across fintech, recruitment, and media.
Auckland, New Zealand
About
The short version
I've spent the last 11 years building web products that people actually use. My work spans fintech dashboards, recruitment platforms, and media tools — mostly with React on the frontend and Python or Node.js on the back.
I'm most comfortable when I own a problem properly. That means being involved from the first conversation about what it should do, right through to shipping and keeping it running in production. I've done that as a solo founder, as a team lead managing other developers, and as a senior individual contributor embedded in a larger team.
Right now I'm based in Auckland, studying a Master of Applied Finance at AUT, and looking for remote contract work at 25 hours per week. I work well async, communicate clearly, and don't need handholding to get things done.
11+
Years Experience
7
Companies
3
Degrees
Fintech, Recruitment, Media
Industries
Skills
Tools of the trade
Hover around — I don't bite.
Frontend
Backend
Cloud & DevOps
Databases
Methodologies
Experience
The journey so far
Projects
Stuff I shipped
Findjobs Employer Dashboard
Full-featured employer dashboard for managing job listings, candidates, and analytics.
Findjobs Job Portal
SEO-optimised job portal with server-side rendering that drove 500% traffic growth.
GrabJobs Employer Dashboard
Dashboard with Stripe billing integration and real-time candidate management.
GrabJobs Job Portal
High-traffic job portal handling 300% traffic increase through SSR architecture.
EVVO Channel
Live streaming video platform with FFmpeg and Nginx RTMP infrastructure.
Novitee POS & Inventory
Cloud-based point-of-sale system with inventory and accounting integration.
Education
Academic Background
Master of Applied Finance
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Mar 2026 — Feb 2027
MSc Computer Science
University of East London
Sep 2024 — Sep 2025
Bachelor of Computer Science
University of Computer Studies, Mandalay
2009 — 2012
Blog
Thoughts & takes
REST vs GraphQL — How to choose your API architecture?
A practical breakdown of when to pick REST vs GraphQL, based on real-world tradeoffs I've encountered across multiple products.
How to protect your API?
Security patterns for production APIs — rate limiting, authentication, input validation, and more.
Activity
GitHub Contributions
Got something interesting? Let's talk.
I'm always up for a good challenge. If you need a senior dev who ships fast, communicates clearly, and doesn't need babysitting — I'm your guy. 25 hrs/week, fully remote, async-friendly.
[email protected]