Full-Stack Developer Portfolio and Engineering Approach

I am a full-stack developer working in Python and Django, React and JavaScript, Node and Express, and PostgreSQL on AWS. I currently lead development of RE/AMP, a production multi-tenant SaaS.

This page is for recruiters and engineering teams. It shows what I work with, how I work, and where to check the claims.

The short version

• Current role: Lead Developer on RE/AMP since March 2024.
• Before that: Full-Stack Developer at Aquifer Investments, 2023 to 2024.
• Earlier: Web development, SEO, and paid search at World Car Auto Group, 2014 to present, part-time since 2023.
• Location: Fort Worth, Texas. I am open to relocating for the right role and compensation.

What I work with

I list years only where asked: Python 5, JavaScript 6, SQL 6, and Go 3.

How I approach a project

Understand the problem and the edge cases

I define the behavior, the failure cases, and the boundaries before I design anything. Unclear requirements become written questions, not guesses.

Model the data before the features

The database design comes first. A good schema keeps later features simple, and a poor one leaks into every layer.

Test first and review everything

I write parameterized boundary tests before the feature code. Every change gets reviewed before it is committed.

At one staging checkpoint on RE/AMP, the suite stood at 726 passing tests across 42 suites. That is a snapshot of one body of work, not a coverage figure for the whole application.

Use AI inside constraints

I use Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini regularly. I decide the architecture and the data model, I set the patterns and tests the code must pass, and I verify the output.

Release through staging

RE/AMP releases go through a staging environment rebuilt from the latest production backup. That tests both the release and the recovery process.

Selected work

RE/AMP

A production multi-tenant SaaS for real estate transaction and investor operations. I started the codebase in March 2024 and have made 2,500+ of its 5,000+ commits, in a 180,000+ line React, Node/Express, and SQL codebase with other contributors.

Read the RE/AMP case study

Inventory ad feed pipeline

A Go ETL pipeline and API that syncs vehicle inventory to Google and Facebook ad platforms. It is still used for inventory marketing.

Read the inventory pipeline case study

Distributed crawler

A Playwright crawling system with Docker replicas, a shared proxy pool, and recovery for stalled work.

Read the crawler case study

Public code

My public repositories are on a self-hosted Forgejo instance at git.turngear.dev.

• Brazen: a Django user-management portal with invites, roles, and password reset. It has 27 tests.
• Botprofiles CS:S: a Go command-line tool that generates game bot profiles. It has 65 tests and runs CI on every push.

These are personal projects, not production deployments.

Next steps

Download the resume or read the about page for the full story. To talk, write to jd@turngear.dev or use the contact page.