Developer Resume
Ryan Reiss
Senior Full-Stack Developer
Professional Highlights
5+ years of continuous production development across education, social platforms, e-commerce, and blockchain applications — 10+ client projects shipped from architecture to deployment.
Strong client management and technical communication. Translated complex technical decisions for non-technical stakeholders across multi-month engagements and maintained long-term consultancy relationships.
Full ownership mentality — comfortable taking projects from initial requirements through database design, API development, payment integration, and production infrastructure.
7+ years of React experience, 4+ years of Next.js/TypeScript specialization, deep PostgreSQL/Supabase knowledge, production Stripe implementations, and AI integration expertise.
Professional Experience
Independent Software Consultant
Self-Employed · March 2021 – Present · Chicago Area
Delivered full-stack development services to startups and established businesses across e-commerce, social media, real estate, and Web3 domains. Managed client relationships, scoped projects, and owned technical execution from architecture to production deployment.
Recent Client Projects (2024–2026)
ÂTTN.LIVE · Creator Social Platform
Dec 2025 – Present
- Brought on as sole developer to expand a limited SQLite-based platform. Designed and executed a zero-downtime migration to Supabase PostgreSQL across 27 production tables, handling type conversions and constraint remapping.
- Rebuilt 100+ API endpoints and the entire frontend from scratch in Next.js 16 / React 19. Implemented real-time features, Stripe subscription lifecycle with webhook management, and AI generation integrations.
- Delivered an embeddable audio player with oEmbed support, a weekly prize pool leaderboard, and a creator token economy. Platform now handles live production traffic.
Multi-Tenant Learning Platform
Sep – Dec 2025
- Built a multi-tenant SaaS application with Supabase, TypeScript, and Next.js for an educational client. Implemented course management, student enrollment, progress tracking, and Stripe payment integration.
- Designed and implemented a tenant isolation strategy ensuring secure data separation across customer organizations.
Node.js API Modernization
Oct 2025 – Jan 2026
- Rebuilt a React application's backend from scratch using Node.js and Drizzle ORM, replacing an unstable architecture with a production-grade API.
- Continued as an ongoing consultant. Added a rate-limited, customer-accessible API with a public/private key pair authentication system.
Web3 E-Commerce Integration & Hackathon Project
Aug – Sep 2025
- Cloned a Shopify storefront into a Farcaster Frame using Next.js and TypeScript.
- Joined a hackathon team as lead developer in San Francisco, building a Farcaster Frame application under a tight deadline.
Earlier Projects (2021–2024)
Fantasy Football Blockchain Platform · DBDFF
Dec 2022 – Dec 2024
- Built a Next.js application using a blockchain-weighted scoring algorithm for a fantasy football league. Implemented server actions for score calculation and leaderboard management.
- Maintained a 2-year consultancy relationship. Added multi-season support, a playoffs system, and handled ongoing debugging and feature requests.
News & Social Media Platform
Mar 2022 – Jun 2024
- Developed and operated a MERN-stack social platform with Next.js. Enabled customizable user profiles, blog publishing, blockchain-based subscriptions, and a community event calendar.
- Achieved thousands of SEO-indexed pages on Google through technical optimization and content strategy.
Marketing Website Development
Mar 2021 – Jun 2022
- Created a static website with social media integrations for a client, later expanded with a WordPress blog and ongoing marketing content creation.
Founder & Developer
Code350 LLC · December 2025 – Present
Building an AI-powered coding education platform focused on project-based learning — not just teaching syntax, but training developers to think architecturally and communicate technical decisions.
- Designed and built the full platform from scratch: Stripe subscription tiers, per-user isolated dev environments on Fly.io, and an AI-assisted Monaco Editor with course context injection.
- Built an automated content pipeline, a certificate system, and Resend email automation.
- Core philosophy — "Build real apps. Learn as you go." Teaching developers to think in code and think architecturally, not just copy from AI.
Technical Expertise
- Frontend
- React 19
- Next.js 16
- TypeScript
- Zod
- HTML5
- CSS3
- TailwindCSS
- Backend
- Node.js
- REST APIs
- Server Actions
- Supabase
- PostgreSQL
- NoSQL
- Prisma
- Drizzle ORM
- Infrastructure
- Vercel
- Fly.io
- DigitalOcean
- Cloudflare R2
- Sentry
- Rybbit
- Git
- GitHub
- Bitbucket
- CI/CD
- Payments
- Stripe Subscriptions & Webhooks
- USDC
- Programmable Wallets
- AI
- Vercel AI Gateway
- Claude API
- AI Integration
- AI Automation
- Web3
- Base
- USDC
- Wallet Integration
- Farcaster Frames
- Smart Contracts
- Collaboration
- Git workflows
- Technical documentation
- Client communication
- Agile methodologies
- Web Standards
- SEO — Semantic HTML, JSON-LD, Metadata
- WCAG / ADA Accessibility