I've shipped production software for Avanade, Microsoft, NASA, PwC, Bain & Company, Siemens, Allstate, Devon Energy and more — as the solo engineer doing the work, not a lead delegating it. 8,700+ hours on Upwork, 100% Job Success, Top-Rated Plus.
Clients usually come to me with one of two problems: a product that needs building end to end, or a codebase someone else walked away from. I can own either one — architecture, development, deployment, and the operational side after launch — without the handoff overhead of a team.
Stack: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Angular, .NET/C#, SQL Server, Supabase, Azure (including AI Foundry), Stripe, as well as Anthropic and OpenAI LLM integration in production systems.
Thirty years in means I've seen enough architectures fail to be conservative about the ones I recommend. I'll tell you when something's outside my wheelhouse rather than bill you to learn it, and I'll tell you when I believe the thing you asked for isn't the thing you need.
Currently available for 30+ hrs/week. Send me the problem and I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit.
Advertised rate is negotiable.
Curtis M. earns an estimated $19k/mo. That's 12.9× the typical freelancer and more than 99.98% of everyone we track.