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Full-Stack Developer with frontend focus

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Benjamin Nelson

Full-Stack Engineer

ben@ben-nelson.dev ben-nelson.dev github.com/benvolatic linkedin.com/in/bennelson

Summary

Self-taught full-stack developer with strong frontend skills (React, TypeScript, React Native) and solid backend experience (Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL). Unique background in infrastructure and homelab administration provides deep understanding of networking, security, and system operations. Looking for opportunities to build impactful products with skilled teams.

Experience

Full-Stack Developer

2022 – Present

Freelance / Personal Projects

  • Built and deployed production web applications using React, TypeScript, and Ruby on Rails
  • Developed cross-platform mobile applications with React Native and Expo
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Cloudflare Pages
  • Designed and maintained RESTful APIs with PostgreSQL and Supabase backends

Infrastructure Administrator

2021 – Present

Self-Hosted Homelab

  • Architected Proxmox VE cluster with high-availability VM configuration
  • Configured pfSense firewall with VLAN segmentation and VPN tunnels
  • Deployed secure external access using Cloudflare Tunnels (zero-trust)
  • Managed self-hosted services: Nextcloud, Plex, NAS with redundant storage

Skills

Frontend

React TypeScript React Native Expo Tailwind CSS HTML/CSS

Backend

Ruby on Rails PostgreSQL Supabase REST APIs Node.js

Infrastructure

Proxmox VE pfSense Cloudflare Docker Linux Networking

Tools

Git GitHub Actions VS Code Figma CI/CD

Education

Self-Taught Developer

Continuous learning through documentation, courses, open source contributions, and hands-on projects. Strong believer in learning by building.