Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (EST)
Remote: Yes — full overlap with US East Coast, comfortable to PST
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Python (FastAPI, Django), TypeScript / Node (Next.js, React), Swift / SwiftUI (iOS + Share Extensions), PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Fly.io, AWS, GitHub Actions. Daily Claude Code user.
Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahmadzai
Email: info@peakspire.ca
Senior full-stack who owns the whole stack from native iOS down to the backend.
Recent ship: YTGrab — free, ad-free YouTube-audio iOS app (SwiftUI + Share Extension) talking to a FastAPI / yt-dlp backend on Fly.io free tier. End-to-end in a weekend, $0/mo to run: https://github.com/sirajahmadzai/ytgrab
Looking for: contract / fractional engineering ($80–130 CAD/hr, ~$60–95 USD) on 0→1 MVPs, mobile + backend pairings, or any project where shipping weekly matters more than meetings. Comfortable with greenfield AND inheriting legacy.
Senior full-stack who owns the whole stack from native iOS down to the backend.
Recent ship: YTGrab — free, ad-free YouTube-audio iOS app (SwiftUI + Share Extension) talking to a FastAPI / yt-dlp backend on Fly.io free tier. End-to-end in a weekend, $0/mo to run: https://github.com/sirajahmadzai/ytgrab
Looking for: contract / fractional engineering ($80–130 CAD/hr, ~$60–95 USD) on 0→1 MVPs, mobile + backend pairings, or any project where shipping weekly matters more than meetings. Comfortable with greenfield AND inheriting legacy.