Comment by Gulbrandr-Bear

Location: Washington, DC

Remote: Yes (preferred)

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js, React, Postgres, Python,

FastAPI, CDK, AWS (Lambda, ECS, S3, RDS), PGVector

Résumé/CV: Available on request

Email: josh [at] loerakker [dot] app

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jloerakker/

Principal Engineer with 12 years of experience building data-heavy and distributed systems. I’ve led efforts across infrastructure, backend, and frontend—focused on improving search performance, automating workflows, and designing for maintainability and cost tracking.

Strong in system architecture, developer tooling, and cross-functional collaboration. Looking for a hands-on role solving real problems with clear impact.