Location: Chicago, IL

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, PHP, WordPress, Tailwind CSS, Hugo, SQL, APIs, AWS, GCP, Vercel, Netlify, CDNs, Shopify, iOS, Swift, Progressive Web Apps

Portfolio: https://scottmakes.tech/portfolio

Email: scottmakestech+hn@gmail.com

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Full-stack developer with 18+ years of experience building websites and applications across industries including media, finance, and e-commerce. I work across the full stack to create fast, accessible, and scalable solutions. Comfortable owning the entire development lifecycle—from architecture and infrastructure to UI/UX and performance optimization. Deep experience with custom CMS solutions, serverless architectures, and integrations with complex APIs.

Primarily looking for a full-time role on a team, but open to contract opportunities as well.

More of a hub and spoke.

I loved your videos and have always wondered why you didn’t continue! Reading your comment, I think your quest for perfectionism shines through but I think your viewers would be much more forgiving than you are to yourself. Hopefully you can continue one day, maybe keep the scope a bit smaller so you don’t overwhelm yourself.

Great comment.

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You're site looks good! I don't know what v1.0 looked like, but this one is great. Constructive criticism: have you tried adding some fancy moving shadows to your portfolio images? I think adding one on hover would really drive that style home.

Thank you for the compliment and suggestion, Dillon! Really appreciated.

BTW - your site looks amazing. It's what my site thinks it is.

Your site does not load at all on iOS with a tracking-blocker (Firefox) enabled.

Thanks for letting me know, @chrisandchris. Unfortunately, I couldn't replicate. I checked the site on the following:

1) Firefox for iOS, with "Enabled Tracking Protection" on and "Strict" protection level.

2) Firefox Focus app.

3) Safari, after enabling Firefox Focus' content blocker.

The site still managed to load under all 3 circumstances. Is there another method you are using that I can check?

It is Firefox Clear („Klar“ in German, don‘t know the exact name of the app in English). I checked and it happens only when „block other activity tracking“ is enabled. I assume it breaks some scripts/styles coming from a CDN.

Thanks for the additional details! I'll look into this.

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