Joel Purra
Software Engineer at joelpurra dot com
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolJoel Purra is a remote-first software engineer and tech lead with 16 years of hands-on experience building full-stack and backend systems, specializing in Node.js, TypeScript, microservices, and cloud-native DevOps. He focuses on short-term (0–3 month) contracts and interim engineering leadership—acting as tech lead, interim CTO, and mentor while delivering greenfield MVPs, refactors, and production improvements with test-first quality. A serial entrepreneur who has run IT businesses since 1998 and co-founded multiple e-commerce ventures, he also publishes dozens of open-source projects and advises startups on architecture, security, and product viability. Comfortable across AWS, GCP, and Azure, Joel is frequently the go-to for “fixing” poor architectures or vetting business/technical ideas. He prefers backend work, accepts subcontracting, and keeps a flexible lifestyle informed by international living and army officer training.
16 years of coding experience
Master’s Degree, Information Technology and Engineering, Master’s Degree, Information Technology and Engineering at The Institute of Technology at Linköping UniversityMaster’s Degree, Information Technology and Engineering, Master’s Degree, Information Technology and Engineering at Linköping UniversityHigh School, Computer Technology and Natural Science, High School, Computer Technology and Natural Science at Forsmarks Skola
Portuguese, German, English, Swedish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (200)
btrfs10
gesture-recognizer10
command-line-interface10
npm-package10
ubuntu10
dump10
service-manager10
command-line-tool10
webextension10
cpp10
configurator10
dyndns10
tabbing10
init10
browser10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
joelpurra/bespoke-jumpy
Nov 2013 - Jun 2021
Contributions:43 commits, 7 pushes, 2 tags in 7 years 8 months
jumpslidebespokekeyboard-shortcutskeyboard
node-ffi-packager/node-libclang
Mar 2020 - Jun 2021
nodejs bindings for libclang
Contributions:69 commits, 2 PRs, 27 pushes in 1 year 3 months
libclangnodejs-bindingsjavascriptnodejs
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