Summary
William Harader is a seasoned freelance software developer with over 30 years of coding experience and a track record of delivering web, firmware, and cloud-connected systems. He brings deep hands-on expertise in TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, C/C++, and Rust, and has a history with PHP, Java, C#, Ruby, and Lua from early web projects. Since 2008 he’s built ecommerce and LMS solutions, repaired and secured compromised CMS sites, and more recently led development at Piera Systems designing Azure-connected air quality sensor platforms and custom APIs. He pairs embedded firmware experience (ESP-IDF, Arduino, FreeRTOS, I2C, UART) with cloud integration skills, enabling end-to-end IoT products from sensor to dashboard. Based in Dunsmuir, CA, he combines freelance agility with startup leadership, often stepping in to secure, modernize, or architect systems that bridge hardware and cloud.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer