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Dillon Ward

@dillonward

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Senior Full Stack Developer specializing in Python/Django and modern JavaScript frontends.

Ireland

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for senior full-stack roles where I can build production systems, leverage AI services, and work in collaborative, product-focused teams with modern cloud infrastructure.

I am a Senior Full Stack Developer with extensive experience building customer-facing portals, AI-assisted services, and internal tools using Python, Django, FastAPI, Vue, and React. I have delivered production systems across startups and enterprise environments, leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, and messaging systems to deploy robust, scalable solutions.

I take pride in rapid prototyping, integrating AI services, and creating data-driven visualizations and tooling that improve decision-making and user experience. My work includes migrating legacy frontends, designing APIs, and building cron-driven scraping and recommendation pipelines that demonstrate measurable product value.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Full Stack Developer

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Stellar

Apr 2024 - Present (2 years 2 months)

Integrated custom modules into OpenWISP and built a customer-facing portal, delivering full-stack features that improved platform functionality and user access.

Vue React Tailwind Python Django Celery Ansible Docker OpenWISP

Senior Software Engineer

HeyScience

Feb 2023 - Mar 2024 (1 year 1 month)

Developed rapid prototypes and AI-backed APIs to suggest content to users, delivering multiple production services that integrated OpenAI and background processing.

JavaScript Tailwind Python Django fastAPI OpenAI RabbitMQ Kubernetes

Technology Consultant III

HPE

Mar 2019 - Dec 2022 (3 years 9 months)

Owned full-stack development for HPE's Right Mix Advisor, delivering data-driven visualizations and recommendation tooling used by internal consultants.

Vue.Js Vuex D3.Js PHP Node Express Java MySQL MongoDB

International Consultant

The Akkademy

Jul 2018 - Jan 2019 (6 months)

Migrated a JavaScript/D3.js data-visualization web app to an Angular-based application, improving maintainability and client usability.

Angular JavaScript D3.Js HTML CSS Data Visualization

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science (Honours), Software Development

2014 - 2018

Completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Software Development with coursework and projects focused on full-stack web development and data visualization.