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Skylar Kinsey

@skylar

Full-stack engineer and technical product lead with 8+ years of shipping production systems. Founder of a software company (35 people, acquired 2024)

China

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What I'm looking for

Remote full-time roles or long-term contracts where I can own delivery end to end: backend/full-stack development (Python, PHP, MySQL), LLM integration, IoT products, or technical product management. I value clear communication, real ownership and teams that ship. Based in UTC+8 with good overlap with European hours.

Full-stack engineer and technical product lead with 8+ years of building, shipping and maintaining production systems.

• Founder & CEO (2016–2024): grew a software company to 35 people and delivered systems for Fortune Global 500 state-owned enterprises (RMB 1.9M+), including a major state-owned bank, with systems meeting MLPS Level 3 (China's national cybersecurity standard). Company acquired in 2024.

• Technical Director (2024–present): built the Doobi AI companion device series from concept to mass production (~30,000 units sold), including ESP32 firmware and an LLM voice pipeline over WebSocket with OpenAI-compatible APIs (GPT, DeepSeek, Qwen, Doubao).

• Stack: Python, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Docker, Linux, REST APIs, Git, ESP32 .

I work independently from requirements to deployment, communicate directly with clients, and care about secure, reliable delivery. Open to full-time remote roles and long-term contracts (UTC+8, overlap with European hours).

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Technical Director

Current

Shenzhen Micifang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.

Sep 2024 - Present (2 years 2 months)

• Built the Doobi AI device series (4 models) from concept to mass production; ~30,000 units sold.
• Built the LLM voice pipeline: ESP32 firmware, WebSocket audio streaming, OpenAI-compatible APIs (GPT, DeepSeek, Qwen).
• Owned hardware design, Shenzhen supply chain and sales channels; lead a 6-person team.

Founder & CEO

Xiamen YD Technology Co., Ltd.

Aug 2016 - Aug 2024 (8 years)

• Grew a software company to 35 people; acquired in 2024.
• Delivered systems for Fortune Global 500 state-owned enterprises (RMB 1.9M+), incl. a major state-owned bank, meeting MLPS Level 3 security.
• Owned tender, design, deployment and acceptance.
• Hands-on development: Python, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Docker, Linux.