Available for new roles · Remote or hybrid

Full-stack engineer who ships products people actually use.

Twelve years turning fuzzy ideas into fast, reliable software. I care about the details users feel and the ones they never have to.

Portrait of John Venice

The tools I reach for daily

Where I've worked.

  1. Engine

    Senior Fullstack Engineer

    2025 - Present

    • TypeScript
    • Rails
    • React
    • Next.js
    • NestJS
    • Postgres
    • AWS
  2. Nike

    Senior Fullstack Engineer & Tech Lead

    2020 - 2021 · 2022 - 2025

    • TypeScript
    • React
    • Next.js
    • Java
    • Python
    • AWS
  3. Siemens

    Senior Fullstack Engineer

    2021 - 2022

    • TypeScript
    • React
    • Next.js
    • NestJS
    • AWS
  4. Others

    CMD Agency · Foureyes · Nomadic VR

    2017 - 2022

    • TypeScript
    • React
    • Vue.js
    • Postgres
    • Python
    • PHP
    • Node.js
    • Rails
    • MySQL
    • Docker
    • Terraform
    • GitHub Actions
    • Linux
    • Playwright
    • React Native

Things I've built.

Slotrift scheduling platform, coming soon

Client project · 2026

Slotrift

A calendar and meeting-management platform built to end the scheduling back-and-forth: shareable booking links, availability rules, and calendar sync, with enterprise single sign-on for teams that need it.

  • TypeScript
  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • OAuth/SAML SSO
Wishlist Galore Shopify wishlist plugin

Shopify plugin · 2026

Wishlist Galore

A custom request from a storefront I shopped often, grown into a wishlist plugin designed and built with them in mind. Currently in testing with the client ahead of a full release.

  • TypeScript
  • Next.js
  • NestJS
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
Valles Photography landing page

Client project · 2025

Valles Photography

A custom one-off site for a local Portland photographer. A fast, fully static Astro build that keeps the photography front and center, with a design tailored to their brand.

  • Astro
  • TypeScript
  • Static site

A bit about how I work.

I am the engineer you bring in to diagnose the root cause of complex problems and engineer permanent, unshakeable fixes. I love the challenge of untangling difficult systems almost as much as I value delivering the final result.

  • End-to-End Capabilities: My technical range covers the entire spectrum, going deep into bare-metal DevOps and cloud infrastructure, and wide across full-stack development and system architecture.
  • Permanent Solutions: I cut through the noise to sit with the real problem, cutting scope until the plan is honest and building solutions solid enough to forget about.
  • Calmer Codebases: Whether working solo or on a team of forty, I write clean code that others can easily read and maintain.
  • Reliable Delivery: I go deep where it counts, get it done when it matters, and consistently ship on the days I promised.
  • Mentoring & Team Growth: I lead by raising the people around me, pairing with engineers, giving reviews that teach rather than gatekeep, and turning hard-won context into docs and standards the whole team can use.
Experience
12 years, full-stack and DevOps
Based in
Portland, OR
Focus
Technical leadership, architecture, mentoring
Looking for
Staff / principal / engineering manager roles

“John is one of those devs that will dig into a problem top to bottom, understand how something works and how to make it better. A generalist with knowledge everywhere.”

Jay Moretti, Engineering Manager at Engine

Let's talk.

If you are hiring and think there might be a fit, I would love to hear about it.