Full-Stack ProductEngineer
Senior Full-Stack Engineer, most recently at Forza (Jan 2025–May 2026). I own production platforms — UI, API, database, deploy, and the integrations in between. Progressed from IT support (2015) into full-stack product engineering. Based in Kissimmee, FL; remote for US teams with clear communication and EST overlap.
Kissimmee, FL // Remote // EST
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
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Note: Nexrena is my part-time client studio (self-employed alongside full-time roles since Apr 2024). This portfolio is for engineering hiring — Nexrena is separate from my job search.
- Name
- Nicholas Loperena (Nico Loperena)
- Title
- Senior Full-Stack Engineer
- Experience
- 8 years, IT support → full-stack
- Location
- Kissimmee, FL · Remote (US)
- Work auth
- Authorized to work in the United States. No visa sponsorship required.
- Role type
- Full-time W-2 (remote US) · Senior contract (remote US)
- Stack
- React, Next.js, Astro, Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Express, Vercel, Heroku
- Platforms
- Vercel + Heroku split-stack platforms with PostgreSQL
- Integrations
- Microsoft Graph · Contentful · Shopify · Vercel Blob · Resend
- AI systems
- Grounded AI assistants: retrieval, guardrails, evals, tool-calling copilots
- Availability
- Open to remote senior full-stack roles (US)
Experience
Client work on Nexrena.
Nexrena is my client web studio for B2B builds. This portfolio is focused on engineering hiring.
Tools I ship with in production.
Organized by what I actually build — not a buzzword cloud. Frontend, backend, platform integrations, and practical AI systems owned end to end.
- Frontend
- ReactNext.jsAstroTypeScriptJavaScriptHTML/CSSTailwind CSS
- Backend & Architecture
- Node.jsExpressREST API developmentPostgreSQLPrismaDrizzleauthenticationvalidationsystem architecture
- Cloud, AI & Platforms
- VercelHerokuSalesforce OAuthMicrosoft GraphShopify/LiquidOpenAIClaudeGeminiretrieval/RAGtool callingevalsSEO migrationsGit
Used on Forzabuilt · Nexrena · FPUSA · VITO Fryfilter
Education
UCF boot camp, cyber defense coursework, and Valencia business studies — plus a lot of learning on the job since.
University of Central Florida
