Hiring

For recruiters

Quick reference for senior full-stack hiring — work authorization, stack, ideal roles, and direct links to resume and portfolio.

For recruiters

30-second skim

I run Nexrena, my client web studio. This portfolio is for engineering hiring — Nexrena is separate from my job search.

Name
Nicholas Loperena (Nico Loperena)
Title
Senior Full-Stack / Product Engineer
Experience
8 years in production
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)

Good fit

  • +Full-stack product engineering teams with clear feature or system ownership
  • +B2B SaaS, commerce, internal tools, or platform teams modernizing legacy stacks
  • +Remote US teams where full-stack means UI, API, database, deploy, and integrations
  • +Teams building practical AI features with guardrails, not AI-for-AI’s-sake demos

Less ideal

  • Pure SEO or marketing-site roles without product/backend ownership
  • Daily onsite commutes outside the Orlando / Central Florida area
  • Pure platform/DevOps or infra-only roles without product surface area
  • Roles without stack depth (React/Node/PostgreSQL) or production ownership

Senior full-stack band — happy to discuss after role scope and team fit.

Next steps

Everything you need to evaluate fit — resume, work samples, and a hiring guide written for recruiters and engineering leaders.

Open to remote senior full-stack roles (US)Remote · US-based · EST overlap

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