Available for Work

Hi, I'm Jacob Israel Salazar

Senior Full Stack Developer

Building scalable enterprise applications with 10+ years of experience in React, Next.js, Angular, Python, and modern cloud architectures. Currently CTO at Novanox, shipping a full-stack screen recording SaaS on Cloudflare Workers, D1, and R2.

Featured Projects

Showcasing expertise across multiple modern frameworks and technologies

Angular 17 TypeScript SCSS

Kura Furniture Store

Modern Scandinavian-inspired furniture ecommerce with elegant design, product catalog, shopping cart with LocalStorage, and seamless shopping experience.

Responsive Design Product Filtering Shopping Cart
React 19 Vite CSS

Jake's Vault - Luxury Fashion

Sophisticated luxury fashion boutique with minimalist black & white design, product filtering, shopping cart with LocalStorage, and elegant UX.

Modern React 19 Cart System Product Filters
Vanilla JS HTML/CSS LocalStorage

ChatAI Interface

ChatGPT-inspired AI chat interface with clean dark design, mock AI responses, persistent chat history with LocalStorage, and smooth UX.

Dark Theme Chat History Markdown Support
Next.js 15 React 19 Tailwind 4

Analytics Dashboard

Comprehensive dark-mode analytics dashboard with real-time metrics, interactive data visualizations, live clock, and elegant gradient charts.

Real-time Clock Dark Mode Interactive Charts

Professional Experience

10+ years of building enterprise-level applications across global companies

Chief Technology Officer / Software Engineer

Novanox — novanox.io

Jun 2025 - Present
  • Built a Chrome MV3 screen recording extension and accompanying Next.js web app, featuring real-time webcam overlay, mic-reactive audio visualization, progressive multipart uploads to Cloudflare R2, and zero per-site permission prompts via an offscreen-document architecture
  • Architected the full backend on Cloudflare Workers (Hono.js) with D1 for metadata and R2 for video storage
  • Integrated Supabase Auth for cookie-based SSR sessions and Paddle Billing for subscription lifecycle, webhook handling, and self-service plan management
  • Owned end-to-end product polish across web and extension surfaces — Figma review, design-system consistency, feature delivery, and production deploys across a multi-branch release workflow
Next.js TypeScript Chrome MV3 Cloudflare Workers Hono.js D1 / R2 Supabase Paddle
Side Project

Hidden Tiny Verse

Independent iOS project — hiddentinyverse.com

Jun 2025 - Present
  • Independent iOS project: Tinyverse, a hidden-object puzzle game with hand-drawn watercolor art
  • Built the game engine and core mechanics in Swift/SpriteKit — scene management, animations, and touch interaction
Swift SpriteKit iOS

Senior Full Stack Developer

Social Scale, Australia & Farahi Law Firm, Los Angeles

Jan 2023 - Jun 2025
  • Architected enterprise React and Python (Django/Flask) applications serving 1,000+ concurrent users with 99.9% uptime
  • Optimized database performance reducing query response times by 65% through indexing and query optimization
  • Implemented comprehensive automated testing suite achieving 90% code coverage in CI/CD pipeline
  • Built real-time collaboration features using Python WebSockets and React
  • Mentored 2 junior developers while leading cross-functional teams across US time zones
React Python Django Flask AWS PostgreSQL

Senior Full Stack Developer

Aureas Media, Singapore

Mar 2020 - Dec 2022
  • Developed Cuura Ecommerce Backoffice application using React frontend, Express.js, and Python backend serving 1,000+ students
  • Built distributed microservices architecture handling real-time student progress tracking
  • Created reusable React component library improving development efficiency by 40%
  • Implemented performance monitoring system identifying and resolving bottlenecks before user impact
  • Led technical discussions on architecture decisions impacting platform scalability
React Express.js Python Microservices Docker

Full Stack Developer

Accenture

Jun 2019 - Feb 2020
  • Built enterprise learning management features using React and Python for Fortune 500 clients
  • Implemented secure API authentication using OAuth 2.0 and JWT tokens
  • Developed real-time analytics dashboard for tracking student engagement metrics
  • Created comprehensive technical documentation for API endpoints and system architecture
React Python OAuth 2.0 Analytics

Software Developer

New Promise Construction

Sep 2018 - Jan 2019
  • Developed training platform for construction workers using React and Node.js
  • Built progress tracking system monitoring skill development and certifications
  • Implemented offline-first architecture for field-based learning scenarios
React Node.js PWA

Technical Skills

Comprehensive expertise across the full technology stack

Frontend Development

React.js
Angular
TypeScript
Redux Toolkit

Backend Development

Python (Django/Flask)
Node.js / Express
.NET
RESTful APIs / GraphQL

Database & Performance

PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Redis
Query Optimization

Cloud & DevOps

AWS (EC2, RDS, S3)
Docker
CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
Performance Monitoring

Let's Work Together

Interested in collaborating? Feel free to reach out for projects, opportunities, or just to say hello.