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Software engineer. Backend, payments and AI.

I'm Jay Stewart. Eight years of e-commerce and payments backends. Now I build and run SpiralClass in production with coding agents: real payments, live video with translated captions, and an LLM pipeline that turns each class into learning notes the teacher checks.

UK citizen. Mexico City time (UTC−6); my hours flex to your team: UK afternoons or the US working day.

DeepSpiralClass: real payments, translated captions, an LLM pipeline, about 880 test files
146decision records on SpiralClass, reversals included
8 yearsof e-commerce backends, including Dyson's store

Work

Before this

  1. Independent software engineerSpiralClass in production.
  2. Career breakSix years travelling. Back because coding agents changed what one person can ship.
  3. G&V | Venture Brands AgencyContract backend engineer on high-traffic e-commerce, including Dyson.
  4. Thrive ChiropracticSole developer: built and ran their booking and payments platform.
  5. Folk DigitalBackend features and integrations for luxury fashion e-commerce clients.
  6. C3 MediaFull stack, from junior developer to building whole e-commerce sites.

Hiring? Send me the contract.

Email the work and the team. I'll reply within a working day.