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Caitlyn Carmabella Nayeli

Full-Stack Developer & UX Designer

caitlyn.c.nayeli@gmail.com

carmabella.dev

linkedin.com/in/caitlyn-carmabella

Helsinki, Finland · Contract, remote across the EU · Finnish sole trader (Y-tunnus 3572436-7)

Summary

Full-stack developer and UX designer shipping production platforms end-to-end, mostly on contract as a one-person product team. The past year: 181,000-line enterprise marketplace (12 weeks solo), a full-service TTRPG platform that replaced five separate tools (8 days), and a multiplayer game server patched onto a decade-old engine - all deployed and in use. 8+ years building software, 10+ years in design and product.

Core Skills

LanguagesTypeScript · JavaScript · HTML · CSS · SQL · Java · C# · Python · C/C++
FrameworksReact · React Native · Expo · Next.js · Node.js · Deno
BackendSupabase · PostgreSQL · PostGIS · REST APIs · WebSockets
PaymentsVisma Pay · Edenred · Stripe · PayPal · Square
AI & MediaClaude API · Agora voice/video · Supabase Realtime
MobileCross-platform iOS/Android/web · EAS · push notifications
DesignFigma · UX research · Usability testing · WCAG AA · i18n

Recent Projects

Bluumo - Enterprise Wellness Marketplace

Nov 2025 - Present
  • ·Solo: 181,000 lines TypeScript, 120+ screens, 4 user types, 2 active payment providers - built in 12 weeks
  • ·Native iOS/Android + web (Expo EAS); B2B corporate portal; AI concierge (Claude API); 3 live languages (EN/FI/SV)
  • ·Independent security audit Jun 2026; INP improved 1,280 ms → <200 ms

Coyotes and Candles - Full-Service Creative Platform

Jun 2026 (~8 days)
  • ·501 commits: replaced Calendly, Zoom, Patreon, Ko-fi, and Discord with one integrated platform
  • ·Stripe + PayPal subscriptions, Agora live video, embedded VTT (D&D 5e + Shadowrun 4e), community channels

Hearthheld - Multiplayer Skyrim RP Server

Aug 2026 - Present
  • ·835 commits in 13 days: 71-module Node gamemode, Electron launcher, Discord OAuth identity API, Python plugin tooling
  • ·Patched a forked C++/TypeScript multiplayer mod for a decade-old engine; launcher version-pins and repairs the client stack against Steam auto-updates
  • ·25+ alpha testers signed up; server runs on Hetzner Linux behind a WireGuard overlay

Dredge - Multi-Source Ops-Awareness Board

Jun 2026
  • ·Real-time triage board in Elixir/Phoenix/LiveView: 4 source adapters (GitHub, RSS, database, webhook) behind one behaviour
  • ·Agentic Claude tool-use loop answers questions over the board and builds ingestion pipelines from plain language
  • ·One supervised GenServer per source under a DynamicSupervisor; live at dredgeapp.com

Suumio - AI Companion Journal

2025-2026
  • ·42 Claude-powered personalities, Stripe billing (4 tiers), 32-language automated localization pipeline
  • ·Live on web with real paying users; iOS and Android builds in progress

Dice Cat - Tabletop Gaming Matchmaking

2024-2026
  • ·Live on Google Play; PostGIS optimization cut query time 3-5 s → <500 ms; 10,000+ game database; encrypted messaging

CarmaClouds - Multi-Platform VTT Sync

2024-Present
  • ·Open source (175,000 lines): Chrome/Firefox extensions, Foundry VTT module, Discord bot with 20+ commands
  • ·Custom Meteor DDP client; D&D 5e rule engine covering 50+ edge cases

Modular Website Framework

2025-2026
  • ·2 live client deployments in 3-5 hrs each; Lighthouse 95+; 40% bundle reduction; 94.7% image compression

Professional Experience

Contractor / Full-Stack Developer, Capital Six
Jun 2026 - Present
  • ·Web and application development for Capital Six Oy and group companies (Nordic Pulse Impact, Frontline Forum)
  • ·Website audits, feature development, application integrations, and tooling and dashboard work
  • ·JavaScript mentoring and broader software development training for C6 team; 25hr/month retainer
Founding Engineer, Bluumo
Nov 2025 - Present
  • ·Sole engineer and architect on a 181,000-line enterprise wellness marketplace; initial build in ~12 weeks, shipping weekly since
  • ·2 active payment providers (Visma Pay, Edenred) plus Epassi and Smartum built and gated pending credentials, all with server-side MAC/JWT verification; agent-model VAT on GMV tiers; promo, coupon, gift-card, and Wellbeing Allowance credit deduction
  • ·Full corporate registration flow with RLS policies; GDPR compliance (data export, delayed deletions, Swedish legal docs); calendar sync; zero-downtime blue/green deploys
  • ·Full UX ownership across 120+ screens and 4 user types
Freelance Full-Stack Developer & UX Designer, Self-employed
Jul 2023 - Present
  • ·Coyotes and Candles: replaced five separate tools (Calendly, Zoom, Patreon, Ko-fi, Discord) with one integrated creative platform in ~8 days of active development (Next.js 16, Supabase, Stripe, Agora)
  • ·Suumio: production AI journaling app with 42 companion personalities powered by Claude; live on web with Stripe billing; iOS and Android builds in progress; 32-language localization
  • ·Dredge: real-time ops-awareness board in Elixir/Phoenix/LiveView aggregating GitHub, databases, RSS, and webhooks with an AI pipeline-builder layer
  • ·Hearthheld: invite-only multiplayer Skyrim RP server on a pinned fork of SkyMP - 71-module Node gamemode, an Electron launcher that version-pins and repairs the client stack, and a self-hosted Discord OAuth identity API replacing the upstream gateway
UX Designer (Volunteer), MNFurs
Nov 2022 - Dec 2023
Owner / Entrepreneur, Carmabella Creations
2016 - 2023
IT Consultant & Full-Stack Developer, UnVale
2021 - 2022
  • ·Embedded consultant at early-stage startup; shipped features end-to-end in React, JavaScript, and SQL with no PM layer
IT Assistant / Researcher / Developer, Clemson University
2012 - 2016
  • ·Built C# and Java VR applications for Human-Centered Computing research and STEM outreach
  • ·OOP foundations across C, C++, Java, and Python applied in research software and simulations

Education

UX Design Certification, Prime Digital Academy
Apr - Jul 2023
Computer Engineering / CS Coursework, Clemson University
2012 - 2016