About Me

Julian Ranieri

I'm a software developer and systems-oriented engineer with 5+ years of experience diagnosing performance, security, and scalability issues and delivering durable solutions. I've worked across backend systems, real-time communication, infrastructure, and frontend applications, often solo or on small teams where clear thinking, strong judgment, and delivering working code fast were essential.


I'm fluent in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, C, and C++, and I've built everything from real-time chat systems with WebRTC to infrastructure automation with Terraform to GUI tools and audio processing pipelines. I value clean architecture, performance, and simplicity—balancing user experience, system constraints, and long-term maintainability.


Check out some of my side projects to see what I build in my spare time, or download my resume for a complete overview.


Experience Highlights

Far Reach Co. 2023-2025

Web Developer, Co-Founder

Built a real-time virtual tabletop platform for role-playing games from scratch. Designed custom JavaScript SPA frameworks, implemented websocket services with Node.js and Socket.io, and built database models with PostgreSQL and Redis caching. Integrated AWS S3 and CloudFront for asset delivery.

Scaling Startups 2023-2024

Web Developer, Project Manager, Consultant

Led performance optimizations that reduced response times by up to 3x on high-traffic pages. Improved database efficiency, addressed server stability issues including memory leaks and a brute-force attack, and evaluated infrastructure migration from Heroku to AWS using Terraform and Docker.

Private Client 2024-2025

Software Developer, Consultant

Developed GUI and CLI applications in Python and C++ to automate OCR and image processing tasks. Built functionality to process image directories, extract text, and generate detailed CSV reports. Packaged applications as standalone executables for cross-platform distribution.

PolkaDot Sky Software 2021-2022

Web and Mobile Developer

Automated iOS/Android deployment systems and developed React Native components with offline-mode capabilities. Processed sensitive PHI data for COVID testing in an Elixir web service and integrated geolocation functionality for NFC-enabled asset management.

Audiopile 2020-2024

Mobile and Web Developer, Infrastructure

Developed UI elements and API calls for React and React Native. Modified Google Cloud infrastructure using Terraform, migrating the entire stack from HTTP to HTTPS with Cloudflare DNS automation and full SSL encryption, significantly improving performance, security, and scalability.


I'm ready to jump in, own problems, and help build something that matters. To get in touch, send an email to [email protected].