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Thoughtful software,
engineered end to end.

I'm Miguel Angel Garcia, a Senior Full-Stack Engineer specializing in AI-driven development and LLM integrations. I architect, build and ship reliable, maintainable products, working closely with designers to get the details right, and I lead the teams that make them happen. Ask my assistant below anything about my work.

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About me

I care how it's built, and how it feels.

“Stay hungry, stay foolish.” — Steve Jobs

My career has grown from building websites to architecting complex web applications and leading the teams behind them. Along the way I've partnered closely with designers, engineers, and business stakeholders to turn ideas into products that scale.

I focus on architecture, maintainability, accessibility, and steady delivery, with a sharp eye for good interface design and user experience. I care just as much about how a team works: how it collaborates, makes decisions, and ships quality work. I also mentor aspiring developers through a coding mentorship program at UT Dallas.

AI is part of how I work every day. I use Claude Code and build directly on the Anthropic and OpenAI APIs to move faster through research, prototyping, and implementation, holding that code to the same review and testing standards as any other. My two most recent applications, QCP Staffing / Minute and Appointment Hub, were built this way.

I'm looking for a senior role that combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, architecture, and mentorship, whether as an engineering lead or a senior individual contributor.

Never Stop Learning

Career

Experience

15+ years across agencies, product companies, and independent work — as an engineer, a lead, and a director.

2024 — Present

Senior Software Developer

Jonah Digital

  • Build and maintain the products behind Jonah's apartment marketing platform — powering property sites and landing pages across the multifamily industry.
  • Develop across the full stack with an AI-assisted workflow, focusing on architecture, performance, and code quality.

2015 — 2024

Director of Web Development

RealPage

  • Led and managed a team of developers building B2B & B2C marketing websites, events, CRM and CMS platforms — including realpage.com, Kigo, and Propertyware.
  • Delivered essential marketing tools that improved efficiency by 70% and reduced costs by 60%.
  • Implemented a design library standardizing components, boosting code maintainability by 40%.
  • Designed an API system and drove cross-team collaboration.

2013 — 2015

Web Developer

Ivie

  • Built digital media, marketing landing pages, and custom content management systems — including the Fresh Thyme CMS application.
  • Responsive web & mobile development, API design and integration, and project scope writing.

2008 — 2013

Lead Web Developer

A.M. Design

  • Developed websites, mobile sites, and apps for clients including Commscope, Watermark Church, and Red Rocks Church; modified and extended a custom CMS.
  • Provided technical direction on technology choices and presented on emerging technologies and best practices.

Brands I've built for

  • AT&T
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Travel Channel
  • Sonic
  • Cricket Wireless
  • RealPage
  • Twin Peaks
  • Which Wich
  • Fresh Thyme
  • Stagen

Selected work

Projects

A selection of products I've designed and built end-to-end — from interface to backend.

“We hire people who want to make the best things in the world.” — Steve Jobs

QCP Staffing / Minute

QCP Staffing / Minute

Staffing platform managing the full workflow end-to-end. One of two major applications built AI-first over the last two years.

PHP/Laravel MySQL Redis AI-assisted CI/CD AWS
Appointment Hub

Appointment Hub

Appointment scheduling platform that streamlines booking for businesses and their clients, developed with an AI-first workflow.

PHP/Laravel MySQL AI-assisted CI/CD DigitalOcean
SureNut

SureNut

Product marketing site for SureNut® — introducing the first reusable prevailing torque wheel fastener and turning visitors into leads.

UI/UX PHP/Laravel MySQL
SureNut Dashboard

SureNut Dashboard

Back-end dashboard powering surenut.com — the operational side of the product, from lead management to site content.

PHP/Laravel MySQL AI-assisted
RealPage

RealPage

The corporate marketing site for RealPage (2024) — built and evolved with my team while leading web development, along with the CMS platform behind it.

Team Lead UI/UX PHP/Laravel MySQL
Propertyware

Propertyware

Marketing site for Propertyware (2019), RealPage's single-family property management platform — designed and shipped with my team.

Team Lead UI/UX PHP/Laravel MySQL

Toolbox

Skills & Tools

The languages, infrastructure, and AI tooling I reach for to design, build and ship full-stack products.

“To turn really interesting ideas and fledgling technologies into a company that can continue to innovate for years, it requires a lot of disciplines.” — Steve Jobs

Languages & Frameworks

<> HTML
{ } CSS
JS JavaScript
⚛ React JS
V Vue JS
TS TypeScript
php PHP
L Laravel
≈ Tailwind CSS

Infrastructure & Delivery

SQL MySQL
aws AWS
CI CI/CD
git Git
D Docker
F Laravel Forge
✓ Automated Testing

AI & Workflow

CC Claude Code
✳ Claude API
◎ OpenAI API

Contact

Let's connect.

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