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Lance Keay, senior full-stack developer and DevOps engineer

I build web apps and the pipelines, containers and servers they run on, on contract, for teams that want the work done and written down. Outside client work I run a homelab and review the AI tools and self-hosted software I test on it.

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Skills

The tools I use every week, grouped by the job they do.

Front end and back end

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • PostgreSQL

Infrastructure

  • Linux
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Ansible
  • Proxmox

Delivery and monitoring

  • GitHub Actions
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana

AI tooling

  • Ollama
  • vLLM
  • Hugging Face

Experience summary

The full CV lists dates and projects. Client names stay off this page.

  • Contract engineerIndependent

    Full-stack builds and DevOps work for product teams, from a single feature to moving a whole platform.

  • Senior full-stack developerProduct teams

    Web apps from database to front end: APIs, background jobs, admin screens and the tests that let a team ship.

  • DevOps engineerPlatform work

    CI pipelines, container platforms and infrastructure as code, with monitoring that says when something breaks.

  • Writer and reviewerlancekeay.com

    Hands-on reviews of AI tools, agents and self-hosted software, and the monthly AI token market post.

Working with me

I work remotely or on site, by the day or for a fixed piece of work. Every engagement ends with the code, the infrastructure and a written handover in your repository, so nothing depends on me staying.

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