Founding Engineer
Technical Lead
Northern California
Remote · Worldwide

KRISKARRAS

AI-native full-stack developer who builds and ships production platforms end-to-end — design systems to web3.

Open to contract engagements
TypeScriptReact 19Next.js 15Node.jsGraphQLWeb3 / thirdwebDesign SystemsAI-NativeTypeScriptReact 19Next.js 15Node.jsGraphQLWeb3 / thirdwebDesign SystemsAI-Native
[ scroll to decrypt ]EST. 2015 — 2026
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01 / Profile

Who is behind the cursor
Kris Karras
K.KARRASNOR·CAL · 38.5°N

I build platformsthat have to ship —and keep shipping.

For 3.5+ years I've been the single most prolific contributor across both generations of the Yield Guild Games web platform — founding the original app, owning the design system, and leading the greenfield rebuild into a modern Turborepo monorepo.

I work the full stack: pixel-aligned React front ends, design-token systems and Storybook libraries, Node/GraphQL/Postgres back ends, and on-chain web3 with thirdweb, wagmi & viem. I've shipped a photo-booth company's hardware and software, and a cattle-broker platform end-to-end.

I'm AI-native — fluent in Cursor and Claude-driven workflows — shipping faster without dropping the quality bar: test suites, accessibility, ADRs, and CI guardrails.

RoleFounding Eng · Tech Lead
FocusFrontend · Full Stack · Web3
StatusAvailable — Contract

02 / Selected Work

Built · Shipped · Maintained

Selected

Work

01Web3 Gaming Platform

YGG PLAY

Founding engineer and #1 contributor across both generations of Yield Guild Games' platform. Built the original app, owned the DS4→DS5 design system and Storybook library, then led the greenfield rebuild into a Next.js 15 / React 19 Turborepo monorepo — quests, leaderboards, points & token UI, swap/stake flows, and on-chain identity.

Next.js 15React 19Chakra UI 3TurborepothirdwebGraphQLStorybook
Founding & Lead Frontend Engineer2022 — Present
yggplay.fun
02Photo Booth Company

KLIXBOT

Founded and engineered a photo-booth entertainment company from scratch — every piece of hardware and software is mine. Custom photo-capture software, touchscreen UX, lighting controls, and print workflows, end to end. “Poor decisions, documented beautifully.”

EmbeddedCustom Capture SWTouchscreen UXLighting ControlWeb Portal
Founder & Engineer2015 — Present
klixbot.com
03Cattle Broker Platform

BROKER+

Architected and built a custom cattle-broker management application for active livestock operations. Owned full-stack delivery: Postgres schema, API design, auth & role-based access control, e-signature integration, hosting, and a buyer/seller UI tuned to real ranching workflows.

Next.jsNeon PostgresRedisRBACE-signatureAuth
Full Stack Developer · ContractRecent
hub.claggcattleco.com
04Photography Studio

KLIX PHOTO

A portrait & editorial photography practice — the visual eye behind the engineering. Built and shot the full portfolio, where composition, light, and grid rhythm carry the same craft I bring to interfaces.

PortraitureEditorialArt DirectionWeb
Founder · PhotographerOngoing
klixphoto.com

03 / Stack

The toolkit
~/kriskarras — zsh

frontend

  • TypeScript 5.8
  • React 19
  • Next.js 15
  • Chakra UI 3
  • Tailwind
  • Storybook

web3

  • thirdweb
  • wagmi
  • viem
  • ethers
  • wallet connect
  • on-chain identity

backend

  • Node.js
  • GraphQL / Apollo
  • Prisma
  • PostgreSQL
  • REST
  • Redis

tooling

  • Turborepo
  • pnpm
  • Vitest
  • GitHub Actions
  • CI/CD
  • Vercel

ai

  • Cursor
  • Claude
  • AI-assisted dev
  • prompt engineering

design_sys

  • Design tokens
  • Figma
  • WCAG / a11y
  • DS4 → DS5

04 / Contact

Let's make something

Available for contract engagements — founding-engineer roles, platform builds, design systems, and web3. Northern California, working worldwide.

LET'SBUILD.

kris@klixbot.com
Available for workFounding EngineerFull StackWeb3AI-NativeReact · Next.jsAvailable for workFounding EngineerFull StackWeb3AI-NativeReact · Next.js