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Max Jackson

Full Stack Engineer — building products, leading teams, running infrastructure

mjackson84@gmail.com · LinkedIn · github.com/mxjxn · Boston, MA

Summary

I ship full-stack products from database through UI, self-host everything, and use autonomous AI agents as a core part of my development workflow. I've led engineering teams, managed budgets and contractors, and built microservice architectures for fintech and marketplace applications. Currently working across TypeScript, Elixir/Phoenix LiveView, and Solidity.

Skills

Languages

TypeScript, JavaScript, Elixir, ClojureScript, Solidity, SQL, Python, PHP

AI / Agents

LLM integration into production, Generative image systems, RAG and vector search, AI-assisted development as core daily workflow

Frontend

React, Next.js, Astro, Tailwind CSS, Phoenix LiveView, Farcaster Mini Apps

Backend & Infra

Elixir/Phoenix, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Docker, Docker Compose, AWS, Linux server administration, VPS deployment, automated deployment pipelines

Practices

Agile (Scrum), Microservices architecture, REST API design, CI/CD, Code review, Test-driven development

Web3

Solidity, Foundry, Ethers.js, on-chain indexing

Projects

Cryptoart Auctionhouse 2025 — present

Full-stack NFT marketplace and collection deployment platform on Base and Ethereum mainnet. Monorepo with Foundry smart contracts, Drizzle ORM + PostgreSQL backend, Astro/React frontend, and server-side transaction receipt watcher. Custom ERC-721 factory with extension registration and royalty enforcement.

SolidityFoundryTypeScriptDrizzle ORMPostgreSQLReactSubgraphs
Suchbot 2026 — present

Autonomous AI agent running as a persistent system with multi-platform gateway (Telegram, Farcaster, CLI), tool orchestration, scheduled tasks, and MCP server integration. Manages infrastructure, posts to social media, researches and writes reports and blogposts, processes image generation and manipulation requests.

TypeScriptMCPLLM orchestrationThird party APIsFarcasterwebhooks
MXJXN website 2015 — present

Personal site with Keystatic CMS (GitHub mode), SSR with Astro, blog system with Markdoc rendering, dynamic OG image generation via satori, and automated deployment pipeline via GitHub webhooks. Farcaster mini-app compatible.

AstroReactKeystatic CMSSatoriCaddypm2

Experience

cryptoart.social 2024 – Present

Founder & Lead Developer

  • Digital asset marketplace and community platform. Manage distributed team of contract developers and designers.
  • Architect and maintain 6 microservices handling data indexing, marketplace operations, and real-time event processing
  • Direct remote developers via code review, issue triage, and release management on GitHub
  • Coordinate with artists and designers on feature specifications and UX requirements
  • Manage project finances, contractor payments, and engineering operating model documentation
Self-employed 2024 – Present

Systems Administrator & AI/Agent Engineer

  • Design, deploy, and maintain self-hosted infrastructure and AI-powered automation systems.
  • Administer services (mxjxn.com, bot.mxjxn.com, ops.mxjxn.com) including monitoring, logging, and uptime management
  • Build and operate AI agent systems for automated task execution; integrate Claude, Cursor, and custom agent pipelines
/cryptoart DAO 2024 – 2025

Founder & Council Lead

  • Founded and managed a digital art organization with funded treasury and governance processes.
  • Led council through proposal, review, and voting cycles; managed treasury finances and funding allocations
  • Established and documented operating model, membership criteria, and safety protocols
Charged Particles 2021 – 2023

Lead Developer & Project Manager

  • Led a team of 3–5 developers building financial infrastructure and tools for digital asset management.
  • Led team through weekly agile sprints — planning, standups, retrospectives, demos
  • Interfaced with designers, product managers, writers, and CEO on product requirements
  • Oversaw architecture for event-driven microservice infrastructure
  • Established engineering standards, code review processes, deployment workflows, and team hiring
Self-employed 2015 – 2016

Project Lead

  • Co-founded and led development of a marketplace platform with price discovery across primary and secondary markets.
The Boston Globe 2012 – 2015

Web Developer

  • Built and maintained boston.com and bostonglobe.com within an agile engineering team.
  • Supporting engineer for the rebuild of Boston.com to a new CMS platform.

Education

New England Institute of Art 2003 — 2007

Bachelor of Science — Web Design & Development

Concentration in Interactive Media Design & Game Development