Hannah Machado
Full-stack developer
Hannah is currently building robust, scalable platforms at a fast-paced Toronto agency.
She leverages AI tools to accelerate development, picks up new technologies quickly, is comfortable owning client relationships and is confident managing projects end-to-end.
- Next.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Redux
- Tailwind
- Sanity CMS
- Git
- Docker
- Django
- Node.js
- MySQL
- TypeORM
- GraphQL
- GCP
- Claude
- Cursor
How I work ✨in the age of AI Engineering✨
01. Communication
This is always the first step in my process and something I return to at every stage. My communication is deliberately human, it's one of the few parts of my workflow I don't pass off to AI.
Whether it's as simple as discussing issues on Slack (if someone sends me one more em dash I'm going to lose it 👺), direct client communications or clarifying requirements with my POs/PMs and peers, the goal is always clarity.
02. Critical thinking/Planning
In a world where code can be generated very quickly, it's become more important to plan with AI and get in alignment on an outcome.
In practice, that means using AI as a sounding board before any code is written - feeding it the problem, the constraints, and what I know so far, then letting it push back and ask questions until there are no gaps in our shared understanding of the problem. Only once that shared picture is solid does planning turn into a spec I can build from.
03. Building
AI tends to default to working horizontally: finishing the database layer, then the API, then the front end, which means nothing is actually testable until everything's done. I work with vertical slices instead, thin cuts through every layer at once, so each piece ships with real feedback attached.
This approach keeps me confident in what I'm generating with AI. A vertical slice gives me something concrete to test end-to-end and not just code that looks reasonable in isolation, but a feature I can actually click through and verify.
04. Documentation
Good documentation saves time (and time is money!!) I use AI to detail project docs from the ground up, make refactor notes, Jira tickets, PR descriptions, and testing criteria for new features.
I used to love writing documentation entirely by "hand", and I'll admit there's a part of me that misses it. But the speed I've gained, from scaffolding first drafts, to summarizing long issues into something concise, has become a genuine asset to how I work. I still review and edit everything myself to make sure it's accurate and holds up to my own standard.
Select Projects
2026
License LinkUp 🏠
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Django
- Redux
- Tailwind
- Stripe
What it is:
A marketplace platform that connects real estate professionals across state lines to run compliant cross-state deals in one workspace.
Main contributions:
Built the in-app messaging system and core deal workflows such as: sending offers, signing deals and Dropbox Sign integration for e-signatures.
2026
Agilno CMS 🖥️
- Next.js
- Sanity CMS
What it is:
A headless content management website for my current company; a custom software development agency, that specializes in serving industries such as wealth, insurance, healthcare and real estate.
Main contributions:
Scaffold whole site from scratch, migrate all code and content from WordPress to Sanity CMS, build AI workflows for creating schema's and frontend components.
2025/2024
The Thread 🧵
- Next.js
- Node.js
- MySQL
- GraphQL
- TypeORM
- GCP
- QuickBooks
What it is:
An all-in-one admin tool for creator agencies and influencers that consolidates workflows: campaign management, media kits, roster management, content calendars, finance, and reporting.
Main contributions:
Legacy code refactoring such as rebuilding whole workflows/features, complex database migrations and vibe-code clean up.
2023
Naitur AI 🍄
- Next.js
- Typescript
- Django
- Redux
- Tailwind
What it is:
A digital operations system for licensed psilocybin therapy clinics, unifying AI-powered assessments, smart scheduling, automated participant journeys, multi-party e-signatures, and compliance documentation in one secure, HIPAA-compliant platform.
Main contributions:
Built client assessment forms, journey tracking workflows and overall UI architecture.
About
On June 10th 2021, a software engineer was born (sort of). Not in the way you would think, not following the typical heroes journey...
I got bonked (get your mind out of the gutter). My head, I hit it. A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu casuality, like many before me. But from that day forth, nothing would be the same...
It was as if all of the hours my dad spent dragging me to Canada Computers and making me watch him try to run Linux on his PC, was suddenly released from my subconscious.
I spent the next year and a half on Discord, YouTube and StackOverflow teaching myself how to code. I did it on a 2011 MacBook air (may she rest in peace 🙏🏻), in my tiny bachelor apartment in Toronto.
Outside of tippy-typing on my laptop day-to-day, you can find me...
Making art
I have a background in visual arts! My favourite mediums are sculpture (pottery, stone/metal work) and mixed medium (usually a combo of acrylic and pencil crayon).
More recently I've been into digital art. All illustrations here have been made by me in Procreate 🤠
Adventuring with my dog
Chula is a rescue (potcake) from Costa Rica. She loves to go for runs to the dog park, learn new tricks (our claim to fame is jumping through my arms) and whining until she gets a snack.
Jamming
Like most people, music plays a huge part in my life. I taught myself how to play guitar when I was 13 by watching YouTube videos and listening along to songs on my iPod shuffle 🤘🏻
If you happen to be my neighbour in Toronto and have seen me jumping around my condo with my Yamaha and singing into a hairbrush, no you didn't.
Experimenting in the kitchen
All my friends know my day-to-day meals resemble what you would see in a state penitentiary, however they also know that if they've been invited over for dinner - they're eating good.
Lately I've been into homemade pasta, fresh bagels and trying to master the croquembouche.
Moving & Grooving
I worked as a CrossFit, Powerlifting and Olympic lifting coach (and competitor!) for over 10 years. Coaching people has made me a better human and a better engineer.
While I can no longer deadlift 350lbs or throw my bodyweight overhead, I find joy in yoga, walking, bodybuilding and have hopes of completing an IronMan in the near future.