Slopey Industries

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Hire a senior engineer who ships.

I'm Jesse Lopez — a U.S. Navy veteran and principal engineer with 10+ years across AI, cloud, streaming at scale, and embedded/hardware. Slopey Industries takes on focused, fixed-scope work and delivers fast, with low overhead.

Available now for contract, fractional, and project work

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What you can hire me for

AI Automation & Agents

Custom AI agents, MCP tool servers, secure on-prem RAG, chatbots, and workflow automation that removes manual busywork.

  • Automate a repeatable workflow end-to-end
  • Private RAG over your own docs
  • AI features wired into your app

Starting at $2,500 / fixed scope

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Cloud & DevOps

CI/CD pipelines, containerization, Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud cost/reliability tuning across AWS and GCP.

  • Ship faster with automated deploys
  • Cut cloud spend
  • Infra as code you can maintain

Starting at $2,000 / fixed scope

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Full-Stack Builds & MVPs

TypeScript/React frontends with Go, Node, or Python backends — from landing pages to production APIs and dashboards.

  • Launch an MVP in weeks
  • Modernize a legacy app
  • REST/GraphQL APIs that scale

Starting at $3,000 / project

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Embedded & Hardware

STM32/ESP32 firmware, motor control, custom PCBs, robotics, and IoT/edge telemetry — hardware and software under one roof.

  • Firmware for your device
  • Prototype to production PCB
  • Sensor + edge data pipelines

Quote per project

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Fractional / Contract Engineering

Senior engineering capacity on demand — architecture, hands-on delivery, and mentorship without a full-time hire.

  • Principal-level help, part-time
  • Unblock a stalled roadmap
  • Scale up without headcount

Monthly retainer or hourly

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Technical Advisory

Architecture reviews, AI/cloud strategy, security posture, and rapid troubleshooting for teams that need a senior second opinion.

  • De-risk a big decision
  • Audit before you scale
  • Get unstuck fast

Hourly / by engagement

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How it works

1

Free intro call

Tell me the problem and the outcome you need. 20–30 minutes, no pressure.

2

Fixed-scope proposal

You get a clear plan, timeline, and price — usually within a day or two.

3

Ship it

I build, keep you in the loop, and hand off clean, documented work.

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