mxolisi masuku
@Mxolisi Masuku
Mxolisi B Masuku
Flutter x Fullstack Dev | Top Rated Plus on Upwork
About
Just Building. Software Dev. Building with Flutter, Next.js, Firebase/GCP. Particularly interested in offline-first architectures, payment integrations and business management software. I write about the human side of software at mxomasuku.com.
Top Skills
Flutter
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Next.js
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Firebase
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Typescript
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Node.js
Experience
work
Fullstack Developer
Upwork Contract
Oct 2023 - PresentThe client was a start up. I was hired to help develop and maintain a customer service and business management dashboard. Requests for features came as we moved. And I had to anticipate some features and needs for the business and build them in the dashboard.
I am still on this role. I work asynchronously.
Stack: React, Firebase, Node, GCP, Flutter, Shopify
Language & Tools
Main= [Flutter, React, Typescript, Firebase, GCP, Node.js]
Fluent= [Neon/Postgres, Supabase, Astro]
Fluent= [Neon/Postgres, Supabase, Astro]
Currently Exploring
- Google Cloud Engineering and how to build scalable data intensive apps with offline-first support. Also curious about MCP tools and how we can use them for designing more humane digital systems.
Achievements
Top Rated Plus on Upwork
+2400 hours of Freelance Work Logged.
+2400 hours of Freelance Work Logged.
Fun Fact
I got into software through trying to build my own Wordpress blog. Meandered around as a Physics & Chemistry teacher and in the army at some point before dropping it all to focus on a Freelance Software Dev Career in 2023.
Random Dev Quote
“Experience is algorithmically incompressible.”
― Ted Chiang, The Lifecycle of Software Objects
― Ted Chiang, The Lifecycle of Software Objects
Contributions
Comments
- The value that will be lost is more social and anthropological than pr...May 24, 2026
- Honestly, I'm not sure. At this point a lot of this article is wishful...May 24, 2026
- Yup!
Imagine a Creator or a God without a background story! How would...May 19, 2026
- @[Ken W. Alger] This is great insights. I think somewhere along the li...May 18, 2026
- Great read. I am on the Google Cloud Engineer Path, but I see alot of ...May 18, 2026
Articles
Saved Posts
- 5 EF Core Features Every Enterprise Developer Should KnowJun 05, 2026
- Can a Non-Technical Person Understand AWSMay 19, 2026
- What have you been working on lately?May 16, 2026
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