Available — building for free, right now

I build real things,
fast — and ship them.

I'm Joseph, a student & aspiring full-stack engineer. In the last 3 weeks I've shipped 4 production projects, all built for free, all live on the internet. I'm here to build my portfolio and prove I can deliver.

4
Projects shipped
3
Weeks
100%
Free, so far
Selected work

Things I've shipped.

Every one of these is live and being used. Each was built end-to-end — design, code, infra, deployment — in days, not weeks.

🍴
LIVE

Quro

Invisible checkout for restaurants

QR-based scan-to-pay for dine-in. Customer scans the code at the table, pays with Apple Pay or Google Pay in under 3 seconds, walks out. No terminal, no PIN-pad, no middleman. Live analytics, real-time order queue, EN/FR bilingual.

Node.js Express Socket.io PostgreSQL Stripe Tailwind
🛒
LIVE

SoloCheckout

Booking + checkout for mobile services

A booking and payment site for businesses that come to you — mobile tire changes, at-home services, on-site work. Customers book a slot and pay upfront, no back-and-forth required.

Node.js Stripe PostgreSQL Tailwind
🎮
LIVE

Spacemarx

Browser-based gacha game

A browser-based gacha game. Pull characters, build collections, enjoy the dopamine. Join the Discord to become a tester and get access to godMode.

Node.js WebSockets Game logic
📈
LIVE

Social Media Marketing Guide

Free, high-tier growth playbook

A no-cost, high-quality guide to growing on social media. Built to give small businesses and creators the kind of playbook agencies normally charge thousands for.

Long-form content SEO Static site
About

Student today. Builder always.

I'm a student learning to build real things. Not toy projects — actual production software that handles payments, real users, and live data.

My approach is simple: ship fast, ship often, learn out loud. I'd rather have something live in 4 days than perfect in 4 months. Every project teaches me something new — and the only way to learn what production really takes is to put your stuff in front of strangers and see what breaks.

Right now I'm working for free, because I'm here to build my portfolio and prove I can deliver. If you have an idea, a small business that needs software, or a problem worth solving — email me.

Toolbox

Tech I work with.

Pragmatic stack. Boring tech where it counts, sharp tools where it matters.

Node.js Express Socket.io PostgreSQL Stripe Tailwind Nginx PM2 JavaScript HTML / CSS Git
Looking for project #5

Got an idea? Got a problem?

I'm actively looking for the next thing to build. Free of charge. Open to almost anything — small business tools, MVPs, web apps, automations, weird side projects. Worst case: you get a free "no." Best case: you get a free app.

joseph.picard@picanne.com
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