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MrJStickel

Joseph Stickel

Platform Engineer

contact@mrjstickel.com  |  github.com/j-stickel  |  mrjstickel.com

Summary

Full-stack platform engineer who ships production systems solo. Built TheStatic.tv from the ground up: a streaming platform with 160+ API endpoints, Polygon crypto payments, and real-time web-to-metaverse synchronization. Published npm package author. Background in enterprise technical support with 98% customer satisfaction at SAP Concur.

Technical Skills

FrontendNext.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind
BackendNode.js, Firebase Admin, PostgreSQL
Real-TimeFirebase RTDB, Upstash Redis, Server Events
StreamingGCP Livestream API, RTMP/HLS, FFmpeg
Web3Ethers.js, Solidity, ERC-721/2981, Hardhat
AI / LLMLocal LLMs (70B), RAG, LanceDB, embeddings
InfrastructureGCP, Vercel, Cloudflare, RTX 5090/3090
3D/MetaverseBlender, glTF/GLB, Decentraland SDK 7

Experience

Founder & Platform EngineerJan 2022 - Present

MetaOne Designs (M1D) / TheStatic.tv

Built TheStatic.tv production streaming platform with 160+ API endpoints, Polygon payments, and published npm SDK.

Technical SupportJul 2025 - Present

Decentraland Foundation

Technical support for Decentraland creators. Scene deployment, wearables, SDK troubleshooting.

Senior Support EngineerDec 2018 - Mar 2022

SAP Concur | Bellevue, WA

Tier 3 enterprise support. 98% customer satisfaction. Incident commander for P1/P2 issues.

Selected Projects

thestatic.tv

thestatic.tv

Production Streaming Platform | Solo Build | 160+ API Endpoints

  • GCP Livestream API: RTMP ingest, tier-based HLS transcoding (720p-1080p60), CDN delivery
  • Distributed "Spark Economy" engine with Redis locking and dynamic burn rates
  • Polygon crypto payments with verification windows and 6-tier subscription system
  • Multi-auth: MetaMask (EIP-191), Decentraland signed fetch, Firebase custom tokens
Next.jsFirebaseGCPPolygonRedisEthers.js

@thestatic-tv/dcl-sdk

npmjs.com

Published npm Package | Decentraland Integration SDK

  • Full-featured SDK for Decentraland scene integration with auth and real-time sync
  • Deduplicated visitor tracking, per-channel watch metrics, 32-slot frame system
  • TypeScript with full type exports, async API client, automatic token refresh
TypeScriptDecentraland SDKnpm

TheStatic Knowledge

Production

RAG System for Codebase Intelligence | 42K+ Chunks Indexed

  • Hybrid search pipeline: vector similarity + BM25 keyword scoring with reranking
  • GPU-accelerated embeddings (97 chunks/sec) across 5 repositories
PythonFastAPILangChainChromaDBOllama

M1D HQ

Decentraland

Live Metaverse Venue | 2,400+ Lines SDK7 React-ECS

  • 9 custom 3D models in Blender with 15+ animation clips (glTF/GLB export)
  • State machine with 6 speaker modes, 3 light shows, integrated with thestatic.tv SDK
BlenderglTFDCL SDK 7React-ECS

What I Deliver

Production APIs with rate limiting
Live video streaming infrastructure
NFT smart contracts (ERC-721)
Real-time data synchronization
AI agents with RAG & local LLMs
Multi-auth flows (wallet, OAuth)
Admin dashboards with analytics
Published npm packages
Custom 3D models & animation
Metaverse scene development

Looking for Platform Engineer or Founding Engineer roles at small startups (2-50 people).

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