Jen Soltys
AI-Native Builder · Automation & Full-Stack Systems
I build automation systems and small web apps. I don't write the code. I direct Claude Code and n8n, so my job is the spec, the stack, and noticing what the model got wrong before it ships. 397 projects in the last ten months, though plenty of those are single HTML files. The ones that took real work have auth, Stripe billing, and a self-hosted n8n instance running 145 workflows behind them. Most of my tooling exists because something annoyed me: a copy checker that fails my own drafts when they read like AI wrote them, and a memory system so I'm not re-explaining the same standing rules every session. Before this I spent fifteen years on a food and lifestyle blog. I grew it on organic search, ran the whole thing myself, and sold it in 2025.
Selected Projects
Giveaway Widget ↗
Productized Embeddable Tool · Live
Shipped an embeddable giveaway widget that installs in a single line of HTML. Features include email capture with magic-link verification, social follow actions, referral attribution mechanics, daily bonus entries, weighted winner draw, per-blog theming, and a built-in affiliate program. Three-tier pricing model spanning DIY template, per-use concierge, and hosted SaaS lets buyers self-select.
Cloudflare Workers · Preact · Vite · Airtable · Resend · JWT magic links · Stripe · KV rate limiting
Resume Prune ↗
AI Web App · Live
Paste a resume and a job description, get back a pruned ATS-friendly resume and a matching cover letter. The hard part was stopping the model inventing experience, so it writes only from what is already in the resume. Accounts, Stripe billing and a free tier.
Cloudflare Workers · Cloudflare D1 · Anthropic Claude · JWT auth · Stripe · Resend
Bio Builder ↗
Free Web App · Live
A link-in-bio page creators embed on their own blog, so the traffic lands on their site instead of someone else's. Real outbound links, an FTC disclosure built in, and a theme picker.
Cloudflare Workers · Cloudflare D1 · Resend
Amazon Influencer Content Pipeline
Multi-Workflow System · Live
Built a multi-workflow content automation system in n8n. Webhook logs each product arrival and starts a review timer. A scheduled workflow polls Dropbox for new uploads, fuzzy-matches each video to its Airtable product record, generates YouTube metadata via Claude, uploads to YouTube, archives the source file, and creates an Asana follow-up task. A second workflow converts each finished YouTube video into a WordPress blog post draft. Eliminates several hours per week of manual content operations.
n8n · Dropbox · Airtable · Anthropic Claude · YouTube API · WordPress REST API · Asana · Gmail
Affiliate Program ↗
Full-Stack Platform · Live
My own affiliate program, rather than renting one. Signup, tracked referral links, recurring monthly payouts, an annual bonus sweep and a partner dashboard, all running off the same accounts and billing as the apps it refers.
Cloudflare Workers · Cloudflare D1 · Airtable · Stripe · Resend
Technical Skills
AI & Tooling
Claude Code (Advanced) · MCP server integrations · OpenAI / GPT · Anthropic Claude API · gpt-image-2 · ChatGPT
Automation
n8n (Advanced, 145 production workflows) · Webhooks · API integrations · JSON · Make (Basic)
Web Stack
Cloudflare Workers · Cloudflare Pages · Cloudflare D1 (SQLite) · Cloudflare KV · WordPress · Custom domains and DNS
Content, SEO & Audience
SEO (Keyword Research, On-Page, Technical, Schema Markup, Internal Linking) · Google Algorithm Updates · Content Strategy · Editorial Calendar · WordPress Administration · Pinterest Marketing (Tailwind, Pin Design, Board Strategy) · Social Media Management (Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, X) · Email Marketing (Kit, Flodesk) · Newsletter Strategy · Affiliate Marketing · Display Advertising (Mediavine) · Sponsored Content · FTC Compliance · Lifestyle & Food Niche
Data
Airtable (Complex Relational Databases, 7 production bases) · Cloudflare D1 (SQLite at the edge) · Cloudflare KV · WordPress REST API
Services
Stripe (subscriptions, webhooks) · Resend (transactional email) · Google Analytics · Google Search Console · YouTube API · Dropbox · Asana
Business Ops
QuickBooks · Payroll Compliance · SOP Creation · Asset Management · HIPAA · Vendor Contracts · Tax Documentation
Professional Experience
Independent AI-Native Builder · Remote
September 2025 – Present
Builder & Automation Engineer
- Shipped 397 projects in ten months, including 30 live web apps, 145 production n8n workflows, 38 internal content tools, and four production blogs.
- Self-hosted n8n on a Hostinger VPS and integrated it with Claude Code through the n8n-mcp server, giving live workflow API access and 1,236 node definitions for chat-driven automation deployment.
- Productized first creator tool (embeddable giveaway widget) with a three-tier pricing model spanning DIY template, per-use concierge, and hosted SaaS, plus a built-in affiliate program.
- Designed and shipped a reusable gamified web app system across five Cloudflare Workers + D1 apps: shared auth, Stripe billing, JWT-based pro-status handoff, and a custom CSS+SVG character system.
- Built a custom Pinterest content pipeline with per-blog AI pin generators (Seeding Serendipity, Jen Tried It, Jen8n) and an n8n workflow handling pin creation and scheduled distribution, replacing prior Tailwind dependency.
- Built a live Studio Catalog dashboard (Airtable + Cloudflare-hosted) auto-rendering documentation for every shipped build.
A Magical Mess Inc · Worth, IL (Remote)
March 2010 – August 2025
Founder, Editor & Operations Director
- Founded A Magical Mess as a lifestyle and food blog and grew it into a profitable, traffic-driven content business over 15 years, then negotiated and executed the acquisition of its core web assets in August 2025.
- Drove organic search growth through hands-on SEO across the full lifecycle: keyword research, on-page optimization, schema markup, technical audits, internal linking, and continuous adaptation through 15 years of Google algorithm updates.
- Built and maintained the brand's social audience across Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, and X, with Pinterest as a primary referral driver via pin design, board strategy, Tailwind-scheduled distribution, and community engagement.
- Owned the full WordPress stack: hosting, theme and plugin management, page speed and Core Web Vitals tuning, image optimization, and an email subscriber list managed across Kit and Flodesk with regular newsletter campaigns.
- Managed monetization with Mediavine display advertising (a traffic-qualified premium ad network), multiple affiliate programs, and sponsored content with FTC-compliant disclosures across hundreds of posts.
- Made content and traffic decisions from Google Analytics and Search Console data, and maintained an editorial calendar balancing evergreen and trending content across multiple categories.
- Architected the full operational infrastructure: QuickBooks-based financial management, payroll, vendor contracts, tax documentation, and regulatory compliance.
- Built automated workflows for high-volume content scheduling, eliminating the need for additional headcount as the publishing cadence scaled.
- Managed all asset management, brand decisions, and product positioning through to a successful exit.