13 credible MEAN-stack prospects met the evidence bar — not 15 — and none publicly verifies every mandatory skill
Asked (summary): Source 15 highly relevant, qualified candidates for a Sr. Software Developer – MEAN Stack contract ($60/hr) in Middletown, NJ or Redmond, WA. Mandatory: 5+ years production MEAN and Node.js, advanced JavaScript, React 16+ with Redux or Angular, MongoDB, Camunda or Pronghorn, Azure and Ansible, Cypress/Selenium/Cucumber/Mocha, and microservices; prefer networking/security, OpenStack/VMware/NFV, Cisco NSO/mobility, Kubernetes/Docker. Validate evidence, disclose gaps, do not fabricate.
A strict public-evidence screen of accessible LinkedIn profiles (researched 2026-11-02; one candidate adds a public GitHub contact) produced 13 of the requested 15 candidates — no profiles were added merely to hit the quota. All 13 are in New Jersey or the Seattle/Redmond area and show dated production Node.js plus React/Angular plus MongoDB. Only Rajiv Ranjan publicly shows Camunda; Pronghorn was verified for no one. Rate acceptance, contract availability, onsite willingness, work authorization and Node 12+ specifically are unverified and need outreach.
Publicly verified, dated evidencePartial — evidence exists but version, duration or hands-on detail missingNot publicly verified (not a negative claim)
Only Rajiv Ranjan publicly evidences a mandated workflow engine (Camunda, via the AllState transition); Pronghorn appears on no profile. linkedin.com
Pavithra Pemmasani has the broadest mandatory coverage: 7.3 years Node.js, React/Redux and Angular 11, Azure and Ansible, Selenium, microservices, Docker/Kubernetes — only the workflow engine is unverified. linkedin.com
Samuel Adams (7.3 yrs Node, Angular 2+, Azure + Ansible, microservices) and Sai Chandhu Jallipalli (6.5 yrs Node, telecom at T-Mobile/Comcast, Azure + Ansible, Kubernetes/Docker) are the strongest Seattle and NJ anchors after her. linkedin.com
Test automation is the second-scarcest mandatory: only 6 of 13 show any of Cypress, Selenium, Cucumber or Mocha, led by Atul Pipaliya (Cypress + Mocha at Pluto TV) and Meng Qi Luo / Xiaoying Luo (Mocha + Cypress in TDD stacks). linkedin.com
All 13 candidates
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Node.js yrs
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Key mandatory gaps (public evidence)
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Shortlist of 13 candidate rows, single-sourced from accessible public LinkedIn profiles (one adds a public GitHub link), researched 2026-11-02. The heatmap scores each mandatory/preferred skill as verified (2), partial (1) or not publicly verified (0) from dated role evidence; blank cells mean not publicly verified, never a negative claim. Gap text is truncated for width; full evidence appears on hover in the matrix. Rate, availability, onsite willingness and work authorization were not assessed.