About
02“I design systems that are boring in the best way — predictable, well-logged, and easy to debug at 2am. Clean contracts between services matter more than clever code.”
Backend Engineer with 3+ years shipping production APIs and data pipelines in team environments using Node.js, Go, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
I started tinkering with servers in college at UT Austin, mostly out of frustration that frontend tutorials never explained what happened on the other side. That curiosity turned into a career. I've worked in fast-moving product teams and learned that good backend work is invisible — it just works.
Contributions
6day streak
Longest
142
Contributions in 2026
Skills
Frontend
React.js·TypeScript·Tailwind CSS
Backend
Node.js·Go·Express.js·NestJS·PostgreSQL·MongoDB·Redis·Kafka·Prisma ORM·Swagger / OpenAPI
state & data
Redux Toolkit·React Query
tools & devops
AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS)·Docker·GitHub Actions·Terraform
testing
Jest·Supertest
AI dev tools
GitHub Copilot·ChatGPT
Projects
05Self-hosted, privacy-first web analytics pipeline built with Go and Kafka. Tracks clickstream events, visualizes funnels and retention, and runs entirely on your own infrastructure.
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CLI tool for managing environment secrets with AES-256 encryption, AWS KMS key wrapping, and audit logging. Built for small teams who want Vault-like functionality without the overhead.
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Multi-channel notification dispatch service with provider failover, BullMQ job queues, and Handlebars templating. Supports email, SMS, and push out of the box.
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Composable Express middleware for API gateway concerns — request validation against OpenAPI specs, Redis-backed rate limiting, and JWT auth with multi-issuer support.
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Distributed cron-style job scheduler for Node.js with PostgreSQL persistence, Redis-based locking, and a React admin dashboard for monitoring and manual triggers.
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02.Work Experience
Backend Engineer
Core backend engineer on a B2B SaaS logistics platform serving mid-market freight companies across the US. Work closely with product, frontend, and DevOps teams to design and ship backend services.
- 01Rebuilt the shipment tracking service from a polling-based model to a WebSocket + Redis Pub/Sub architecture, reducing average event delivery latency from 8s to under 400ms.
- 02Designed and shipped a carrier integration layer supporting 12 freight APIs with a unified contract, cutting onboarding time for new carriers from 3 weeks to 2 days.
- 03Led the migration of five core services from a shared PostgreSQL instance to isolated schemas with connection pooling via PgBouncer, reducing p99 query time by 45%.
- 04Collaborated with the frontend team to define and document all internal APIs using OpenAPI/Swagger, reducing integration bugs by an estimated 70%.
Backend Engineering Intern
Worked on the developer tooling team building internal CLI utilities and API infrastructure used by 40+ engineers.
- 01Built an internal CLI in Go for scaffolding new microservices with pre-configured CI/CD, linting, and test boilerplate — adopted by the entire engineering org within 3 weeks.
- 02Contributed to the API gateway layer by adding request validation middleware and improving error response consistency across 20+ services.
Education
B.S. Computer Science
University of Texas at Austin
Backend Engineering Bootcamp
Codecademy Pro
Microservices with Node.js and React
Udemy — Stephen Grider
Cloud Computing Specialization
Coursera — University of Illinois
Certifications
Contact
Building Systems That Just Work
I'm currently open to senior backend or full-stack roles at product-driven companies. If you need someone who can design reliable systems, collaborate across teams, and ship features that hold up — feel free to reach out.