Staff / Lead Backend Engineer | Distributed Systems, AI Product Infrastructure & Reliability | Former CTO
I build and operate production backend systems where reliability, architectural judgment, and clear ownership matter. My background combines hands-on engineering in startup and enterprise environments with experience leading technology as a CTO.
- End-to-end ownership of backend systems, from architecture and delivery to production operations
- Deep experience with Node.js and TypeScript services, distributed workflows, APIs, and integrations
- Strong focus on reliability, observability, maintainability, and operational risk
- Technical leadership grounded in hands-on engineering and pragmatic product decisions
- Early identification of architectural risks before they become production problems
- Distributed systems and event-driven architecture
- High-throughput Node.js and TypeScript platforms
- PostgreSQL performance, data access patterns, and connection lifecycle
- Asynchronous processing, durable workflows, and external service integrations
- Production reliability, observability, and incident ownership
- Backend infrastructure for AI products, agentic workflows, and human-in-the-loop systems
Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS
Data and messaging: PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, Apache Kafka
Infrastructure: AWS, Google Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes
I have built and operated backend systems across startups and large organizations, including:
- Distributed microservice environments in enterprise retail
- Product catalog and backend platform systems in fast-moving startups
- Workflow-heavy products and third-party integrations
- AI product infrastructure and workflow orchestration
- Technical strategy, architecture, and engineering leadership as a former CTO
- Contributions to
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- Staff or Lead Backend Engineer roles
- High-ownership Senior Backend Engineer opportunities
- Backend platform, distributed systems, and reliability work
- Backend infrastructure for AI products and agentic workflows
- Long-term remote roles and contract engagements