Principal-level backend systems work.

I work where product direction and backend reality meet: a growing platform that has outgrown its original architecture, data that must move safely, or a defined MVP approaching development or launch.

Senior signals

- MVP-to-scale SaaS architecture
- Multi-tenant platform design
- Domain-driven backend architecture
- Event-driven migration with Kafka, outbox, Debezium CDC, and CQRS-style read models
- Kubernetes-based reliability and rollout discipline
- API gateway and legacy API modernization
- Data pipelines, synchronization, and cross-service integration
- Engineering ownership boundaries and delivery operating model

Selected proof

Rush

Shopify SaaS platform modernization

Helped evolve a Shopify post-purchase SaaS platform from monolith pressure toward a domain-driven service platform.

ProductPilot

Founder-led Shopify SaaS product

Built and launched a Shopify application as the sole product developer and technical owner, working directly with a non-technical founder.

Right Hand

Engineering operating model and platform direction

Created technology direction, reorganized engineering into domain-aligned teams, and replaced a paid LMS path with a self-hosted alternative.