High-performance APIs, robust databases, and scalable microservices. The invisible infrastructure that makes your product work reliably under pressure.
Backend issues don't just cause downtime—they slow down your entire product velocity. You might be dealing with:
Slow APIs, database queries that timeout, systems that struggle under load. Users notice, and they leave.
What worked for 100 users breaks at 10,000. Re-architecting under pressure is costly and risky.
Third-party APIs, legacy systems, multiple databases—connecting everything reliably is harder than it looks.
One breach can destroy years of trust. Security needs to be built in, not bolted on.
I develop backend systems designed for reliability, performance, and maintainability—infrastructure your team can build on confidently.
Clean, documented, versioned APIs with proper authentication, rate limiting, and error handling.
Schema design, query optimization, indexing strategies. PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis—the right tool for each job.
When monoliths become painful, I design service boundaries that make sense and migration paths that don't break production.
Payment processors, auth providers, external APIs—integrated reliably with proper error handling and fallbacks.
I choose backend technologies based on your specific requirements and team capabilities:
Built the complete backend for a payment processing platform—secure transaction handling, real-time reporting, Stripe integration, and a clean API for the frontend team.
Absolutely. I often join projects to add features, fix performance issues, or help teams refactor problematic code. I'll review what you have and give honest feedback on what needs attention.
Security is built into every layer: authentication (JWT, OAuth), authorization (RBAC), input validation, rate limiting, SQL injection prevention, and HTTPS everywhere. I follow OWASP guidelines and can help with security audits.
I start with understanding your data access patterns, then design schemas that optimize for your actual queries. Proper indexing, normalization where it helps, denormalization where performance requires it.
APIs are documented with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, including examples and error codes. Good documentation means your frontend team can work independently and onboarding new developers is faster.
Yes, but I'll be honest about whether you actually need microservices. Sometimes a well-structured monolith is the right answer. If microservices make sense, I help identify service boundaries and plan incremental migration.
I write unit tests, integration tests, and API tests. Test coverage depends on project requirements, but critical paths are always covered. I can also help establish testing practices for your team.
Whether you're building from scratch, fixing performance issues, or scaling existing systems—let's discuss what you need.