Architecting high-scale backend systems.

I'm a Staff Engineer with 8+ years of experience leading teams to build distributed data platforms that drive massive revenue growth and enable PB-scale analytics.

Revenue Scaled

285x

Re-architected a lead-gen platform, scaling daily revenue from $700 to $200K/day ($45K GP).

ETL Optimization

30x

Reduced a Spark-on-Kubernetes ETL runtime from 1.5 hours to 3 minutes, slashing infra costs by 6x.

API Performance

30K

Built a Rust-based HBase REST API handling 30K QPS bursts with 7-8ms latency for real-time metadata.

The "How"

Platform Architecture & Leadership

Led a 15+ member cross-functional team, directing the evolution of a POC into a high-scale, revenue-critical system. Drove technical vision, system design, and reliability initiatives across Core Backend, Reporting, and Frontend teams.

Performance Engineering (Rust & Spark)

Architected and delivered Spark-on-Kubernetes (30x faster), a Rust-based PII encryption service (100M+ requests), and a Rust-based HBase API (30K QPS). Contributed to OpenObserve, adding Grafana Loki ingestion API support in Rust.

Org-Wide Data Standards

Delivered org-wide ingestion standards (Parquet, Redshift, Druid) adopted at PB-scale. Developed a Schema-Aware Redshift batch connector (7x I/O reduction) and a Druid Parquet patch, unblocking analytics for 100+ users.

Cost & Latency Reduction

Cut data delivery costs by 50% by re-architecting a Kafka -> Firehose sink. Saved ~$7K annually by implementing IP enrichment via HBase, eliminating a costly Redis cluster. Slashed issue detection lag from hours to minutes.

Core Technologies

Languages & Frameworks

Java, Scala, Rust, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Spring Boot, Laravel, Tokio

Big Data & Distributed Systems

Apache Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Hive, Druid, Kylin, HBase, Redshift, Parquet

Databases & Storage

PostgreSQL, StackGres, Citus, MySQL, Redis, Amazon S3, HDFS

Infrastructure & Cloud

AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Prometheus, Grafana, Observability, GCP, Azure

System Design & Architecture

Distributed Systems, Microservices, Event-driven Architecture, API Design, Concurrency, CAP Theorem

Domain Expertise

AdTech, Analytics Platforms, Lead Generation, Revenue Optimization, Business Intelligence

Let's Connect

I'm open to new opportunities.

If you're building high-performance backend systems and need an experienced architectural leader, I'd love to hear from you.