Available for remote roles

Senior Backend Engineer

I design and build high-performance backend systems, scalable APIs, distributed data pipelines, and production-grade infrastructure using Python, Kafka, Django, FastAPI, AWS, and modern cloud tooling.

Skills

Technical Expertise

Backend

PythonDjangoDjango REST FrameworkFastAPISQLAlchemy

Distributed Systems

Apache KafkaCeleryRedisWebSocketsAWS SQS

Databases

PostgreSQLMySQLCouchbaseAlembic

Cloud & DevOps

AWS LambdaAWS API GatewayAWS SageMakerAWS S3AWS RDSAWS EventBridgeAWS Step FunctionsDockerCI/CDGithub ActionsJenkins

Observability

Elastic APMOpenTelemetryELK Stack

Testing & Quality

Unit TestingIntegration TestingpytestCode Review

Work

Selected Experience

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Peg B Technology·Software Engineer·October 2024Present

Working on a payment gateway platform with live products in Costa Rica and Kenya. Responsible for backend reliability, performance engineering, and developer tooling.

PTN Global·Software Engineer → Tech Lead·April 2023September 2024

Joined as individual contributor on a data platform for epilepsy research; promoted to tech lead managing a 5-person team. Partnered directly with Australian data scientists and clinicians to translate requirements into technical solutions.

Appcore·Software Engineer·June 2021March 2023

Contributed to the development of multiple e-commerce platforms for small businesses in Australia. Focused on backend API development, payment integration, and performance optimization.

Open to remote opportunities

Looking for senior backend or distributed systems engineering roles.