I build the systems
that run the systems.
Principal engineer with a decade of designing backend systems, leading architecture, and shipping production AI — from fintech credit engines and event-driven payment platforms to multi-agent shopping assistants. I've taken products from 0 → millions of daily users more than once.
I'm building the entire cloud platform on AWS — Terraform, event-driven architecture, an LLM gateway, and the document-intelligence engine that powers our customers' CRM.
A few of the things I've shipped.
Across backend rearchitectures, distributed system design, AI platforms, and cloud infra. Click a card for the long version.
Numbers that hold up in production.
A decade of impact across AI shopping, fintech, and benefits platforms. Pulled straight from the resume — verifiable on request.
Ten years of hands-on system design.
Click any role to expand. Promotion to Principal at Alby came one year ahead of schedule.
Notes from the trenches.
Long-form posts on LLM systems, Python performance, and AWS infra — the stuff I wish I'd had when I was building it the first time.
The Hard Truth About Building Products With LLMs
LLMs are powerful, unpredictable, and frustrating to ship. Here's what building real AI products actually feels like.
Read on MediumBuilding a Scalable Batch Architecture for LLM Workloads
A deep dive into the distributed batch system we built to handle massive LLM workloads, cut costs, and overcome provider rate limits.
ReadYes, Python Scales: Lessons from Handling Millions of API Calls a Day
Python can absolutely scale. Four low-effort tweaks gave us 60–90% speed-ups in real-world snippets.
ReadCutting API Latency: The Impact of Simplifying JWT Encryption
Switching from asymmetric to symmetric JWT cut response times sharply — here's how, and the trade-offs.
ReadMy Challenges Deploying RabbitMQ Quorum Queues
Nodes stuck on terminating state, queues not replicating — how I tracked them down and the lessons that stuck.
ReadThe tools I reach for.
Python-first, system-design-minded, LLM-fluent. Comfortable across the stack from Terraform to React — and equally comfortable leading the team that ships it.
Talk to me about your AI infra.
Freelance engagements only — AI-platform builds, system-design audits, backend rearchitectures. Not currently taking full-time roles. I read every message and reply within 24 hours.