I build backends and integrations that keep working when something upstream fails.

Selected work

Named by what was built and which problem it solved. Client and product names stay private; happy to walk through any of these on a call.

• 2026

  Booking-to-benefits integration with Stripe billing

  Bookings from two property-management systems become guest passes and are billed through Stripe, with changes and cancellations flowing through correctly.

  • TypeScript
  • AWS Lambda
  • API Gateway
  • AWS CDK

• 2025 — 2026

  B2B SaaS platform on serverless AWS

  An enterprise SaaS built and operated end to end on Lambda, Aurora Serverless and Cognito, in a domain-first TypeScript monorepo deployed with SST.

  • TypeScript
  • AWS Lambda
  • Aurora Serverless v2
  • Cognito

• Sep 2024 — May 2025

  Trucking operations platform

  Full-stack platform for a trucking company to manage loads, clients and operations in one place, with payments and SMS built in.

  • Next.js
  • Micronaut 4
  • MongoDB
  • Firebase Auth

• Feb 2023 — Feb 2024

  IPTV streaming platform

  Streaming platform with web and mobile clients, subscription management and crypto payments, on a Java backend built for sustained load.

  • Micronaut
  • Java
  • React
  • React Native

• May 2023 — Oct 2023

  E-commerce for tiles and porcelain stoneware

  A full online store built from scratch — catalogue, orders, admin, storefront and deployment — for a building-materials retailer.

  • Spring Boot
  • Java
  • React
  • Astro

Own products

• Native iOS finance tracker. SwiftUI, Core Data and CloudKit, no backend. Designed, built and shipped to the App Store.
• Portfolio analysis tool. Web app that reads a brokerage export and explains concentration and overlap across holdings.

Experience

1. Jul 2022 — present

   Lead Software Engineer · EPAM Systems

   • Deliver enterprise Java services end to end: architecture, estimation, implementation, production support.
   • Drive service boundaries, domain modelling and event-driven integration across teams.
   • Moved a legacy platform onto AWS with serverless and managed services, adding Node.js and React next to the Java core.
   • Own the CI/CD pipelines, coding and testing standards; review and mentor.

2. Aug 2021 — May 2023

   Senior Software Engineer (contract) · IUNetworks

   • Owned Spring Boot microservices running core business operations.
   • Replaced synchronous coupling with messaging over Kafka and ActiveMQ to isolate failures.
   • Profiling-driven query and algorithm optimisation across SQL and NoSQL stores.
   • Integration testing with JUnit, Mockito and Testcontainers.

3. Dec 2020 — present

   Software Engineer (freelance) · Upwork

   • Spring Boot, Micronaut and TypeScript backends for international clients, from requirements to deployment and support.
   • Long-running relationships and repeat contracts alongside full-time roles.

4. Jul 2019 — Dec 2020

   Java Backend Developer · ITHD

   • Backend services with Spring Boot, Hibernate and REST APIs.
   • Automated testing with JUnit and Mockito; feature work with cross-functional teams.