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AboutMe

Backend architect and systems engineer with over a decade of experience designing and delivering high-throughput distributed systems.

// My Journey

I started coding in 2013, quickly realising that what excited me most was not just writing code, but designing the systems that make software reliable at scale. That instinct shaped a career spent at the intersection of architecture, engineering, and problem-solving.

Over the years I have led migrations of monolithic systems to event-driven microservices, built real-time data pipelines for regulated industries, and guided teams through the complexity of zero-downtime deployments. My core stack is Java and the Spring ecosystem, but I am equally at home with Kafka, Kubernetes, and the broader cloud-native landscape.

I hold a Computer Science degree and certifications in Kubernetes (CKAD), Azure, and Agile. I believe great engineers are students first — the fundamentals never go out of date.

// Tech Stack

Languages

Java Python TypeScript Bash / Shell

Frameworks & Runtimes

Spring Boot Spring Cloud Quarkus Node.js

Messaging & Streaming

Apache Kafka RabbitMQ Redis Pub/Sub

Databases

PostgreSQL Oracle MongoDB Redis Elasticsearch

Cloud & Infrastructure

Kubernetes (CKAD) Docker Azure Terraform CI/CD

Observability

Prometheus Grafana OpenTelemetry ELK Stack

// Certifications

CNCF / Linux Foundation · 2024
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Microsoft · 2023
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
2021
Agile & Scrum Practitioner

// What Drives Me

System Design

Good architecture pays dividends for years. I obsess over getting it right.

Zero-Downtime Delivery

Production is live. Migrations must be reversible and incremental.

Knowledge Sharing

The best teams grow together. I write, mentor, and contribute to open discourse.

Performance at Scale

Milliseconds and throughput are not premature optimisation — they are product requirements.