I help founders and CTOs remove the architecture bottlenecks that kill momentum: fragile APIs, slow data layers, and deploy pipelines that turn growth into incidents.
Common failure pattern
How I fix it
Authority snapshot
8+
Years shipping backend systems
50+
SaaS products delivered
$50M+
Platform revenue supported
Focus: SaaS backend architecture, multi-tenant systems, performance engineering
Featured work
Smart mobility, $2M+ revenue
SEO automation, 40% churn reduction
FinTech, SOC2 compliant, $50M transactions
Years experience
SaaS projects
Avg uptime
Revenue managed
Case studies
Not feature shipping for its own sake. Each engagement solved an operational risk that was blocking growth.
Problem
A parking management startup needed a real-time system to manage parking spots, reservations, and payments across multiple cities. They required a scalable backend that could handle thousands of concurrent users, real-time updates, and integrated payment processing.
Intervention
Designed and built a microservices-based backend using Laravel and Node.js with Redis for real-time data sync. Implemented a payment gateway integration with Stripe, real-time WebSocket updates for spot availability, and a robust admin dashboard for operations.
Outcome
System scaled to manage 50,000+ parking spots across 5 cities with 99.9% uptime. Reduced payment processing time from 30s to 3s. Processed $2M+ in transactions in first year.
Uptime
99.9%
Before: 85%
Cities
5
Before: 1
Transaction Volume
$2M+
Before: $0
Concurrent Users
10K+
Before: 1K
Business outcome
Enabled the startup to scale operations and raise Series A funding ($5M)
Stack used
Architecture breakdown
Traffic to telemetry flow
Ingress
API Gateway, Rate Limits
Services
Core Domain + Workers
Data
Primary DB + Cache
Operations
Queueing, Logs, Alerts
Design intent
Microservices architecture with Laravel for business logic, Node.js workers for real-time updates, PostgreSQL for persistent data, and Redis for session management and real-time spot availability caching. Stripe webhook handlers for payment processing.
Non-negotiables
Tough constraints solved
Real-time spot availability sync across multiple servers
Implemented Redis pub/sub for instant updates across all connected clients
Payment processing reliability at high volume
Built idempotent payment handler with comprehensive logging and reconciliation
Scaling database under concurrent load
Read replicas and query optimization, with caching layer for frequently accessed data
High-leverage decisions
Microservices vs Monolith
Monolith would have made real-time updates and payment processing difficult; microservices allowed independent scaling
Redis for real-time data
PostgreSQL alone couldn't achieve sub-second updates; Redis provided the speed needed for spot availability
Services
Specialized expertise in backend architecture, infrastructure, and automation systems.
Design and build production-grade backend systems for SaaS platforms. Multi-tenant architecture, API design, database optimization, and secure integrations.
Key Benefits
Best for
Startups raising Series A/B or scaling to $1M+ ARR
Deploy, scale, and monitor your SaaS on AWS. CI/CD pipelines, containerization, security hardening, cost optimization, and zero-downtime deployments.
Key Benefits
Best for
Teams wanting DevOps handled so engineers focus on product
Build custom automation layers, webhook systems, and business workflows. Connect your tools, sync data across platforms, and eliminate manual work.
Key Benefits
Best for
Scaling operations without hiring; reducing manual work by 90%
Every project is unique. Let's discuss what you need and design the perfect solution.
Get in TouchMy approach
I optimize for systems that work 3am on a Sunday, not systems that impress in a demo. Boring databases, straightforward queries, monitoring that actually catches issues.
Most performance problems aren't where you think they are. I profile, test, and measure. If you aren't bottlenecking on it, we don't spend time optimizing it. Yet.
Architecture that solves today's problem is better than architecture that might solve tomorrow's problem. We refactor when the problem appears, not before.
Code without documentation is a liability. I write systems your team can understand, maintain, and extend. Not systems only I can fix.
These principles probably resonate with you, or maybe they don't. Either way, let's talk about what your backend needs.
Start a conversationHow I work
1-2 weeks
Understand your SaaS vision, user base, scaling requirements, and business goals. Define architecture principles, tech stack, and timeline.
2-3 weeks
Create detailed system architecture, database schemas, API specifications, and deployment strategy. Review with your team and finalize specs.
4-8 weeks
Build foundation features: authentication, multi-tenancy, core APIs, database layer. Write tests, code reviews, and documentation throughout.
2-3 weeks
Load testing, security audits, performance optimization, bug fixes. Ensure 99.9%+ uptime and handle your projected user load.
1-2 weeks
Deploy to production, monitor performance, handle scaling. Provide documentation and handoff to your team.
Ongoing
Optional retainer for bug fixes, optimization, new features, and scaling support as you grow.
weeks average
Discovery to production
Updates & syncs
Full transparency
Target uptime
Production-grade
Background
Backend
Database & cache
DevOps & cloud
What clients say
"We had constant API slowdowns and flaky background jobs before working together. The new architecture brought stability immediately and gave our team confidence to ship faster."
Maya Patel
Product Lead at Northstar Analytics
"Our migration to a multi-tenant backend was handled cleanly with almost no customer disruption. Performance improved, incidents dropped, and onboarding new accounts became much simpler."
Daniel Brooks
CTO at FlowPilot
"The monitoring and deployment setup alone was worth it. We now catch issues before customers do, and releases that used to take hours are now routine."
Emily Nguyen
Founder at LedgerBloom
5-star rated
Happy clients
Years experience
Whether you're building something new or scaling an existing platform, I'd like to hear about it.