Backend and platform engineer with 11+ years of experience building distributed systems and cloud services. I design and simplify architectures for reliability, scale and cost, and lead technical decisions from prototype through production.
My work spans architecture, backend services, cloud infrastructure, and AI integration, with an emphasis on systems teams can operate and extend.
At Condé Nast, I have built systems for subscriptions, content delivery, and publishing while balancing scale, reliability, and cost.
Designed and championed a simpler architecture as the subscription platform expanded to more brands and markets. Validated the approach with a high-throughput API prototype, then streamlined caching and message delivery. The full overhaul reduced backend cost by nearly 50%.
Read the architecture case studyBuilt a reusable Node.js and Hapi service that transforms Content API data for The New Yorker iOS app and powers RSS feeds for multiple brands. Developed notification preference services with SQS, MongoDB, and Kafka.
Created a Handlebars library for The New Yorker’s flagship newsletters and extended Copilot CMS to support newsletter creation. The library remains in use today.
Contributed React and Next.js changes to a shared publishing monorepo serving roughly 40 Condé Nast brands, and added Cypress automation tests.
Hands-on integration work supported by continued learning.
Integrated a third-party Model Context Protocol (MCP) service into the production newsletter subscription frontend and contributed to chatbot development.
I use measured prototypes and explicit tradeoffs to align teams on practical architecture decisions.
Used measured API performance to build stakeholder confidence in a simpler production architecture.
Explained to the team and director how fewer infrastructure components could support growth while reducing operating cost.
Mentored engineers and worked across teams to turn architecture decisions into reliable implementations.
From product development to backend platforms, my work now spans architecture, implementation, and technical leadership.
Design and build backend services for newsletters and subscriptions. Lead design reviews, mentor engineers, and provision AWS infrastructure with Terraform and GitHub Actions.
Built shared publishing features and newsletter systems across React, Next.js, Handlebars, and Copilot CMS.
Built full stack features for OpsHub Console, including a reusable microfrontend approach, service changes, tests, and deployments.
Developed enterprise applications in Java, AngularJS, and MySQL across frontend, backend, and delivery.
M.E. in Computer Science · UVCE B.E. in Information Science · CIT