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Senior Backend Engineer

Results-driven backend engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable distributed systems. Expert in TypeScript, Node.js, and cloud infrastructure with proven experience building and optimizing high-traffic applications and maintaining system reliability under variable load conditions.

Currently contributing as Lead Software Engineer at WRISTCHECK, where I design and build scalable backend architectures and AI-powered data pipelines to drive business intelligence and product growth for a luxury marketplace.

My Core Contributions

Key strengths and achievements in driving technical excellence and impact

Backend Engineering & Architecture

  • Designed, built, and deployed scalable backend systems across various industries using TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, and PostgreSQL (Prisma).

  • Skilled in crafting extensible, maintainable, and well-documented APIs, and event-driven architectures.

  • Experience delivering functional MVPs and complex features rapidly, ensuring high quality and future extensibility.

Performance & Scalability Optimization

  • Optimized high-traffic distributed systems, serving tens of thousands of active users and processing millions of requests monthly.

  • Focused on performance tuning, database optimization (PostgreSQL, Redis), and efficient background job processing (BullMQ).

  • Implemented architectural patterns like DDD and CQRS to enhance system reliability, decouple services, and improve modularity.

Data Science & AI Engineering

  • Applied machine learning models for anomaly detection and data correction.

  • Experience in data ETL pipelines, from automated scraping and integration to large-scale data transformation (200K+ daily data points).

  • Designed and implemented LLM-based ETL systems and algorithms for extracting business intelligence from unstructured data.

Technical Leadership & Product Delivery

  • Translated complex product visions into actionable technical roadmaps and delivered high-impact features with a focus on user value and business goals.

  • Led rapid iteration and feature delivery in fast-paced environments, including complex hardware-software projects to market in 5 weeks.

  • Mentored junior engineers, fostering a strong engineering culture through best practices, code reviews, and continuous technical growth.

Experience

My professional journey from data scientist to technical leader.

2023 - Present

Full-time

Lead Software Engineer, Backend

WRISTCHECK

• 2023 - Present

CurrentFull-time

"I design and build scalable backend architectures and AI-powered data pipelines to drive business intelligence and product growth for a luxury marketplace. I also lead and mentor junior engineers while maintaining a strong hands-on focus on technical delivery."

Backend Foundations & Architecture: Architected and implemented the entire backend stack using TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, and PostgreSQL (Prisma), supporting rapid delivery and future extensibility. Delivered MVP in a few weeks.

Performance & Scalability: Led DDD refactoring to decouple services and improve scalability, implemented background job processing using BullMQ, used Redis and CQRS to optimize database queries, improve overall system performance and modularity.

AI-Powered Data Transformation Pipeline: Architected and implemented LLM-based ETL system that transforms 200K+ daily unstructured luxury watch data points into structured business intelligence, enabling downstream pricing analytics and algorithms

Leadership: Managed and mentored a multidisciplinary team, aligning engineering efforts with business goals while maintaining hands-on technical contribution to core systems and set technical standards. Hired and grew 3 junior developers.

2020 - 2022

Full-time

Co-founder & CTO

Sparkmate

• 2020 - 2022

Full-time

"Co-founded and developed Sparkmate, a bootstrapped global product studio, by leading software architecture, and rapid product delivery across diverse industries. Built and scaled high-impact teams, fostered a high-ownership and hands-on culture, and shipped full-stack solutions with a relentless focus on velocity."

2019 - 2020

Contract

Software Engineer

Freelance

• 2019 - 2020

Contract

"Delivered software solutions for clients across web, mobile, and embedded systems using modern stacks. This led to my entrepreneurial journey at Sparkmate."

2018 - 2019

Internship

Data Scientist

IQAir

• 2018 - 2019

Internship

"Contributed to the development of data pipelines and machine learning tools for environmental monitoring and forecast, improving air quality insights and sensor accuracy in an international startup."

2016 - 2017

Internship

IT Support Engineer

Porsche

• 2016 - 2017

Internship

"Supported IT development and operations across 7 Porsche retail centers in Paris, contributing to new ERP rollout, and multiple infrastructure upgrades."

My Tech Stack

Technologies I use to build scalable, modern applications and systems.

Core Stack

TypeScript

NestJS

Node.js

React

AWS

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Redis

GCP

⚡

Backend Development

Crafting scalable backends that power high-traffic apps.

NestJS
Node.js
Python
TypeScript
React
☁️

Cloud & Infrastructure

Building robust and scalable cloud infrastructures.

AWS
GCP
Docker
Kubernetes
Pub/Sub
📊

Data & Analytics

Leveraging data to drive insights and make informed decisions.

PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Redis
ETL Pipelines
Spark
Data Lakes
Prisma ORM
🔧

DevOps & Orchestration

Ensuring reliable and efficient deployment pipelines.

CI/CD
Git
IaC (Terraform)
BullMQ
Dagster
Sentry
Monorepo (NX / Turborepo)
🔍

Search & AI

Integrating intelligent search and AI capabilities.

Algolia
OpenSearch
Generative AI
🏗️

Design Patterns

Applying proven design patterns for scalable and maintainable systems.

Authentication (OAuth/JWT)
CQRS
DDD
Event Driven
Repository

Always learning and exploring new technologies

This represents my current toolkit - I'm constantly expanding and refining these skills based on project needs and industry trends

Projects

From IoT solutions to government platforms, here's a selection of projects where I've led technical teams and delivered scalable, production-ready solutions across diverse industries.

Gin School
01

Gin School

Next-gen Gin configurator software for crafting the perfect gin based on taste preferences

NodeJSNextJSStrapiPostgreSQLGCPStripe

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ShowViz
02

ShowViz

Scalable cloud infrastructure for GPU intensive VR collaborative tool for artists

NodeJSHapiJSPostgreSQLGoogle CloudKubernetesAgonesDocker

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Secbio
03

Secbio

E-learning and documentary platform for biosecurity knowledge sharing (French Government)

NodeJSTypescriptAlgoliaMongoDBGoogle CloudAWSMongoose / Typegoose

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Wideop
04

Wideop

Photographer's marketplace that places their work at the center - choose based on pictures you love

NodeJSTypescriptNextJSPostgreSQLGoogle CloudDockerStripe

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Sharelock
05

Sharelock

IoT shared lock solution to unlock bike usage for work-home travel - from lock to mobile app

NodeJSTypescriptReact NativePostgreSQLGoogle CloudFastlaneGitlab CI

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Shared Expenses Manager
06

Shared Expenses Manager

Personal project: shared expenses system with banking integration for debt settlement

TypescriptNestJSPostgreSQLGCPWise

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Let's Work Together

Currently Available for New Projects

I'm always excited to discuss new challenges, innovative projects, and collaboration opportunities. Whether you're a startup looking for technical leadership or an established company seeking backend expertise.

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