DOCKED · 02 / 05

May 2024 — Mar 2025/Dublin, Ireland

Led the backend redesign of an AI-driven SaaS platform, introducing asynchronous processing and strategic caching that reduced average API response time by 35% and stabilized uptime under peak load.

Flight log

• Optimized PostgreSQL and Prisma by eliminating N+1 query bottlenecks and adding targeted indexes, delivering a 30% gain in data-retrieval efficiency
• Containerized core microservices with Docker and deployed them on GCP with Kubernetes, removing single points of failure and enabling auto-scaling infrastructure
• Engineered a secure Paddle billing pipeline with multi-tier subscription logic that supported a 25% increase in conversion; streamlined onboarding with OAuth2 social authentication (LinkedIn and Instagram)
• Collaborated daily with an international, English-speaking product and engineering team in Dublin to ship backend, authentication, and GCP reliability work

Payload

• Node.js
• NestJS
• TypeScript
• PostgreSQL
• Prisma
• GCP
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Paddle
• OAuth2