I build, design and operate the backends optimized for connection count and throughput at stable cost. I favor simple Go services that keep throughput predictable, and costs stable as traffic grows. As founding engineer at Brandis — joining before incorporation — I took the system from zero to 400k concurrent WebSocket connections as sole architect.
I care about clarity in systems: what matters to users, how it’s measured, and where the real bottlenecks are. That usually means strong observability, clear SLOs, and pragmatic trade-offs so the platform stays reliable and affordable.
I work at the boundary of product and engineering. Staying technical, I keep the product in view — it sharpens tradeoff decisions and makes conversations with stakeholders more concrete.