Gusto Platform · Tier 0 backend platform powering Netflix's server-driven UI across all discovery surfaces at 600K peak QPS, orchestrating 25+ backend microservices.
•Building LiveOnChannelEvent resolution logic and extending the real-time event pipeline across five evidence types with independent rollout controls, powering Netflix's live sports and linear broadcast experiences.
•Designed and shipped a generic N×M paginated nested-sections GraphQL schema pattern as a platform-wide abstraction for Netflix's flat schema limitation, now load-bearing for categorical content UX while the long-term schema overhaul is in progress.
•Led a zero-downtime identity system cutover using shadow traffic comparison to verify 100% parity before removing the legacy path.
•Established a two-step schema quarantine process for federated GraphQL deploys, eliminating transient production errors and documented as an operational playbook.
•Diagnosed and fixed a cross-entity correctness bug silently breaking the "Remind Me" feature for Games, then re-architected the integration using a type-agnostic model. Unblocked the Games "Coming Soon" launch.