Backend and DevOps Engineer on a SaaS platform enabling commercial real estate investors to model cashflows, assess assets, and manage portfolios. Django/React stack on AWS.

Key achievements:

• Built an automated tool to compare system output between versions substantially reducing risk in releases.

• Reduced page load times by ~50% through N+1 query elimination and batch optimisation.

• Designed and built a greenfield client data ingestion pipeline supporting delta generation and multi-market templates. This used an Inversion of Control design pattern to enable strong reusability while strictly enforcing data checks.

• Led MySQL → PostgreSQL migration across dev and production environments using Terraform and AWS DMS.

• Built AWS CloudWatch monitoring, alerting, and dashboards; tuned alarms using production data.

• Migrated CI/CD from CircleCI to GitHub Actions with automated PR cleanup and template standardisation

• Coordinated production releases; established structured retrospectives and release processes

Skills: Python, Django, PostgreSQL, React, TypeScript, AWS, Terraform, Docker, GitHub Actions

• Adapted customer service platform for new markets.

• Collaborated with teams to deliver market-specific requirements.

• Collaborated with PMs and stakeholders to effectively plan and execute development projects.

• Conducted and encouraged comprehensive code reviews to ensure high-quality deliverables.

• Orchestrated seamless releases by coordinating and communicating with stakeholders.

• Provided technical guidance and support to developers, improving productivity.

• Streamlined processes by developing and integrating CI/CD workflows.

• Built features for wholesale distribution and customer management software for internal users.

• Developed mobile apps to place orders for chefs and home delivery customers.

• Migrated systems from on-site servers to a cloud-based architecture.

• Created a log management system to process logs from distributed systems with alerts.

• Built a warehouse management system used by 50+ warehouse staff, handling thousands of products daily.

• Demonstrated adaptability during the pandemic by quickly modifying Natoora's mobile app for chef orders, enabling home delivery, and developing a customer sign-up website.