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Work history

The places I have worked in the past.

Present
Dec 2025
OVERJET
Dec 2025–Present
Staff Software Engineer
Dec 2025–Present
Oct 2025
Dec 2019
Revolving Games, Inc.
Dec 2019–Oct 2025
Principal Software Engineer
Nov 2022–Oct 2025
  • Led scalable backend systems handling tens of millions of requests under high concurrency, directly powering platforms generating millions in revenue.
  • Architected CI/CD pipelines with Kubernetes, Terraform, and Jenkins, reducing infrastructure cost by 60%.
  • Delivered cross-cloud ingestion pipelines, cutting cost by 90% and reducing latency from ~60 minutes to real time.
  • Engineered a durable transactional service capable of processing 85K+ events per minute with full ACID guarantees at just $50/month.
  • Designed an in-memory migration system to seamlessly update user states during evolving business rules and system updates, ensuring data consistency and integrity.
  • Oversaw live operations of seasonal game events (7-day cycles), ensuring smooth execution with minimal downtime and generating $6M+ in revenue.
Senior Software Engineer
Jan 2022–Nov 2022
  • Designed and optimized SQL-based storage systems (MySQL/PostgreSQL), improving query throughput by 30%.
  • Developed load testing frameworks to benchmark backend performance and guide infrastructure scaling.
  • Implemented caching, monitoring, and observability improvements, significantly enhancing reliability and uptime.
  • Designed and extended a real-time state management engine for high-concurrency systems, enabling dynamic feature extensions while maintaining performance and consistency under heavy load.
Software Engineer
Dec 2019–Jan 2022
  • Collaborated on .NET-based gRPC APIs and backend services supporting 120K+ users and multimillion-dollar revenue systems.
  • Contributed to designing cost-optimized deployment and data ingestion pipelines, improving scalability and reliability.
  • Refactored client release pipelines to an on-demand model, reducing build and release costs by 60%.
  • Built durable backend infrastructure for large-scale distributed environments.
  • Improved deployment automation, monitoring, and cloud resource efficiency.
  • Led learning sessions on writing scalable, maintainable code to uplift team engineering standards.
Nov 2019
Jul 2017
Binex Solutions
Jul 2017–Nov 2019
Software Engineer
Jul 2017–Nov 2019
  • Created multi-provider payment integrations with Google and Stripe.
  • Improved response times by 40% using Redis and Memcached caching strategies.
  • Implemented data sanitization layers, improving compliance with security and data standards.
  • Engineered fault-tolerant backend services that achieved 99.95% uptime while optimizing SQL for better performance.
  • Integrated OAuth2, JWT, and RBAC for secure authentication and authorization flows.
  • Built geospatial tracking systems with sub-second accuracy, integrated with chat and event systems for seamless analytics.
  • Led blockchain R&D initiatives, pioneering Web3 app development and integration strategies.
Jun 2017
Sep 2015
LOOP for Science & Technology
Sep 2015–Jun 2017
Associate Software Engineer
Sep 2015–Jun 2017
  • Improved delivery speed by 30% by developing a first-time user experience framework for rapid tutorial creation.
  • Engineered an auto-documentation framework for a million+ LOC codebase, boosting developer productivity and onboarding.
  • Led migration to cross-platform apps (React Native, React, Flutter), expanding services and driving 45% revenue growth.
Dec 2014
Sep 2014
CIIT
Sep 2014–Dec 2014
Associate Software Engineer (Intern)
Sep 2014–Dec 2014
  • Redesigned the transaction module for the CIIT transport system, improving reliability and efficiency.
  • Developed advanced billing and report generation modules, streamlining financial and operational processes.