Founder + Full-Stack Engineer at Eleutheria (2025-12 – Present)
- Designed, developed, and shipped a full-stack anonymous community platform from scratch. Built forums, real-time group chat, and random 1-on-1 matching via WebSockets (Socket.io), serving live users.
- Built REST/WebSocket API in Express.js with PostgreSQL, implementing row-level locking (FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED) to prevent race conditions in concurrent user matching.
- Implemented security: parameterized queries, SameSite/HttpOnly cookies, multi-layer rate limiting (IP/session), 50KB body limits, and a dedicated security test suite. Pen tested across 8 attack categories.
- Wrote a GDPR/CCPA/ECPA-compliant data retention system with automated background jobs that selectively purge user data while preserving reported content and law enforcement holds; Implemented cookie consent banner ensuring Google Analytics only loads with explicit user consent.
- Containerized with Docker Compose, deployed to DigitalOcean behind Traefik reverse proxy with Let's Encrypt SSL, and set up a GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline (tests → build → push → auto-deploy to staging).
- Maintained production environment health by tracking CPU, disk, uptime, and live user activity with automated alerts for threshold breaches.
Full-Stack Engineer at Cadooga (2025-06 – 2026-04)
- Retained as sole engineer following a company-wide reduction in force; continued full technical ownership across reverse image search and public records search.
- Partnered with CTO to rebuild the application for production, contributing to core system design and feature development under a tight deadline.
- Configured MCP server integration with Webflow to streamline web development using AI-assisted workflows.
Full-Stack Lead Engineer at Cadooga (2025-06 – 2025-12)
- Designed and architected a reverse image search system, leading development from concept to production.
- Built a public records search platform from scratch, aligned with business requirements.
- Developed a scalable ETL pipeline ingesting 128GB of data from S3 storage into a SQL database.
- Led cloud infrastructure, networking, and VPC architecture enabling scalable data ingestion.
- Mentored a junior engineer; served as interim CTO providing technical leadership and cross-functional coordination.
Full-Stack Engineer - cloud + devops focused at Theoforge (2024-12 – 2025-05)
- Designed and implemented GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployments.
- Configured Prometheus and Grafana for infrastructure monitoring and observability.
