I have over 17 years of experience designing and building scalable distributed systems, developer platforms, and data-intensive applications. During my career, I’ve had the opportunity to work across travel, mobility, payments, e-commerce, and consumer technology, giving me exposure to a wide range of engineering challenges and architectural patterns. I’ve led zero-to-one platform initiatives, driven architecture across multiple engineering teams, and built systems where scalability, reliability, performance, and operational excellence were critical. My experience spans platform engineering, event-driven architectures, large-scale backend systems, and technical strategy. Over the years, mentoring has become one of the most fulfilling aspects of my career. I’ve mentored engineers at different stages—from early-career developers to senior engineers preparing for Staff and Principal roles. I enjoy helping engineers strengthen their system design skills, improve architectural thinking, communicate technical decisions effectively, and grow into confident technical leaders. My mentoring is practical and tailored to your goals. Whether you’re preparing for interviews, reviewing a system design, planning a promotion, or solving a complex production problem, we’ll work through real scenarios rather than theoretical exercises. I’ll challenge assumptions, discuss trade-offs, and provide honest, actionable feedback to help you develop stronger engineering judgment. I can help you with: * System Design (Senior, Staff & Principal) * Distributed Systems * Software & Platform Architecture * Backend Engineering * Scalability, Reliability & Performance * Architecture Reviews & Design Documents * Technical Leadership & Career Growth * Staff/Principal Interview Preparation * AI Platform & LLM System Design If your goal is not just to crack your next interview but to become a stronger engineer and technical leader, I’d be happy to help you get there.