Reliable backends.
Scalable cloud
systems.

A short story.

Work record.

My experience building backend services, cloud applications, and distributed systems.

1. 

   Xona Space Backend and Cloud Engineer

   Current role July 2026 — Present

   Primary architect and implementation owner for the shared AWS cloud platform, from foundational infrastructure to production Kubernetes and satellite operations software.

   • Company-wide cloud architecture. Independently designed and delivered the foundational AWS platform in approximately one month. Established Control Tower, account architecture, networking, security governance, and infrastructure-as-code standards adopted across all software engineering teams.
   • Self-service engineering infrastructure. Introduced automated AWS account provisioning and standardized application deployment, with reusable infrastructure, OIDC-based authentication, and cloud development guides enabling teams to provision and deploy independently.
   • Kubernetes infrastructure. Architected and created all EKS clusters across development, staging, and production environments supporting satellite operations. Implemented Argo CD, Kubernetes Gateway API, AWS Pod Identity, and External Secrets Operator to standardize GitOps, networking, identity, and secrets management.
   • End-to-end application delivery. Independently designed, built, and deployed Pulsar TLE. Established the company’s first cloud-based Command and Control microservice system, enabling Fire-and-Forget messaging for Mission Operations.
   • Mission-critical modernization. Migrated XGC Streamer to EKS, improved logging, and fixed defects. Migrated Ground Software services and established initial customer-facing AWS IoT messaging infrastructure.
   • Cross-team technical leadership. Led architecture reviews and established shared engineering patterns across Product Engineering, Ground Software, Mission Operations, Platform Engineering, and Software Security. Supported cloud development and demonstrations, authored API and integration documentation, communicated decisions to leadership, and contributed to engineering interviews.
2. 

   Oracle Software Engineer II

   San Francisco, CA Feb 2025 — Apr 2026
   • Healthcare data infrastructure. Designed and built a distributed FHIR data ingestion pipeline using Apache Spark (Scala) and OCI Data Flow, enabling high-throughput healthcare data processing.
   • AI application delivery. Founding member of the AI Data Validator initiative; led full-stack implementation (UI, backend, OCI infrastructure) and GenAI integration.
   • AI agent performance. Implemented parallelized execution using LangGraph for an AI agent framework, reducing execution time by 80%+ and resolving edge-case failures; introduced LangGraph internally and authored adoption documentation.
   • Service ownership and observability. Primary deployment owner for the AVSCAN anti-virus service on OCI; managed Terraform infrastructure, refactored the codebase to align with updated architecture standards, and implemented OCEAN internal observability APIs for improved failure triage.
3. 

   Amazon Software Engineer I

   Seattle, WA Sep 2022 — Nov 2024
   • High-availability systems. Contributed to tier-1 fulfillment data systems serving billions of requests annually, ensuring 99.99%+ availability.
   • Inventory APIs. Designed and shipped real-time inventory visibility APIs used by 10,000+ partners, improving operational transparency across fulfillment workflows.
   • Deployment automation. Automated CI/CD approval workflows for tier-1 services, reducing manual release overhead and improving deployment velocity.
   • Engineering mentorship. Mentored new SDEs and interns through structured code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
4. 

   Amazon Software Engineer Intern

   Seattle, WA Jun 2021 — Sep 2021
   • Internal application delivery. Designed and shipped a React/JS frontend exposing inventory data to 10,000+ internal users, significantly improving information accessibility for seller-support teams.
   • Serverless backend APIs. Built backend APIs integrated with AWS Lambda.

Things I build with.

A non-exhaustive set of tools I reach for. Always picking up the next one.

On the workbench.

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