Scalable Backend Engineering

I help teams build reliable software through scalable backend engineering.

Designing APIs, distributed systems and cloud-native solutions built to perform, scale and last.

Engineering Focus

Capabilities that apply across products, teams and industries.

API Design

Clean, secure and scalable APIs designed for production.

Distributed Systems

Reliable backend services working across multiple components.

Authentication

Secure identity, authorization and session-based access.

Cloud Services

Cloud-ready applications designed for modern infrastructure.

Integrations

Payment providers, notifications and third-party APIs.

Performance

Optimized queries, services and backend workflows.

Built with technologies I trust

  • NestJS
  • TypeScript
  • GraphQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • AWS
  • Docker
  • Stripe
  • Next.js
  • Node

Featured Projects

Backend systems shipped end to end.

A selection of production APIs and services, from payment processing to realtime delivery.

POST/api/v1/payments/charge
{
status: 'succeeded',
amount: 4999,
currency: 'usd',
idempotent: true
}

Payments Platform

Orbit Payments

A NestJS payments gateway handling subscriptions, invoices and webhooks for a multi-tenant SaaS, built to survive traffic spikes without dropping events.

99.9%

Uptime

180k

Webhooks/day

120ms

P95 latency

NestJSTypeScriptPostgreSQLStripe
GET/api/v1/notifications/status
{
queued: 42,
delivered: 11980,
channel: 'push',
healthy: true
}

Realtime Delivery Service

Pulse Notifications

A distributed notification service fanning out email, push and SMS through Redis-backed queues, with retry policies tuned per channel.

12k

Messages/min

99.4%

Delivery rate

1.2

Avg retry

NestJSRedisDockerAWS
GET/api/v1/ledger/reconciliation
{
runId: 'run_8841',
mismatches: 3,
resolved: true
}

Data Consistency Engine

Ledger Sync

A background sync engine that reconciles financial records across PostgreSQL and third-party providers, with Firebase auth guarding every operator action.

2.3M

Records synced

0.02%

Drift caught

4m

Sync window

TypeScriptPostgreSQLFirebaseAWS
stack.ts
1const stack = {
2 backend: [
3 'NestJS',
4 'TypeScript',
5 'Laravel',
6 'GraphQL',
7 'REST APIs',
8 ],
9};

Tech Stack

Tools I reach for to ship reliable products.

Select a category to see how each piece fits into the stack.

NestJS

Structured, testable services with modules, guards and pipes.

TypeScript

Type-safe code across the entire request lifecycle.

Laravel

Fast API and web delivery with Eloquent, queues and migrations.

GraphQL

Schema-first APIs shaped around what each client actually needs.

Experience

Where I've built and shipped.

A track record spanning systems infrastructure, IT leadership and modern backend engineering.

Oct 2022 — Present

Present

Backend Developer · King Tide

Building and maintaining backend platforms and services for production digital products, across architecture, APIs and infrastructure.

  • Designed and developed scalable APIs using NestJS, TypeScript, GraphQL and REST.
  • Implemented complex payment flows, refunds, wallets and payouts through Stripe.
  • Built real-time systems using Redis, BullMQ, WebSockets and Firebase notifications.
  • Designed and maintained PostgreSQL/TypeORM architecture, including entities, relations, migrations and query optimization.
  • Developed backend features for queues, chat, credit-based payments, notifications, deep links and third-party integrations.
  • Worked with infrastructure and deployments on AWS, Docker and Railway, including CI/CD and production troubleshooting.
NestJSTypeScriptPostgreSQLTypeORMGraphQLRedisBullMQStripeFirebaseAWSDocker

Courses & Certifications

Courses and certifications that back the stack.

Ongoing learning across cloud infrastructure, backend frameworks and system design.

Udemy

Terraform: De principiante a certificado 2025

May 2025

UC-7e862626-3fb5-47b7-8934-3a3852c91ba3

TerraformIaCDevOps

Udemy

Curso de AWS Certified Developer Associate DVA-C02

Oct 2024

UC-e7784d08-22f5-4137-9aa5-0f856594eee7

AWSCloud Computing

Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

May 2023

H66S2LT14MRQ1C9D

AWSCloud Computing

DW Training

DW Cloud Computing Certified Developer

Aug 2021

2021-20-018

Cloud ComputingAWSDocker

DW Training

DW React Native Certified Developer

Jun 2021

2021-17-010

React NativeMobile

DW Training

DW React.js Certified Developer

Aug 2020

2020-14-012

ReactJavaScript

Udemy

JavaScript Moderno: Guía para dominar el lenguaje

May 2020

UC-f1a7f372-d1a6-4897-b3ba-71aab0e4c072

JavaScriptES6

DW Training

DW KaMobile Certified Developer

May 2020

2020-13-013

JavaKotlinMobile

Udemy

Kotlin: Introducción a la Programación

Apr 2020

UC-b87747b0-3c2a-410e-a2cf-88afd27ce633

KotlinMobile

Udemy

Bash: Intérprete de Comandos de Linux

Aug 2019

UC-O1YYT2ZH

BashLinux

DW Training

DW Angular Certified Developer

Jul 2019

2019-07-034

AngularTypeScript

TemplateMonster.com

TemplateMonster Certification

Oct 2018

20745

Web DesignHTMLCSS

Duriva

Diplomado DurivaCON

Aug 2018

11888945

Software DevelopmentCybersecurity

Tecnológico de Monterrey

Desarrollo de Habilidades Gerenciales: Líder de Líderes

Jan 2018

LeadershipTeam Management
Verify

Microsoft

Microsoft Technology Associate: Software Development Fundamentals

Dec 2012

E101-3091

Windows ServerIT Fundamentals

AulaDiser.com

Diseño Web con Adobe Web Premium

Aug 2012

50

Web DesignAdobe Suite

Microsoft

Windows Server Administration Fundamentals

May 2012

D780-3394

Windows ServerSystem Administration

AulaDiser.com

Administración de Redes con Windows 2008 Server

Sep 2011

3763

NetworkingWindows Server

Contact

Let's Build Something Great

Have an API to design, a system to scale, or an integration to ship? Tell me about it — I read every message myself.

efren@spyrocode.tech
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