• SaaS Architecture Modernization (PHP & DDD): Drove the API - First transformation for the multi - tenant SaaS platform, focusing 85% on the PHP backend. Led the comprehensive refactoring of the legacy system into a robust service layer following SOLID design patterns and Clean Architecture. ○ Database & Scalability (MySQL): Designed the architecture to enhance scalability and improve data consistency across web, mobile, and public APIs. Gained expertise in database performance tuning and structuring complex data services for a high - traffic, multi - tenant environment (using MySQL). ○ Growth & Quality Engineering Mindset: Introduced a culture of testing and quality by implementing best practices, increasing unit test coverage from 0% to a robust suite of 3 , 000+ tests within eight months. This robust testing foundation enabled faster, metrics - driven iteration and growth experimentation. ○ Improved Scalability and Maintainability: Ensured the platform could handle future growth and complexity. • Full - Stack Feature Delivery & Monetization: Developed a flexible, value / discount - based Approval Workflow feature leveraging the new service layer. This feature supported critical monetization logic and streamlined content management processes. • Frontend Adoption & User Experience: Spearheaded the strategic adoption of React for frontend development during a hackathon, improving developer productivity and fostering a more creative, user - centred approach to feature delivery • Technical Leadership: Quickly promoted to Senior Software Engineer and successfully refactored a legacy codebase using a "refactor as we go" approach while maintaining ongoing feature development.

• SoundCloud Distribution team: Drove the successful beta launch of the Vinyl Studio and an internal moderation tool (React / Next.js, TypeScript), taking end - to - end ownership of features, security, and quality. This included designing and implementing a proxy - based middleware solution to enforce internal Single Sign - On (SSO) access and providing autonomous problem - solving to resolve a critical Sev - 1 production incident during launch week. • SoundCloud Media Streaming team: Revamped the encoding, packaging, and encryption backend stack using Go, AWS (S3, SQS, ECS), and Terraform. Implemented an innovative DRM solution that resulted in a 30% reduction in piracy, mitigating significant financial risk and directly protecting copyrighted content. • The New York Times: Re - engineered the video encoding, packaging, and subtitle creation pipeline for all digital content using Node.js / TypeScript, AWS (Elemental, SQS, S3, ECS), and Terraform. • Developed a creative subtitle service leveraging AI for initial transcription and a user - friendly tool for efficient quality review and editing, reducing subtitle creation time by 55%. • Spearheaded the development of a new event - driven multimedia factory application using TypeScript, Node.js, MongoDB, React.js, and AWS services (SQS, Elemental), streamlining media processing and delivery, resulting in a 10% improvement in media processing efficiency. • [Confidential Client - NDA]: Built a subscription platform for an online digital bookstore using Go, enabling new revenue streams and customer engagement, leading to a 15% increase in monthly recurring revenue within the first quarter of launch. • MediaValet: Developed a video clipping frontend component within a React / Next.js environment, featuring a custom trimming bar synchronized with Shaka Player for precise video editing and preview. • Created personalized hooks, context, icons, and a user - friendly (UI) interface for seamless content manipulation, following the client's high - quality standards. This resulted in a 5% increase in user engagement with video content.

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