Distributed Rate Limiter
Token-bucket limiter in Go, with a Lua script that stops two instances spending the same token.
allowed-path throughput (hey, 200 conns, hot client)70-79K req/sin-mem, p99 ~13ms
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software engineer
tl;dr
Self-taught and endlessly curious.
Loves problem solving and knowing things from first principles.
Outside tech, I like , sketching, f1, and music.
projects
Sysiq
System-design playground: wire services together, then watch the load balancer buckle under the traffic you gave it.
Drag-and-drop architecture diagrams with live system simulators.
skills
languages
- Go
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- C
- C++
backend & data
- Node.js
- Express
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Redis
- Prisma
- Firebase
frontend
- React
- Next.js
- Tailwind
- shadcn/ui
tools
- Git
- GitHub
- Docker
- Bun
- Vercel
- VS Code
- Postman
experience
- Built and maintained REST APIs and features for client MERN projects using MongoDB, Express.js, and Node.js; tested endpoints with Postman for integration reliability.
- Diagnosed and fixed client-reported backend bugs across multiple projects through root-cause debugging.
- Improved slow API responses by profiling queries and adding MongoDB indexes; collaborated with the frontend team on responsive UI.
ReactNode.jsExpressMongoDB
- Worked on a real-time multiplayer application using Next.js, with shared state synchronized across 50+ concurrent clients during testing
- Reworked the initial Firebase Realtime Database architecture due to concurrency and synchronization issues, implementing a custom TypeScript WebSocket backend with a single authoritative state
Next.jsTypeScriptWebSocketsFirebase
- Led problem-solving sessions and workshops on Data Structures & Algorithms
- Organized coding competitions and competitive programming events for college students
C++DSAAlgorithmsCompetitive Programming