- S. Backend Engineer
- London, UK
- Member since July 8, 2017
Bio
Emma is a backend architect who designs and builds highly scalable distributed systems. With expertise in microservices, databases, and cloud infrastructure, she creates robust backends that handle millions of requests. Her focus on performance, reliability, and security ensures production systems run smoothly under any load.
Portfolio
Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, Microservices, Event-Driven, 99.99% Uptime, PCI Compliance
Node.js, ClickHouse, Kafka, WebSocket, High-throughput, Low-latency
Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, Auto-scaling, Load Balancing
Experience
Availability
Full-time
Preferred Environment
Enterprise, Remote
The most amazing…
…system I architected handles 1B+ API requests per day with 99.99% uptime.
Principal Backend Engineer Stripe
2022 – 2023- Architected payment processing microservices handling $100B+ in annual transaction volume.
- Led migration to event-driven architecture improving system resilience and scalability.
- Implemented distributed tracing and monitoring reducing MTTR by 60%.
- Mentored 10+ engineers on system design, database optimization, and best practices.
Technologies: Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, DataDog, Prometheus
Senior Backend Engineer Deliveroo
2019 – 2022- Built real-time order management system processing 50K+ orders per minute.
- Optimized database queries and implemented caching strategies reducing latency by 70%.
- Designed and implemented REST and GraphQL APIs serving 5M+ daily users.
- Led backend team of 6 engineers through system redesign and modernization.
Technologies: Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, Docker, AWS, Elasticsearch
Backend Developer Fintech Startup
2017 – 2019- Developed secure banking APIs handling sensitive financial transactions.
- Implemented authentication and authorization systems with OAuth2 and JWT.
- Built automated testing and CI/CD pipelines improving deployment frequency by 10x.
Technologies: Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, JWT, Docker, Jenkins, AWS, Mocha, Chai
2013 – 2017
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Imperial College London – UK
Backend
Node.js, Express.js, Nest.js, Fastify, Koa, GraphQL, REST APIs, gRPC
Languages
JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, Java
Databases
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, ClickHouse, DynamoDB
Microservices
Microservices Architecture, Service Mesh, API Gateway, Event-Driven, CQRS, Saga Pattern
Message Queues
Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS, Redis Pub/Sub, NATS
DevOps
Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, GitOps
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