What this covers
Microservices aren't the right answer for every system — but when they are, the difference in operational resilience is significant. A failure in one service doesn't cascade. A new feature doesn't require touching the whole codebase. Deployments become smaller and safer.
I design and build modular backend systems, help teams migrate from monolithic architectures at a sensible pace, and design the API and communication layers that hold everything together.
Service Design
Define clear service boundaries based on your domain — avoiding the distributed monolith trap that catches most microservices projects.
API Design
Well-documented, versioned APIs that make integration straightforward and changes predictable.
Migration Strategy
Incremental migration paths from monolithic systems — extracting services one at a time without disrupting what's already working.
Observability
Logging, tracing, and monitoring designed for distributed systems — so you can see what's happening across services.
How I work
Architecture assessment
Understand the current system, team capabilities, and deployment environment before recommending any approach.
Design
Define service boundaries, communication patterns, and data ownership — documented before any code is written.
Build or migrate
Implement incrementally, with the existing system running in parallel until confidence is established.
Handover
Architecture documentation, deployment runbooks, and a walkthrough so your team can own and extend what's been built.
On complexity: Microservices add operational overhead. If your system doesn't need them yet, I'll say so — a well-structured monolith is often the right answer at your current scale.