Building distributed systems for fintech & capital markets

Driving the migration of a legacy derivatives trading platform to modern cloud-native architecture on DerivativeEDGE. Working across the full distributed pipeline: trade entry, pricing, risk, and analytics.

• Implemented distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry) across a multi-service pricing pipeline, identifying the primary latency bottleneck (~300s) and giving leadership actionable data to prioritize optimization.
• Resolved a critical multi-tenant data isolation defect involving token caching and threading issues, eliminating a compliance risk for regulated financial clients.
• Designed real-time status notification architecture using event sourcing (Marten) and messaging patterns (Rebus), replacing blind polling with live visibility for risk analysts.

Led two product teams on the Dealer-FX One Platform, a cloud-native SaaS suite for automotive OEMs and dealerships.

• Led GM My Rewards integration, managing core team and contractors, securing Dealer-FX as GM's preferred vendor.
• Built and deployed APIs using AWS SAM-based Node.js with Sequelize ORM for Purchase Order and Parts Inventory.
• Stabilized release quality and delivery cadence, reduced hotfixes and bug escape rates, improved sprint throughput.

Led Service Fusion SaaS platform rewrite from monolith to microservices using Ardalis Clean Architecture. Managed a team of 4.

• Delivered 10DLC messaging compliance transformation under tight deadlines, one of the first features shipped on the rewritten architecture.
• Supported data warehouse initiative via Decodable and AWS Lambda, then led delivery of the reporting microservice to early adopters within 2 months.

Contributed to the Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) product suite, bringing microservices experience as the department transitioned to cloud-native architecture.

• Delivered key microservices for the EPM platform and contributed to migrating a legacy product to a multi-tenant SaaS model.
• Stepped up to support the DevOps team in migrating from Azure DevOps to GitHub, working across Terraform and Kubernetes to redesign CI/CD pipelines.

Led backend development for the FullFocus Viewer, an AI-powered digital pathology platform. Oversaw API design, deployment, and cross-team integration.

• Led the rewrite of the FullFocus Viewer backend to .NET 6 in a microservice architecture, introducing new APIs for product integration.
• Built microservices in Python (Flask) for new capabilities and audit trails required for FDA certification.
• Played a key role in achieving FDA certification, the first FDA-cleared AI-powered digital pathology platform for primary diagnosis.

Joined PayBright as Senior Developer, grew into Lead Engineering role during rapid scale (13 to 45 engineers). Contributed to hiring, mentoring, and drove foundational changes to development process before acquisition by Affirm.

• Led Core Loan Systems rewrite into .NET Core microservices, including domain discovery and POC work shaping next-gen architecture.
• Transformed database development workflow with Redgate SQL, enabling standardized local dev and automated deployments.
• Delivered key client integrations (Samsung Canada, Apple Canada), contributing to market dominance and eventual acquisition by Affirm.
• Built ETL/ELT workflows using Python, Azure Data Factory, and Node.js. Created BI dashboards on Looker for stakeholders.