Principal Infrastructure and Backend Architect

Looking for fractional, advisory or short-time consulting engagements. 10+ years building infrastructure and backend systems at FAANG, FAANG-adjacents and early-stage startups. Has led projects across the full stack, from cloud infrastructure to product, through developer productivity and ML/AI pipelines, payments and real-time communication systems. Particularly useful early on for greenfield architecture, getting a team to move fast without accumulating debt, and navigating compliance (SOC2, GDPR) without it becoming a distraction.