I build commerce systems that survive the real world.
Shopify, POS, integrations and automation made reliable, understandable and considerably less dramatic.
CURRENTLY ASKING: “OKAY, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE API TIMES OUT?”
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE
What brings you here?
FOR CLIENTS & TEAMS
Good. Messy is where I’m useful.
I turn ambiguous requirements, platform limits and too many APIs into a plan engineers can build and stakeholders can actually follow.
DAILY DECISION / 219
07 Aug 2026
Would you ship it?
One engineering decision. No meetings allowed.
The Infinite Queue Backlog
A sudden spike in bulk inventory updates is saturating our message broker. The processing workers are falling behind, delaying order synchronization by 45 minutes and counting. We need to clear the backlog before the next wave hits.
Waiting for the queue to drain on its own is a strategy best reserved for people who enjoy writing apology emails.
AWAITING INPUT
Choose an answer. The consequences will introduce themselves.
SELECTED SYSTEMS
The proof, minus the presentation deck.
Open only what interests you. Revolutionary, I know.
01COMMERCE AT SCALE600+ stores. One ecosystem. Zero appetite for copy-paste.
Architecture and delivery for a large Shopify POS program spanning automated store setup, cross-store data, POS extensions and the operational tooling needed to keep it all manageable.
Shopify Plus · POS · Functions · Celigo · Playwright02COMPLEX INTEGRATIONSMaking Shopify talk to systems it has never met before.
Reliable middleware for products, orders, customers, subscriptions and fulfillment, designed around retries, idempotency and external APIs occasionally having opinions of their own.
Laravel · Node.js · GraphQL · REST · NetSuite · Recharge03EVENT-DRIVEN DELIVERYFrom checkout to last mile, without crossing any fingers.
Event-driven order and fulfillment systems using queues and serverless functions to keep commerce, delivery platforms and customer-facing status in sync.
.NET · AWS Lambda · EventBridge · SQS · DynamoDBTHE SHORT VERSION
Lead Backend Engineer by title. Solutions architect by recurring calendar invite.
I lead backend engineering at Anatta, a Shopify Platinum Partner. Most of my work happens where platform limits, business rules and operational reality collide, which is usually where I’m most useful.
The conventional version is on LinkedInNOTES FROM THE COMPLICATED MIDDLE
Useful ideas. Occasional API grievances.
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STILL HERE? I LIKE YOU ALREADY.