A software architect focused on scalable distributed systems, clean architecture, and AI-driven engineering. I write about the systems I build and what I learned along the way.
August 9, 2026
With AI agents capable of producing code in hours, the bottleneck in software development has shifted from implementation to the architect. This new reality demands a fundamental rethinking of architectural skills and processes to manage the increased speed and scale of development.
June 24, 2026 · agentic-development
The cost of producing code is collapsing. The cost of being wrong at scale is not. An architect's take on what agentic development actually changes and what it doesn't.
September 5, 2022 · microservices
How we built an idempotent, zero-intervention email service that handles millions of requests per hour - state-machine processing, auto-retrying HTTP clients, in-memory backoff, and Kafka retry/DLQ patterns for resilience.
October 15, 2020 · microservices
Inserting to the database succeeds but publishing the event fails — and now two systems disagree. A look at distributed transactions, logical transactions, and why the outbox pattern is the right way to avoid dual-write inconsistency.
September 20, 2020 · performance
Sooner or later a database, web server, or third-party service becomes a bottleneck. Request aggregation through buffering can prevent or minimize the overload — and here's a tiny, simple-to-use Java library to do it.
An iOS app that turns kids' daily routines into a game. Children tick off tasks, build streaks, and earn stars and achievements, while parents get a calm overview of the family's habits. Free on the App Store.
A Chrome DevTools extension that captures and analyzes Datadog RUM events in real time, right in your browser. Built for Product and R&D teams.