Backend Engineering Insights

Architectural patterns, performance optimizations, and deep-dives into scalable systems

System Design & Architecture

Core Concepts

  • Microservices architecture with Node.js/Express
  • API Gateway + load balancing strategies
  • Redis caching layer implementation
  • Database sharding & indexing patterns
  • Pub/Sub with Redis Streams

Implementation Examples

  • Donation Platform: 5 microservices with Redis+MongoDB
  • E-commerce API: Reduced latency 40% via query optimization
  • Real-time analytics pipeline with Kafka
  • Distributed tracing implementation

Key Metrics

3x API performance boost

60% database load reduction

1M+ monthly requests handled

Performance Optimization

Optimization Techniques

  • Reduced API response times by 40-60%
  • Handled 10k+ concurrent user sessions
  • MongoDB aggregation pipeline optimizations
  • Background job processing with BullMQ

Tools & Strategies

  • Nginx load balancing configurations
  • Redis caching strategies
  • Database connection pooling
  • Query optimization techniques

Key Metrics

600ms → 180ms average response time

60% database load reduction via caching

1M+ monthly requests handled

Technical Blogging

Popular Topics

  • Scaling Node.js apps with Redis
  • REST API best practices
  • Advanced MongoDB aggregation
  • JWT authentication deep dive
  • Microservices communication patterns

Publication Stats

  • Technical articles published
  • Views on Medium
  • Likes on LinkedIn
  • Github stars

Featured Articles

  • Node.js Cluster Module Explained
  • Redis Caching Strategies
  • Mongoose Performance Tips
  • JWT Security Best Practices

Skills Matrix

API Design

REST
GraphQL
OpenAPI
Express.js
Microservices

Databases

MongoDB
PostgreSQL
Indexing
Aggregation
Transactions

Scalability

Redis
Load Balancing
Caching
Sharding
CDNs

DevOps

Docker
CI/CD
Nginx
AWS
Monitoring

Engineering Impact Metrics

Quantifiable results from backend optimizations and system designs

3x

API Performance Boost

60%

Database Load Reduction

10k+

Concurrent Users

180ms

Avg Response Time

1M+

Monthly Requests

5

Microservices Designed