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API & Backend Engineering

The backend is where projects quietly go wrong. Slow queries, tangled integrations, architecture held together with hope. I sort that out.

Problem

Struggling with slow APIs or complex integrations?

Solution

Inherited a mess from a cheap offshore dev that's killing performance? I'll sort it out. I've built complex computer systems from the early days, and I know what proper architecture needs to look like.

What you actually get

APIs that stay fast
Designed around real usage, indexed properly, cached where it counts. No more watching a spinner while the database sweats.
Integrations that behave
Payments, CRMs, third-party APIs, webhooks, wired in with retries and error handling instead of failing silently at 2am.
Architecture that scales
Shared API layers, centralised auth, unified data models. The kind of structure that still holds up two years later.
Documentation that exists
Endpoints, decisions, and setup, written down. Your next developer won't need a séance to work out what I did.

How it works

Same principles, whatever the job.

Honest scope, zero bloat, no offshore faff.

01 / 03
Audit what's there
If there's an existing system, I read it before I touch it. You get an honest picture of what's solid and what's held together with tape.
02 / 03
Fix the foundations
Data model, auth, the slowest queries. The unglamorous work that makes everything built on top of it faster.
03 / 03
Build forward
New endpoints and integrations on clean foundations, shipped in tight sprints with tests around the parts that matter.

Straight answers

Can you fix a backend built by another team?
Yes, that's half the work that comes to me. Cheap offshore build that's slow, fragile, or both? I'll review it, tell you honestly what's salvageable, and fix it properly.
Which technologies do you use?
Node.js and TypeScript mostly, PostgreSQL for data, plus whatever your stack genuinely needs. I pick for maintainability, not novelty.
Do you handle deployment and infrastructure?
Start to finish. Hosting, environments, CI/CD, monitoring. Complete peace of mind, from local to production.

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What you actually get

APIs that stay fast

Designed around real usage, indexed properly, cached where it counts. No more watching a spinner while the database sweats.

Integrations that behave

Payments, CRMs, third-party APIs, webhooks, wired in with retries and error handling instead of failing silently at 2am.

Architecture that scales

Shared API layers, centralised auth, unified data models. The kind of structure that still holds up two years later.

Documentation that exists

Endpoints, decisions, and setup, written down. Your next developer won't need a séance to work out what I did.

Straight answers

Can you fix a backend built by another team?

Yes, that's half the work that comes to me. Cheap offshore build that's slow, fragile, or both? I'll review it, tell you honestly what's salvageable, and fix it properly.

Which technologies do you use?

Node.js and TypeScript mostly, PostgreSQL for data, plus whatever your stack genuinely needs. I pick for maintainability, not novelty.

Do you handle deployment and infrastructure?

Start to finish. Hosting, environments, CI/CD, monitoring. Complete peace of mind, from local to production.

API & Backend Engineering

What you actually get

APIs that stay fast

Integrations that behave

Architecture that scales

Documentation that exists

Same principles, whatever the job.

Audit what's there

Fix the foundations

Build forward

Straight answers

Can you fix a backend built by another team?

Which technologies do you use?

Do you handle deployment and infrastructure?

Goes well with

Web Application Development

Technical Code Review

AI & Automation Integration

Let's talk about your project.

API & Backend Engineering

What you actually get

APIs that stay fast

Integrations that behave

Architecture that scales

Documentation that exists

Same principles, whatever the job.

Audit what's there

Fix the foundations

Build forward

Straight answers

Can you fix a backend built by another team?

Which technologies do you use?

Do you handle deployment and infrastructure?

Goes well with

Web Application Development

Technical Code Review

AI & Automation Integration

Let's talk about your project.