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Steven Palma | Senior Backend Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer specializing in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and high-throughput APIs. Core expertise centers on the Node.js/TypeScript ecosystem paired with native AWS (CDK & Serverless) infrastructure.

Focused on writing deterministic code, designing resilient event-driven workflows, and optimizing data layers for latency and scale.


Core Technology Stack

  • Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), Python, Go
  • Backend & Architecture: Node.js, NestJS, Express, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Idempotent API Design, System Design
  • Cloud & DevOps: AWS (CDK, Lambda, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, S3), Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
  • Observability & Testing: OpenTelemetry (O11y), CloudWatch, Jest, Mocha, Postman

Technical Focus Areas

  • Distributed Systems: Implementing robust microservices architectures with cross-service transactional reliability.
  • Infrastructure as Code: Designing reproducible serverless environments using advanced AWS CDK patterns.
  • Performance Optimization: Refining relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB) access patterns to handle high-volume production traffic spikes.

Code Repositories & Blueprints

Review the pinned repositories below to examine my architectural design patterns, including custom API implementations, event-driven workflows, and automated testing suites.


Contact & Collaboration

Actively interviewing for long-term backend engineering roles. If your team is looking for an autonomous engineer focused on system reliability and cloud cost efficiency, let's connect.

"Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute." – Harold Abelson

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