Backend Engineer | Python & Go

I build scalable, high-performance backend systems, robust APIs, and production-grade infrastructure with a relentless focus on clean architecture, performance, reliability, and maintainability.

• Developing production-style backend systems using Python and Go
• Designing and implementing RESTful APIs with strong security and performance standards
• Mastering PostgreSQL — from schema design to query optimization
• Strengthening system design, distributed systems principles, and scalable architecture
• Integrating DevOps practices (Docker, CI/CD, infrastructure as code)
• Writing clean, testable, and maintainable code that scales

• Python • Go • SQL

• RESTful API Design
• Authentication & Authorization (JWT, OAuth2)
• Middleware & Request Pipelines
• Service-Oriented Architecture
• Clean Architecture & Domain-Driven Design principles

• PostgreSQL (Advanced)
• Relational Modeling
• Query Optimization & Indexing
• Database Migrations

• Docker
• Linux & Terminal Workflow
• Git & GitHub
• CI/CD fundamentals
• VS Code • PyCharm

• Scalable Backend Systems
• Distributed Systems & Concurrency
• High-Performance Services (Go)
• API Security & Authentication
• Database Performance & Reliability
• System Design & Architecture
• Observability & Production Readiness

Production-grade authentication backend featuring JWT-based auth, secure password handling, rate limiting, middleware protection, and PostgreSQL integration.

Scalable RESTful backend with clean service-layer architecture, robust validation, error handling, pagination, and database persistence.

Advanced relational backend focused on complex data modeling, optimized SQL queries, relationships, and performance tuning in PostgreSQL.

High-performance, concurrent services built in Go — emphasizing efficiency, clean package structure, and real-world backend patterns.

To become an exceptional Backend Engineer capable of designing, building, and shipping large-scale, reliable systems. I am following a rigorous path combining backend mastery (Python & Go) with DevOps excellence to deliver production-quality solutions end-to-end.

• X (Twitter): @ikwukao_
• GitHub: @ikwukao
• Email: ikwukao@proton.me

Build consistently. Learn deeply. Engineer thoughtfully.

Great software engineering is the result of solving real problems, writing maintainable systems, and continuously refining craft through deliberate practice and production-like projects.