Full-Stack Developer with 3+ years of expertise in the JavaScript ecosystem (React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js). Currently operating as an independent developer, architecting and shipping scalable products including a global travel platform. I am passionate about building efficient, type-safe web architectures and actively expanding my expertise into Cloud Engineering with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Full-time opportunities in Canada & US. Open to interesting side-projects or technical co-founding roles involving AI/SaaS.
Feb 15 · 6 min read · MongoDB schemas are flexible. That’s exactly why designing them is difficult. Here are the schema design patterns I learned while building Roavelo. Embedding vs Reference This is the most important decision in MongoDB schema design. Embedding: Countr...
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Feb 9 · 5 min read · Performance issues in React Native apps mostly come from list rendering and images. Here are the optimization patterns I applied in Roavelo. FlatList Optimization FlatList is the most commonly used component in React Native, and also the one that nee...
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Feb 7 · 7 min read · Following authentication, I decided not to build payments from scratch. The reasoning is similar. Why RevenueCat Building in-app purchases yourself requires: - Apple StoreKit 2 implementation - Google Play Billing Library implementation - Receipt ver...
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Feb 6 · 9 min read · One of the first decisions I made when starting Roavelo was not to build authentication from scratch. Why Clerk I needed to ship the MVP quickly. Building auth from scratch would take at least 2-3 weeks. - JWT sign/verify logic - Refresh token rotati...
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Feb 5 · 13 min read · Building the Roavelo mobile app, I ended up using TanStack Query and Zustand together for state management. This post covers why I picked that combo, what worked, what didn’t, and some real patterns like Optimistic Updates and payment data validation...
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