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Learning platform
PASS PTE
A production practice platform for PTE learners, combining focused exercises, progress loops, and reliable delivery across web and backend services.
Next.jsSpring BootMySQLDocker
View project ↗Based in Toronto · Open to senior backend opportunities
I build backend systems for real-world scale.
I'm Marshall, a backend engineer with 10+ years of experience turning high-throughput, distributed systems into dependable products—and helping teams ship them with confidence.
10+years in software engineering
300Krequests per second at peak
1B+events processed per day
60%latency reduction delivered
Selected work
Engineering with measurable outcomes.
Products and systems where architecture, operations, and user value meet.
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Continuous learning
Interview Knowledge Base
A structured system for behavioral stories, system design decisions, and algorithm patterns—designed for recall, not passive reading.
System DesignJavaAlgorithms
View project ↗03
Developer productivity
AI Engineering Workflow
Experiments in applying coding agents and MCP-based tools to planning, implementation, review, and release work with explicit safety gates.
AIMCPAutomation
View project ↗Field notes
Ideas made practical.
Designing High-Throughput Systems Without Losing the Plot
A practical framework for separating capacity, latency, correctness, and operational risk before choosing technology.
Read note →Event-Driven Architecture: Where the Boundaries Actually Matter
Events create leverage only when ownership, delivery guarantees, and recovery paths are explicit.
Read note →Engineering with AI Without Losing Control
Coding agents become valuable when the workflow makes evidence, boundaries, and review easier—not optional.
Read note →Have a hard systems problem?