localhost:5001 — Open for Engagements Q2 2026

localhost:5001 → production. 200 OK.

From localhost to live — no drama.

Nine years owning backend systems end-to-end. Re-architected live SaaS platforms in 15-day sprints. Built CI/CD pipelines for 50-person dev teams. The kind of engineer who's seen prod blow up — and built the systems that mean it doesn't happen again.

Engineering Depth
9yr+
.NET Production Experience
30+
Systems Shipped to Production
4+
Databases in Production Use
Availability Open Q2 2026
.NET 8 C# 12 CQRS Microservices PostgreSQL MSSQL MongoDB Docker Kubernetes Azure / AWS CI/CD Pipelines Onion Architecture React Angular Entity Framework MediatR .NET 8 C# 12 CQRS Microservices PostgreSQL MSSQL MongoDB Docker Kubernetes Azure / AWS CI/CD Pipelines Onion Architecture React Angular Entity Framework MediatR
9 years .NET in production
30+ systems shipped
4 databases in production use
24hr response guaranteed
Remote — available globally

What :5001 Brings.

Nine years of precision engineering. Systems built to outlast the teams that commission them.

// Full Lifecycle Ownership

Backend Systems
End to End

From RESTful API design and database schema to Docker containers, CI/CD pipelines, and server clustering — nine years of owning the full backend delivery cycle, not just writing services and handing them off.

.NET 8 / C# ASP.NET Core REST APIs Docker CI/CD
// Engineering Depth
9yr
.NET Production Experience
// Status: 200 OK
Accepting
Engagements Q2

Limited capacity. Senior contract and staff aug only.

// Architecture

The Right Pattern
for the Problem

CQRS with MediatR, Clean/Onion Architecture, N-Layer, Repository Pattern — and knowing when a well-structured monolith beats a premature microservices decomposition. Patterns chosen for the constraint, not the CV.

// DevOps & Delivery

Shipped, Containerised
and Running

Custom CI/CD pipelines, Docker containerisation, Kubernetes orchestration, and server cluster management — the deployment side gets the same engineering rigour as the code itself.

// How :5001 Engages
Staff Augmentation — embed as a senior .NET contractor Contract Hire
Legacy .NET Framework → .NET 8 Migration Modernisation
Monolith Decomposition & Microservices Design Architecture
CI/CD Pipelines, Docker & DevOps Setup DevOps
Full-Stack Delivery — .NET backend + React or Angular Full Stack
// Track Record
30+
Production Systems

Across SaaS, FinTech, and Enterprise — nine years of systems that still run.

The Engineering Protocol.

01

System Audit

Deep dive into the existing stack. Strict architectural boundaries, failure points, and constraint maps defined — before a single line of code is written.

02

Topology Design

Data flow, cloud resource dependencies, and security protocols mapped in full. Architecture is agreed and signed off before implementation begins.

03

Implementation

Test-driven sprints. Direct repository access. Full codebase transparency. No black boxes, no surprises, no scope creep.

04

Scale & Evolve

Post-launch telemetry monitoring. Load testing and horizontal scaling validated under real production stress — not synthetic benchmarks.

Nine Years.
One Tight Stack.

.NET Platform
.NET 8 / C# 12 ASP.NET Core Entity Framework Core MediatR & CQRS SignalR xUnit / NUnit
Data & Persistence
MSSQL / SQL Server PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Redis RESTful API Design
Architecture
Microservices Clean / Onion N-Layer Repository Pattern Event-Driven Design Monolith → Services
DevOps & Frontend
Docker Kubernetes Azure / AWS CI/CD Pipelines React Angular

Real systems.
Real constraints.

// Field Management SaaS · Live Platform · 15-Day Sprint
Full re-architecture of a live SaaS — without stopping the business
.NET Core CQRS Clean Architecture SQL Server CI/CD Repository Pattern
// The Problem

A Field Management SaaS was collecting real customer feedback daily — which meant daily new requirements hitting a codebase that couldn't handle them. Merge conflicts were constant. Deployments were scary. Team morale was breaking down. Features were piling up with no clean way to isolate changes.

// What Was Built

Full re-architecture from scratch while the platform stayed live. Moved to strict Clean Architecture to isolate business logic. Implemented CQRS with separate read/write paths so reporting never slowed down data entry. Introduced Unit of Work and Repository patterns. Split into multiple databases where service boundaries demanded it. Pushed CI/CD pipelines to make branching and deployment predictable.

// Outcome
15 days
Full re-architecture while live
Zero
Business interruption during cutover
Daily
New features shipping without conflict
// DevOps · 40–50 Developers · Custom Pipeline
From FTP uploads to "just push it" — custom CI/CD for a 50-person team
GitLab CI/CD Linux Servers Shell Scripts Multi-Environment Auto DB Migrations
// The Problem

A dev team of 40–50 engineers across multiple projects was still deploying via FTP and manual file transfers. Managing separate Staging, QA, and Client Demo environments was a full-time job. One wrong upload could overwrite another developer's work. The process wasn't scaling.

// What Was Built

A centralised GitLab pipeline built from scratch — connected to custom Linux servers configured specifically for automated deployments. Runners set up to handle concurrent projects without bottlenecks. Distinct Staging, QA, Demo, and Live environments for every project. Automated database migrations and application configuration on every push. Network and security handled end-to-end.

// Outcome
50+
Developers on one pipeline
Seconds
Push to live, no manual steps
Zero
Manual file transfers remaining
// 201 Created

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