Scalable Marketplace (Stealth)

Co-Founder & System Architect•Stealth Startup

🧰 Tech & Methods

Technologies

ReactNode.jsExpressGraphQLMongoDBMySQLJWTGCPMicroservicesAPI-First DesignAI Prompt ToolingAI-Augmented Development

Methodologies

System ArchitectureFull-Stack DevelopmentCloud-Native DesignDevOps StrategyAuthenticationRole Based Access ControlScalable InfrastructureAsync Team CollaborationMicroservicesProgram Management

🎯 Initiative

Build a cloud-agnostic, full-stack marketplace platform leveraging microservices and prompt-driven tooling to accelerate iteration, scalability, and developer productivity

⚙️ Key Contributions

  • Co-led system design, balancing product flexibility with infra reliability
  • Developed full-stack services across data modeling, authentication, and user flows
  • Led dual-database integration to optimize structured and unstructured data workflows
  • Shaped DevOps direction for scale readiness and container orchestration

📈 Results

Summary

  • 🧱 Designed and launched a modular micro-service architecture using micro-frontends + GraphQL APIs
  • 🔐 Deployed secure auth & caching with JWT and role-based access layers
  • 🤖 Built custom prompt tooling to support faster system modeling and ideation
  • ☁️ Architected for GCP with a clear pathway to Terraform/Kubernetes for future scaling
  • 👥 Collaborated with a technical co-founder, contractors, and open source maintainers to refine and integrate key components

Key Metrics

InfrastructureCloud-native, scale-ready design
Data InfraGraphQL + SQL/NoSQL pipeline
CollaborationCo-founders & External Contributors

🧠 Soft Skill Highlight

Drove architectural decision making across engineering and product priorities, facilitating async collaboration between co-founder and external contributors

📎 Note: Project remains in stealth; certain details withheld under confidentiality

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