Case studies

Architecture notes from serious product work.

Structured examples for product teams that care about reliability, tradeoffs, execution, and measurable outcomes.

Fintech

Fraud Detection System

Designed a fraud detection workflow for fintech operations with risk scoring, review queues, and alerting.

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Problem

Designed a fraud detection workflow for fintech operations with risk scoring, review queues, and alerting.

Architecture

Python, PostgreSQL, Kafka shaped the foundation, with explicit delivery around maintainability and operational clarity.

Execution

  • Designed layered risk scoring for transaction screening.
  • Added human-review support with clearer investigation context.

Results

  • Improved suspicious activity prioritization.
  • Reduced manual review overhead on low-signal cases.
Fintech

Payment Reliability Platform

Built payment reliability workflows around retries, reconciliation, monitoring, and incident visibility.

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Problem

Built payment reliability workflows around retries, reconciliation, monitoring, and incident visibility.

Architecture

Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis shaped the foundation, with explicit delivery around maintainability and operational clarity.

Execution

  • Mapped transaction failure paths and retry strategy.
  • Built reconciliation support for operations teams.

Results

  • Improved visibility into failed payments.
  • Reduced time to trace payment incidents.
Operations

Business Dashboard

Created a business visibility dashboard for metrics, reporting, operational tracking, and decision support.

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Problem

Created a business visibility dashboard for metrics, reporting, operational tracking, and decision support.

Architecture

Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL shaped the foundation, with explicit delivery around maintainability and operational clarity.

Execution

  • Pulled metrics into one operational surface.
  • Structured role-based visibility across teams.

Results

  • Improved team visibility across workflows.
  • Helped leadership make faster decisions with shared numbers.
SaaS

Subscription Platform

Built subscription lifecycle systems covering plans, billing states, retention flows, and lifecycle events.

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Problem

Built subscription lifecycle systems covering plans, billing states, retention flows, and lifecycle events.

Architecture

Kotlin, Node.js, PostgreSQL shaped the foundation, with explicit delivery around maintainability and operational clarity.

Execution

  • Handled subscription state transitions explicitly.
  • Improved entitlement reliability in edge cases.

Results

  • Reduced billing confusion.
  • Improved confidence in plan state handling.
Internal Platform

Internal Operations Platform

Designed an internal system for workflow automation, approvals, tracking, and operations dashboards.

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Problem

Designed an internal system for workflow automation, approvals, tracking, and operations dashboards.

Architecture

Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL shaped the foundation, with explicit delivery around maintainability and operational clarity.

Execution

  • Mapped manual workflows into clear states.
  • Added audit-friendly tracking and ownership.

Results

  • Reduced repetitive manual coordination.
  • Improved operational visibility.
Media

News Platform

Structured a publishing platform for editorial workflows, approvals, scheduling, and content analytics.

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Problem

Structured a publishing platform for editorial workflows, approvals, scheduling, and content analytics.

Architecture

Next.js, TypeScript, CMS shaped the foundation, with explicit delivery around maintainability and operational clarity.

Execution

  • Separated editorial stages clearly.
  • Reduced publishing confusion across teams.

Results

  • Improved publishing consistency.
  • Made content operations easier to manage.
Consumer

Android Subscription Revamp

Rebuilt Android subscription flows to improve conversion, entitlement trust, and billing clarity.

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Problem

Rebuilt Android subscription flows to improve conversion, entitlement trust, and billing clarity.

Architecture

Kotlin, GraphQL, Play Billing shaped the foundation, with explicit delivery around maintainability and operational clarity.

Execution

  • Refactored billing state handling with explicit contracts.
  • Improved rollout safety with staged releases.

Results

  • Improved conversion rates.
  • Reduced billing incidents.
SaaS

Backend Cache Modernization

Modernized a cache layer to stabilize latency under traffic spikes and lower database pressure.

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Problem

Modernized a cache layer to stabilize latency under traffic spikes and lower database pressure.

Architecture

Node.js, Redis, PostgreSQL shaped the foundation, with explicit delivery around maintainability and operational clarity.

Execution

  • Redesigned cache keys and invalidation strategy.
  • Added event-driven refresh patterns.

Results

  • Stabilized p95 latency.
  • Lowered database load.