Backend Engineer · Go · Distributed Systems
I build high-performance, concurrent distributed systems in Golang and design scalable, cloud-native Internal Developer Platforms. Currently optimizing next-generation AI infrastructure and low-latency data streaming.
ikwukao · backend engineer
+ distributed systems
+ high-performance Go services
+ cloud-native infrastructure
+ platform engineering
● engineer.service — active
loaded · scalable · observable · fault-tolerant
Build systems that hold up under pressure.
Three systems that represent the engineering direction of my portfolio: resilient backend infrastructure, high-throughput distributed systems, and production-oriented platform engineering.
Fault-Tolerant API Gateway & Reverse Proxy
A high-performance Go gateway engineered to protect downstream microservices from traffic spikes and cascading network partitions through fail-fast boundaries, traffic policing, health probing, and production-grade observability.
Load
14,200 req/s
Fail-Fast
<0.4 ms
High-Throughput Distributed Log Aggregation
A Go-based distributed log aggregation engine designed to process thousands of concurrent TCP log streams while controlling memory pressure, minimizing allocation overhead, and maintaining reliable buffered persistence.
Throughput
165K lines/s
Allocations
0 allocs/op
Infrastructure & Multi-Project Orchestration
A master infrastructure repository applying IaC principles to orchestrate core Go services across Kubernetes environments, declarative configuration, container builds, and automated deployment workflows.
Image Size
<20 MB
Rollouts
<25 sec
The systems and engineering problems I focus on across backend development, distributed systems, and infrastructure.
High-performance APIs, services, business logic, and server-side applications built for reliability and production workloads.
Go · Python · REST · gRPC
Concurrent services, fault-tolerant architectures, service communication, and systems designed to remain reliable under load.
Concurrency · TCP · Resilience · Observability
Containerized workloads, Kubernetes environments, infrastructure as code, and automated delivery workflows for cloud-native systems.
Kubernetes · Terraform · Docker · CI/CD · AWS
Data modeling, relational storage, caching, and reliable persistence patterns built around predictable data access and system behavior.
PostgreSQL · Redis · Caching · Storage
System design, testing, performance engineering, clean architecture, and maintainable software backed by disciplined engineering practices.
TDD · Benchmarks · Race Detection · CI
CLI applications, automation, build systems, and engineering tools that simplify workflows and improve development velocity.
CLI · Bash · Make · Automation
Notes on systems, architecture, implementation, and lessons learned while building.
A complete walkthrough of the Markdown-to-HTML pipeline, from raw content and block classification to node generation and final rendering.
How I approached Infrastructure as Code for local Kubernetes environments with Terraform, containers, and declarative configuration.
A practical look at how the Asteroids project was structured in Python and Pygame, from game entities and state management to rendering and interaction.
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Whether you're building a backend platform, scaling distributed systems, or solving a difficult infrastructure problem, I'd be glad to hear what you're working on.
ikwukao
Backend • Distributed Systems • Platform Engineering
I design and build reliable backend systems, distributed platforms, cloud-native infrastructure, and developer tooling with Go, Python, Linux, Kubernetes, and modern DevOps practices.
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