7+ years architecting high-scale, low-latency backend systems | Production-grade microservices & event-driven architecture | Fintech • Crypto • Web3 • Social platforms
I'm a Senior Java Backend Developer with 7+ years of hands-on experience designing and shipping scalable, reliable backend systems for high-traffic platforms (50k+ DAU peaks, millions of daily interactions).
Specialized in Java 21, Spring Boot 3.x, Kafka event-driven architecture, WebSocket real-time communication, microservices, AWS, and Web3 integrations (wallet auth, token-gated features, blockchain providers).
Proven track record: 65% feed latency reduction, 99.96% uptime under heavy load, 60% fewer production incidents through observability & resilience engineering. Mentor, on-call leader, and full-stack contributor (React/Angular frontend integration).
Open to remote senior backend / full-stack roles — US/EU time zones.
- 🔐 Secure Backend Systems — Wallet authentication, token-gated content, blockchain transaction validation
- ⚡ High-Performance & Low-Latency — Sub-100ms real-time feeds/notifications, 20k+ TPS simulations
- 🔗 Event-Driven Microservices — Kafka Streams, Saga pattern, CQRS-like flows
- 🛡️ Reliability & Observability — Circuit breakers, retries, Prometheus/Grafana, 99.96% uptime
- 🤝 Full-Stack Ownership — End-to-end features (Spring Boot APIs + React/Angular frontends)
- 🧑🏫 Mentoring & Leadership — Code reviews, architecture decisions, mentoring 5+ engineers
Cryptocurrency Wallet & Trading Engine Simulator
Full backend simulation of wallet, order book, matching engine (Java 21 + Spring Boot 3 + Kafka real-time events + atomic balance updates + risk engine). Dockerized & Gatling load-tested (20k+ TPS).
→ github.com/hinokamikagura/crypto-wallet-engine
Event-Driven E-commerce Marketplace
Microservices (Order, Inventory, Payment) using Saga pattern over Kafka for distributed transactions. React frontend, Swagger docs, Testcontainers, resilience patterns (Resilience4j), deployed to AWS free tier.
→ github.com/hinokamikagura/event-driven-ecommerce-marketplace-simulator
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kairos-stroud
- Email: karios.stroud@gmail.com
- Open to: Senior Java Backend / Full-Stack roles (remote US/EU)
Feel free to reach out if you're building high-scale real-time systems, Web3 platforms, or event-driven backends — happy to chat! 🚀



