Alan Oliver

Senior Backend & Platform Engineer

Node.js / Kubernetes / Distributed systems

Building, scaling, and stabilising production systems in fast-moving startup environments.

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Case studies

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Platform ownership

Kubernetes migration for live microservices

  • Migrated Docker-based services to Kubernetes within three weeks.
  • Executed a phased rollout with zero downtime and no production incidents.
  • Hardened deployments and clarified ownership for ongoing operations.

Backend platform work

Web data extraction platform

  • Built a Puppeteer + proxy-pool SaaS backend for high-value data access.
  • Scaled the microservice stack to ~1.5 million requests/month.
  • Enabled multiple six-figure sales within two months.

Headless browser services

Automated accessibility testing

  • Built automated testing workflows for an accessibility analysis service.
  • Unlocked 40+ new WCAG techniques in the scanning pipeline.
  • Cut analysis time by 60% for new client onboarding.

Distributed systems

Secure serverless code runtime

  • Designed an isolated runtime for user code execution at scale.
  • Supported both JavaScript and Python workloads safely.
  • Delivered a flexible foundation for custom automation features.

Skills

Technical focus areas

Primary depth in backend and platform engineering, with pragmatic full-stack delivery when needed.

Backend & APIs

Node.jsDistributed systemsWorkers & queuesAPI design

Platform & Reliability

DockerKubernetesCI/CDIncident response

Data Pipelines

Headless browsersProxy orchestrationLarge-scale scraping

Full-stack support

React/Next.jsProduct deliveryStakeholder alignment

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