§5 Talks
Four conference talks, mostly on Elixir and functional programming.
TOPICS I’D PROPOSE NEXT
Backend architectureEvent-driven systemsDeveloper tooling
Organising a meetup or conference? hello@tawsifaqib.com
§1 General description
Backend engineer · Amsterdam
I build backend systems and the tools around them.
Fourteen years across travel, payments, logistics and subscriptions. I care about event-driven architecture, domain-driven design, and software that’s easy to operate.
- Current
- Senior Backend Engineer, Polarsteps
- Shipping software
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- Companies
- 11 · startup → enterprise
- Cities
- Dhaka → Berlin → Eindhoven → Amsterdam
- Domains
- Travel · Payments · Logistics · Subscriptions · Lending
- Roles
- IC · Tech lead · Eng. manager
- Location
- Amsterdam · CET
- Contact
- hello@tawsifaqib.com
§3 Modules — projects
IN PROGRESSPLANNED
Tools and products I’m building, in the order they ship. Each one comes from a problem I kept solving by hand.
- M-01 · NIXdotfilesMy Nix configuration for macOS, set up so anyone can fork it and make it their own.
- M-02 · ELIXIRKu…, name partly hiddenFacilitated team sessions, starting with retrospectives, where every observation can end as an action someone owns.
- M-03 · AGENTSMu…, name partly hiddenAn AI agent factory for automated software development, from issue to reviewed pull request.
- M-04 · RESERVEDTBATo be announcedA slot held open for whatever comes next.
§4 Application notes — writing
Notes on backend architecture, developer tooling and engineering teams.
Picking a Language for the Modular MonolithThe modular monolith is back. Which language suits it best?Nix on macOS: A Pragmatic Setup GuideA working Nix setup on a Mac, without the yak shaving.Embrace Your RPG Party Role in Software EngineeringTanks, healers and damage dealers: finding your role on an engineering team.Local Kubernetes with kind, Helm & DashboardA local Kubernetes cluster that behaves like the real one.Large Scale Laravel ApplicationStructuring a big Laravel codebase so it stays maintainable.