API and Backend Engineering
We design and build the backend: the data, the API, and the jobs behind the request, documented so another developer can continue.
The problem
Front ends multiply and the server becomes a set of one-off endpoints. Permissions get fuzzy. A report no longer matches what the app shows, because each client computed the rule itself.
We put the rules in one place. Clients call an API. Background work runs in jobs you can retry. Integrations are explicit, not hidden in a controller someone is afraid to touch.
What you get
Domain model
The entities and the rules, written so product and engineering mean the same thing.
API
Authenticated endpoints for the clients you have, with errors that a UI can show.
Jobs
Email, imports, and other work that should not block the request.
Notes
How to run it locally and what each integration expects.
How the work runs
01
Name the source of truth
Which system owns the customer, the order, or the document.
02
Design the contract
Resources, auth, and the errors, reviewed before a large implementation.
03
Implement
The API and the data migrations needed to get there.
04
Exercise it
A client, even a small one, proves the contract. A PDF of endpoints does not.
Stack
- Node.js or the stack your system already uses
- Postgres
- REST or GraphQL where it earns its keep
- Queues for background work
Who it is for
- Teams whose mobile and web apps disagree
- Companies adding a partner or public API
- Products about to add automation that needs a stable contract