I am Charlie, a senior backend engineer focused on distributed systems, payments, and delivery in regulated environments.

I have worked across high-scale financial platforms, leading architecture and migrations that needed to be safe, observable, and production-ready from day one.

I recently started contracting and I am available for:

  • Go backend platform development
  • Event-driven system design and migration
  • Payments infrastructure and integrations
  • Reliability, observability, and incident resilience

I work best with teams that need to move quickly without compromising quality, compliance, or operational safety.

How I work⌗

  • Understand constraints before proposing architecture changes
  • Keep scope focused around measurable milestones
  • Deliver in small, reviewable increments with clear risk management
  • Document decisions so teams can maintain long-term momentum

What clients can expect⌗

  • Fast onboarding and pragmatic technical direction
  • Strong ownership across design, rollout, and operations
  • Clear tradeoff decisions for product and engineering stakeholders
  • A partner mindset with transparent communication

Contact⌗

If you are hiring for a contract role, feel free to reach out with project details, timeline, and expected outcomes.

Available for contract work: charliehowes97@outlook.com.