Specializing in payment infrastructure, distributed systems, and backend architecture — building systems that handle real money, real users, and real consequences.
- 🏗️ Shipped production platforms for real businesses with live users and active payments
- 💳 Deep experience with Stripe webhooks, idempotency, event deduplication, and retry logic
- ⚙️ Build enterprise-grade backends with queues, workers, async processing, and role-based security
- 🔐 JWT authentication, refresh token rotation, RBAC, and TOTP 2FA
- 📦 Java (Spring Boot) · Python (FastAPI) · PostgreSQL · RabbitMQ · Redis · Docker · Flyway
| Project | Stack | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pura Vida Entertainment | Java, Spring Boot, React, Stripe, RabbitMQ, Redis | Enterprise studio booking and music label platform with async processing, 2FA, and idempotent payments |
| Five Star HVAC | Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Stripe, Docker | Full service management platform with booking automation, RBAC, and live payments |
| Original Design Dealership | Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Stripe | Dealership management platform with inventory, contracts, and webhook-driven payment confirmation |
All three projects are built for real businesses with real users and real revenue. Not demos or side projects.
Languages: Java · Python · TypeScript · JavaScript · SQL
Backend: Spring Boot · FastAPI · Node.js · REST APIs · SQLAlchemy
Payments & Auth: Stripe · JWT · OAuth2 · RBAC · 2FA (TOTP)
Infrastructure: PostgreSQL · RabbitMQ · Redis · Docker · Flyway · CI/CD
🔗 Portfolio: steven-en.vercel.app 📫 Email: stevennava749@gmail.com