Backend & Distributed/Decentralized Systems Engineer focused on decentralized, scalable infrastructure. I work primarily with Go and Node.js, building resilient backends, P2P networks, and cloud-native systems.
Currently working at NuNet as a Senior Software Engineer and P2P/Network Engineer. @nunet.io in the DMS project to enable a decentralized network of compute resources.
- Languages: Go (+7 years), Node.js (+5 years), TypeScript/JavaScript (+5 years)
- Cloud & Infra: AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, Docker
- Messaging & Streaming: AWS SQS, RabbitMQ, Kafka
- Datastores: PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, BadgerDB, CloverDB, LevelDB, etc.
- Observability: Prometheus, Grafana
- Frontend: React, MobX, Zustand, Redux, etc... (I'm not a frontend engineer (anymore, spent 4 years doing fullstack previously), but I can build a frontend if needed.)
- NuNet – Engineered a libp2p/QUIC-based VPN subnet in Go for resilient decentralized networking. (https://gitlab.com/derrandz)
- NuNet - Active maintainer of our object capability model security library (A copy is available -but not ready- UCAN) and the actor model over libp2p implementation
- Celestia Labs – Contributed to P2P layer research and data availability node optimizations; Contributed to decentralized end-to-end testing for blockchain clients.
- Pocket Network – Developed v1 of the node structure in Go, including the P2P layer and telemetry infrastructure to ensure 100% data correctness.
- Built a real-time traffic analysis system handling 11M+ requests/hour (Golang) with custom caching and analytics dashboards.
- Architected telecom microservices (Node.js/PostgreSQL) with scalable state management.
- Bootstrapped Kubernetes clusters (AWS/EKS) and wired Prometheus/Grafana observability.
- Advocate for 12-factor apps, SOLID design, and TDD to keep systems maintainable and observable.
- Led frontend teams with React/MobX while driving backend microservices.
- As VP of Engineering, hired teams, introduced Agile/DevOps practices, and set up SLO-focused workflows.
- P2P networks, data availability, and decentralized coordination.
- Clean, testable architectures that scale under real-world load.
- Bridging robust backends with thoughtful, performant frontends.
- High-throughput backend development.
- Email:
[email protected] - GitHub:
github.com/derrandz - GitLab:
gitlab.com/derrandz - Location: Tangier, Morocco