How I designed and built a modular monolith payment system with HMAC authentication, event-driven architecture, and Spring Modulith β as a junior Java engineer learning by doing.
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It's me, Basit. I build calm systems for messy problems.
I'm a software engineer exploring backend development, cloud computing, distributed systems, and the discipline behind reliable platforms.
This site is where I keep the parts worth sharing: things I'm building, notes I'm writing, and a little more about how I think.
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Selected things Iβm working on
I was tired of copying and pasting file content into Claude just to get help with my own code. So I built an MCP server that gives Claude direct access to my local environment.
A serverless AI translation workflow built with API Gateway, Lambda, S3, AWS Translate, and Terraform.
A CLI tool that recreates AWS VPC functionality using Linux network namespaces, bridges, and iptables. Build isolated networks, public/private subnets, NAT gateways, and VPC peering on bare Linux.
A backend API designed to manage invoicing, clients, payments, and reporting, built with Node.js and Express.
A full-featured backend API for job listings, applications, and recruitment processes built with Node.js and Express.
A robust RESTful API for managing bookings and reservations built with TypeScript, Express, and MongoDB.
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Recent posts and notes
I use the blog to unpack technical patterns, half-finished ideas, and whatever keeps returning to my head long enough to deserve words.