Navid Shahnama

Backend Engineer — AWS & TypeScript • London, UK

About

Engineer focused on high‑demand APIs, reliability, and cost efficiency across AWS serverless and containerised stacks; previously shipped 10+ Android TV apps with 500k+ downloads each.

Skills

TypeScript Node.js Java 17 AWS Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB SQS/SNS EventBridge OpenSearch RDS Postgres CDK/Terraform GitHub Actions OpenAPI CloudWatch Grafana

Selected Projects

High‑Demand Metadata APIs

TypeScript • AWS • Serverless

Designed and operated metadata APIs for TV platforms with millisecond‑level latency targets, idempotent ingestion, and contract‑first interfaces.

Android TV Apps

Kotlin/Java • CI/CD

Delivered 10+ Android TV applications with cohesive UX, accessibility, and robust release pipelines.

Experience

Platform Engineer — Everyone TV

Jan 2025 – Present · London

  • Operate and evolve backend services for metadata and playback with >99.9% availability and strong observability.
  • Optimise latency and cost via caching, indexing, and right‑sizing (incl. Graviton adoption).
  • CI/CD with GitHub Actions and AWS CDK; blue/green releases and automated rollbacks.

Software Developer — Everyone TV

Nov 2019 – Jan 2025 · London

  • Shipped Android TV apps used nationwide with consistent cross‑platform UX.
  • Partnered with QA and Product to deliver quality at pace.
  • Contributed to internal APIs and tooling that improved reliability.

Contact

Email: navid.shahnama@gmail.com

Location: London, UK