Michelantonio Strippoli

Senior Python Backend Engineer | AWS Specialist

SaaS Architecture • High‑Availability APIs • CI/CD Automation

About Me

I am a Backend & Cloud Engineer specializing in architecting scalable SaaS platforms, high‑availability APIs, and distributed systems. I focus on designing backend architectures that are reliable, maintainable, and cost‑efficient — especially in multi‑tenant environments.

With 5 years of experience across Python (Django, FastAPI, Flask), PostgreSQL, and AWS, I’ve led migrations from monoliths to microservices, engineered async processing pipelines, and implemented CI/CD automation that support real‑world business operations. I enjoy taking complex backend logic and turning it into clean, production‑ready systems.

Core Strengths

Python (Django, FastAPI, Flask) AWS Cloud Architecture SaaS & Multi-tenancy PostgreSQL & PostGIS CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Docker, K8s) Distributed Systems & Async (Celery)

Work Experience

Back End Developer

Jul 2022 - Present

Indiva SaaS • Remote

  • SaaS Architecture: Designed a secure multi‑tenant SaaS backend in Django & PostgreSQL, enabling isolated client environments and seamless onboarding.
  • Microservices Migration: Led the transition from a monolith to a decoupled microservices architecture using Flask, significantly improving system scalability.
  • Automation & Async: Engineered automated data extraction pipelines using Celery and Azure Graph API, reducing manual data entry by ~80%.
  • DevOps & Reliability: Built CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Docker, achieving 99.9% deployment reliability, and implemented Prometheus for robust observability.

Software Engineer

Apr 2022 - Present

FISOTEC • Remote (Concurrent with Indiva)

  • Geospatial Engineering: Architected QGIS Python plugins and integrated PostGIS datasets, streamlining municipal asset management workflows for field teams.
  • Data Pipelines: Built high-performance ETL pipelines using psycopg2 to manage utility-scale spatial data with 100% integrity.
  • Cloud Integration: Developed high-speed FastAPI services to sync near real-time data between desktop plugins and centralized cloud databases.

Software Engineer

Feb 2021 - Apr 2022

Freelance • Remote

  • AWS Infrastructure: Architected and deployed high-availability backends, utilizing secure VPCs to achieve 99.9% system uptime.
  • Real-time Systems: Engineered bidirectional communication layers using Django Channels and Redis Pub/Sub for distributed instances.
  • Orchestration: Containerized environments using Docker and authored Kubernetes (K8s) manifests to ensure environment consistency.

Cloud & DevOps Certifications

AWS Solutions Architect – Associate

Valid until Feb 2029

AWS Developer – Associate

Valid until Nov 2028

Docker and Kubernetes

Udemy • Issued Jun 2024

CI / CD Delivery

IBM • Issued Mar 2024

Featured Projects

AWS Production-Ready Chat

Highly scalable chat platform demonstrating production-grade infrastructure. Implemented Redis Pub/Sub for stateful WebSockets across distributed ECS Fargate instances.

FastAPI AWS ECS DynamoDB
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HA PostgreSQL on K8s

Resilient, self-healing database infrastructure on Amazon EKS using the CloudNativePG Operator to automate leader election, failover, and replication with zero downtime.

Kubernetes (EKS) PostgreSQL Flask
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Secure Serverless FastAPI

Reference architecture for deploying FastAPI on AWS Lambda inside a Private VPC, securing RDS traffic off the public internet, integrating OAuth2 and custom RBAC.

AWS Lambda FastAPI OAuth2
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SaaS Multi-Tenant Engine

High-performance multi-tenant backend implementing a "Shared DB, Separate Schema" architecture in PostgreSQL via custom dynamic middleware for 100% data privacy.

PostgreSQL FastAPI SQLAlchemy
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Distributed Shared Memory

Decentralized network architecture in C++ simulating a transparent shared memory environment across nodes using a custom UDP ring topology protocol.

C++ UDP Sockets System Arch
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Python Design Patterns

Comprehensive, open-source reference guide bridging theoretical software architecture with real-world Pythonic implementation focusing on SOLID principles.

Python Architecture Open Source
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Let's Connect

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