SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER & PLATFORM ARCHITECT
Senior engineer.I make big systems feel simple.
ENGINEERING SYSTEMS THAT SCALE. LEADING TEAMS THAT DELIVER.
Now vibing toTalking to the Moon01About
Built to scale. Wired to lead.
I'm Raheesh — a Senior Software Engineer who builds platform-level systems that quietly make everything else work.
Over the past 5 years I've gone from shipping features to owning them: driving architecture, leading delivery, and taking full accountability for outcomes long before the promotion came through. At Apply Digital, I've been the technical lead on identity and access management for the largest sports organization in the United States — an IAM platform that authenticates 30M+ fans across web and mobile, processes 5M+ auth requests per event, and holds near-perfect uptime through game-day traffic spikes. I don't just write code that works.
I build systems that hold under pressure, interfaces that disappear into the experience, and foundations that teams can build on top of. When the stakes are real and the complexity is high, that's where I do my best work.
Toolkit
Platform Engineering
- System Design
- Microservices
- API Architecture
- Distributed Systems
- Scalability Patterns
- Observability & SLOs
Identity & Access Management
- OAuth 2.0 / OIDC
- SAML
- SSO
- JWT
- Auth0 · Ping · Okta · Cognito
- Token Lifecycle Management
Frontend Architecture
- React & Next.js
- TypeScript
- React Native
- TailwindCSS
- Design Systems
- Performance & Core Web Vitals
Backend & Cloud
- Node.js
- REST & GraphQL
- AWS
- Load Testing
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Infrastructure as Code
AI Engineering
- Generative AI
- OpenAI & Gemini APIs
- Prompt Engineering
- RAG Pipelines
- AI-Assisted Tooling
- LLM Integration Patterns
Engineering Leadership
- Technical Ownership
- Feature Lead
- Code Review & Mentorship
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Agile Delivery
- Stakeholder Communication
03Recognition
- 2024 - PresentImpact
Core engineer on the IAM platform for the largest sports organization in US30M+ fans · 5M+ auth requests per event
- 2026Honour
Awarded the 2026 Super Bowl LX Limited Edition Coinrecognised as Offensive Player of 2025 at Apply Digital
- 2024Winner
Winner of the Hack-Apply 2024 Hackathonfirst cohort to earn the Hack-Applier distinction
- 2024Award
Awarded for Collective Intelligence in 2024 by Apply Digital ULC
- 2025Certified
Certified GenAI Leader with 5 years in software development
04Kind words
“His ability to adapt, problem-solve, and contribute across the stack makes him a tremendous asset to any team. I have no doubt he will continue to excel in any challenge he takes on!”
05Contact
Have a big idea?Let's make it real.
Open to senior engineering roles, platform architecture, and technical leadership opportunities. If you're building something complex and need someone who can own it end-to-end — let's talk.