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leonardoacosta
software engineer& mentordallas, tx
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Full-stack engineering

Next.js + tRPC + Drizzle + Postgres. From schema to UI, including the boring parts. Strict typing, real error handling, no shortcuts that bite you in week three.

export const projectRouter = router({
  byId: publicProcedure
    .input(z.string().uuid())
    .query(({ input }) =>
      db
        .select()
        .from(projects)
        .where(eq(projects.id, input))
    ),
});

DevOps

Vercel, AWS, Terraform. CI/CD pipelines with real gates. Production observability via Sentry + OpenTelemetry. Deploys you can roll back without praying.

resource "vercel_project" "portfolio" {
  name      = "leonardoacosta-dev"
  framework = "nextjs"
  git_repository = {
    type = "github"
    repo = "leoleonardoacosta/la"
  }
}

System design

API contracts, event flows, multi-tenant data models. CTO-level decisions, not committee diagrams. The boring choices that pay off over years.

// Outbox pattern: events written in same tx as state
await db.transaction(async (tx) => {
  await tx
    .update(orders)
    .set({ status: 'paid' })
    .where(eq(orders.id, orderId));

  await tx.insert(outbox).values({
    event: 'order.paid',
    payload: { orderId, amount },
  });
});

Mentorship

1:1 architecture reviews, code-review coaching, hiring rubrics. I help engineers grow without burning them out — and help leads stop shipping the same bugs twice.

review_focus:
  - boundary_violations    # cross-module leaks
  - test_first             # red before green
  - rollback_safety        # can we undo this in prod?
  - reader_optimization    # cognitive load per line

SELECTED WORK

Built to scale.
Not just to ship.

Eight years of shipping platforms that survived growth, scale events, and the inevitable third-quarter pivot.

EXPERIENCE

Eight years shipping software at scale.

Five-plus production roles across SaaS, insurance, and creative tech. CTO-level architecture meets hands-on engineering — built, scaled, maintained, and handed off systems that survive growth and pivots.

Bridge Specialty Group

Senior Devops Engineer

February 2024 — Present

Bridge Specialty Group is a leading insurance brokerage firm that is focused on providing the best insurance products to their clients. I was brought on to help build out their Devops infrastructure and help with the development of their new platform.

Nexrage Studios

Senior Architect

September 2023 — February 2024

Nexrage is a creative tech studio that is leading the way with an innovative point of sales system that is focused on security and Know Your Customer (KYC) best practices while also being able to scale. I was responsible for the development of the product, and the management of the team.

ModernVisa

Founder / CTO

October 2017 — August 2023

Founded ModernVisa as a multi-agency SaaS platform for visa services. Built the full tech stack from scratch using Next.js, Stripe for payments, and Drizzle ORM. Scaled to onboard 6+ agencies and managed immigration service workflows.

let's work on

your next big thing

unlock the potential of your business with premium software engineering, strategic business consultancy, and expert product management services.

~/contact — send.sh

or email directly at leo@leonardoacosta.dev