LaravelPostgreSQLRedisOctaneHorizon
CRM Platform
Multi-tenant marketing automation and analytics processing millions of records weekly. Includes partitioned PostgreSQL, Horizon queue orchestration, and live telemetry surfaces.
Systems that think
Building systems that think.
I’m Skyrit Lai — a system architect and full-stack developer who designs high-performance infrastructures that turn complexity into clarity.
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Skyrit Lai
System Architect & Builder
Behind the systems
Structure and precision in every layer.
I’m Skyrit — an engineer who thrives on structure and clarity.
I build systems where data, logic, and performance align seamlessly. From multi-tenant platforms to wallet infrastructures, my work focuses on making complexity scalable and decisions measurable.
I believe every great system starts with clarity, not just code.
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Architectural Thinking
Systems are modular, observable, and evolution-ready — built to stay resilient beyond version shifts.
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Data-Driven Execution
From PostgreSQL partitioning to Redis orchestration, I sweat the latency, concurrency, and 1% gains.
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Builder’s Mindset
I learn fast, adapt faster, and iterate until it feels right. Good systems evolve — and so do their creators.
Systems I’ve built and refined
Featured projects
Each build balances architecture, observability, and the human context behind the system.
NestJSPrismaPostgreSQLRedisNginx
Money Changer System
Multi-currency wallet ledger for internal FX management with group settlements, profit logic, and concurrency-safe balance upserts.
PythonPrefectPostgreSQLML Ops
Analytics Engine
Prefect-driven orchestration automating churn prediction and deposit growth modeling, fully integrated with CRM enrichment flows.
DevOpsDockerNginxCI/CDBlue-Green
Bare-Metal Blue-Green Stack
Zero-downtime CI/CD with Docker Compose, Nginx routing, and color-coded environments for verifiable blue-green rollouts.
Insights & Notes
Thoughts, experiments, and architecture notes.
I document my learning process — not to show what I know, but to understand what I’ve built.
ArchitectureJan 2025
Designing Multi-DB Architectures with Prisma & Laravel
Serving multiple clients from a single codebase demands more than one database connection. I needed tenant isolation that felt seamless for developers while staying observable in production.
DataDec 2024
Structuring Data for Scale with PostgreSQL Partitioning
Analytics-heavy systems accumulate hundreds of millions of rows. At that volume, predictability matters more than raw speed, so partitioning became the backbone of every large table.
DevOpsNov 2024
DevOps & Deployment Orchestration
DevOps isn’t automation for automation’s sake — it’s disciplined visibility. I designed a deployment stack that stretches from the Linux kernel to Cloudflare while keeping every switch observable.
MindsetOct 2024
Why Backend Engineers Need Business Context
Strong engineering starts with understanding. Systems thrive when we know why data exists, not just how to store it.
Toolkit
My toolkit for building scalable systems.
Minimal tools, maximal leverage.
Frontend
- Next.js
- React
- TypeScript
- TailwindCSS
- Vercel / Self-hosted SSR
UI flows mirror backend domains with SSR + real-time APIs.
Backend
- NestJS
- Laravel
- Node.js
Modular services layered with queues, caching, and events.
Database
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
Partitioned data models and concurrency-safe ledgers.
Analytics
- Prefect
- Python
- R
Churn and behavior prediction pipelines with feedback loops.
Infrastructure
- Docker
- Nginx
- Blue-Green Deployments
Bare-metal CI/CD and zero-downtime releases.
Monitoring
- Elastic APM
- Kibana
- Systemd Logs
Unified tracing, dashboards, and auto-recovery guards.
Let’s build together
Let’s build something that scales — and lasts.
I’m open to technical collaborations, architecture discussions, and experimental projects where performance and creativity meet.