Nathan Dulkis
Software engineer focused on backend systems
Node.js · TypeScript · SQL · Docker
Projects
Top 3 projects I've built.
Buck-et List Brands E-Commerce Platform
A production-grade e-commerce storefront for a niche hunting/outdoorsman apparel brand. A single Next.js 14 app on Vercel with Postgres on Neon, Stripe-hosted checkout (SAQ A PCI scope), and an admin dashboard for orders, inventory, and analytics. Built solo at zero fixed infra cost.
- Next.js 14
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- Prisma
- Stripe
- Vercel
- Neon
- Auth.js
Blackjack Tutor
A PyGame blackjack trainer that evaluates every decision against the mathematically correct basic strategy in real time, tracks accuracy by category, and explains mistakes with rule-based coaching. Full 6-deck engine with splits, doubles, surrender, and insurance, backed by 682 tests at 96% coverage. Created with Joon Rho.
About
I'm a full-stack developer with a focus on backend, APIs, distributed systems, and the infrastructure that keeps them running. I work comfortably across the stack, but I'm most at home in the services that sit behind the UI.
The problems that interest me tend to show up at scale: tracing latency through a request path, planning a zero-downtime migration, or understanding why a service is healthy in the morning and degraded by afternoon. The interesting work tends to live in those details.
Open to opportunities
Let's Build Something Scalable
Whether it's a new system from scratch or untangling an existing one, I'd love to hear about the problem you're solving.