Jay Tavares

Software Engineer and Consultant in Providence, Rhode Island

Jay Tavares

Software Engineer and Consultant in Providence, Rhode Island

I’m a backend and cloud engineer, developer of web applications, and longtime hacker of electronic things. I design, ship, and operate user-facing APIs, SaaS platforms, integrations, and data systems.

Currently, you’ll find me working with TypeScript, Node.js, Firebase, Google Cloud Platform, and Temporal. My broader toolkit has been shaped by a range of client projects and includes Nx, Python, Django REST Framework, PHP, Laravel, Drupal, PostgreSQL, MySQL, BigQuery, dbt, Airbyte, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Stripe, and CI/CD.

I enjoy turning rough ideas into reliable production systems, improving the tools developers use, and tracking down the strange problems that only appear after deployment.

I live on the West Side of Providence with my wife and daughter in a Victorian house that’s older than powered flight. If you want to get me going, ask me about my doorknobs—or one of the electronic things I’ve built.

I’m currently open to backend and platform engineering opportunities.

  • Work
    • Backend & Cloud Engineer
  • Education
    • Roger Williams University