Launched a full YouTube Likes product line — built UI, backend service, checkout flow, and package system from scratch, adding a new revenue stream to the platform.
Integrated Whop Payments and Cryptomus (crypto) as new payment methods across checkout and wallet funding flows.
Identified and resolved a critical security vulnerability: 14+ admin-only API routes were publicly exposed; audited and secured all endpoints in production.
Migrated production infrastructure from DigitalOcean to RackNerd, implemented zero-downtime deployments, and set up a Loki + Grafana + Promtail observability stack.
Engineered automated YouTube API key rotation via cron before rate limits are hit, and self-hosted MongoDB to reduce cloud costs.
Implemented AI-powered features using OpenRouter and Vercel AI SDK for automated tag generation and content optimization.
Built automated MongoDB backup system with cron jobs (6-hour intervals) and Cloudflare R2 integration for cloud storage with automated cleanup policies..
