Evolov

The problem.

Evolov's marketplace and discovery features were served by a Django REST API alongside legacy services. The product needed real-time communication between buyers and sellers, and its frontend, domain services and backend infrastructure needed to move onto managed platforms.

My part in it.

Backend engineering first, then full-stack and software engineering: the API layer and legacy refactoring, the real-time messaging system end to end, the infrastructure migration, and mentoring three junior developers through full-stack delivery and deployment.

Backend Developer Aug 2020 – Nov 2021; Full Stack Developer Nov 2021 – Aug 2024; Software Engineer Aug 2024 – Sep 2025

The shape of the challenge.

The GraphQL migration had to keep existing marketplace and discovery features working rather than replacing them. Messaging was delivered as a complete path — from Figma designs through the Next.js interface to the WebSocket service and push notifications.

What went into it.

1. 01

   Migrated a Django REST API to GraphQL and refactored legacy services supporting marketplace and discovery features.

2. 02

   Delivered real-time buyer-seller messaging from Figma designs to a Next.js interface and WebSocket service, with push notifications.

3. 03

   Migrated frontend and domain services to Cloudflare and backend infrastructure to DigitalOcean; mentored three junior developers in full-stack delivery and deployment.