Backend & cloud engineer · Providence, Rhode Island
I’m Jay Tavares—a developer of web applications and longtime hacker of electronic things. I design, ship, and operate APIs, SaaS platforms, integrations, and data systems.
Currently you’ll find me working with
Selected work
My work tends to live behind the interface: the services, data flows, and operational decisions that make a product dependable.
CurioVision Financial
Backend architecture spanning identity, authorization, Stripe subscriptions, customer entitlements, external integrations, and production operations.
CurioVision Financial
Pipelines that transformed emailed spreadsheets and third-party accounting data into governed, testable reporting models in BigQuery.
MultifamilyProperties.com
A documented, thoroughly tested Django REST backend for listing synchronization, authentication, saved searches, notifications, and production delivery on Kubernetes.
Coolidge Corner Theatre
A Laravel and PostgreSQL application for coordinating film schedules, managing theatre operations, and publishing updates in real time.
Veterinary Association Platform
A reusable Drupal and Aegir platform for veterinary medical associations, supporting membership services, content publishing, and repeatable site provisioning.
A wider toolkit
My broader toolkit has been shaped by a range of client projects. I care less about collecting technologies than about understanding where each one earns its place.
I use AI tools to work faster, explore more possibilities, and spend less time on repetitive code—while remaining accountable for every technical decision and everything that ships.
Electronic things
ATtiny85 · C++ · product design
A tiny hardware adapter that automatically controls Bose Cinemate speakers by sensing an audio signal.
Processing · Java · physical computing
A networked holiday-light installation that translated public Twitter commands into animated lighting programs.
About Me
Off the clock
I live on the West Side of Providence with my wife and daughter. In my spare time, you'll find me working away on my house which is currently 135 years old.
When I'm not writing software or working on the house, I help run a waterfront vacation rental and look for ways to make its day-to-day operations run a little more smoothly.
Let’s talk
I’m currently open to backend and platform engineering opportunities.