Digital Craftsman (Java Developer / Backend Engineer / API Builder)
π Hi there, I'm Stephen Salano
π» I'm a passionate Java Developer and Backend Engineer who loves building clean, scalable, and production-ready applications.
β Backend Mastery: Java | Spring Boot | REST | GraphQL | gRPC
π¨ Frontend Curious: HTML | CSS | JavaScript | React
π§ͺ Dev Practices: TDD | Swagger | Monitoring with Prometheus & Grafana
ποΈ Databases: MongoDB | Neo4j | SQLite | PostgreSQL
πΌ Projects: Real-life inspired banking app, API systems with JWT, file handling with FFmpeg, E-commerce Android App
π Currently Working On: A Social Media post system using Apache Tika, FFmpeg, and Spring Security with JWT tokens
π― Looking to Collaborate On: Open-source projects, Spring Boot / Java Projects
π± Currently Learning: System Design and Kotlin
π Exploring: Microservices | Apache tools | Full stack with Next.js
π₯οΈ OS: Windows (WSL) | Linux
βοΈ Tooling: Vite | GitHub | JavaFX | FFmpeg | Spring Boot | Maven | Gradle
π¬ Ask Me About: Java | Spring Boot | Backend Architecture | TDD | APIs | System Design
β‘ Fun Fact: I can build a secure backend faster than my coffee finishes brewing βπ
π **Always learning. Always building. **
Letβs connect and code something awesome together! π

