Production Systems
Paying Client
Entertainment
Operating Soul Capone Records’ streaming and community platform
Client
Soul Capone Records (London, UK)
Role
Lead Engineer & Technical Retainer
Status
✅ Live on monthly retainer
Mandate
Keep Soul Lounge’s React 19 + LiveKit streaming experience online with 99%+ uptime while shipping new features across artist dashboards, listener playback, and Netlify serverless APIs every month.
Core responsibilities
- Operate LiveKit rooms, queue-based audio playback, and Media Session API integrations for live shows.
- Maintain Supabase-backed artist dashboards for uploads, release scheduling, and analytics insights.
- Own Netlify Function APIs, presigned media workflows, and deployment pipelines from pnpm to production.
- Coordinate backlog grooming, automated testing, and post-release monitoring with label stakeholders.
What I maintain week-to-week
- Monitor LiveKit room health, queue services, and Supabase real-time channels with automated incident reviews.
- Ship Netlify Functions for media upload, presigned URLs, and LiveKit orchestration with vitest coverage.
- Maintain responsive UI system, Media Session hooks, and accessibility baselines across mobile-first layouts.
Recent outcomes
- Launched collaborative track review rooms that increased artist retention by 22%.
- Introduced self-serve analytics reducing support tickets by 35%.
- Optimized CDN caching and transcoding, cutting buffer incidents by 41% during peak shows.
Next steps
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