Zack Grooms

Backend systems engineer building from first principles. Focused on state, invariants, transactions, and idempotent backend design. Currently building CountIQ and documenting the procces as I go.

Texax, United States Joined on Apr 3, 2024 nzackgrooms@gmail.com https://beardednerd92.github.io/Zack-grooms/

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FreeCodeCamp

Work

O/N Forklift Driver & Backend Systems Engineer (in progress)

Python
Django
SQLite
REST APIs
System design fundamentals
Git
HTTP & JSON

Django backend architecture
State & invariant design
Idempotent APIs
Transactions and atomic updates
System design fundamentals

Inventory System v2 (Django + SQLite)

Building a backend focused on state, invariants,
idempotent endpoints, and transaction-safe updates.

Backend engineering roles (future)
Engineering mentorship and networking

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Zack Grooms

Feb 10

Building an Atomic Quantity Update Endpoint in Django (and the Bugs That Taught Me More Than the Feature)

#backend #django #database #systemdesign

3 min read

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Zack Grooms

Feb 9

What Building a Backend Taught Me About Statelessness and Idempotent APIs

#backend #systems #python #rest

1 min read

Zack Grooms

Feb 8

Implementing an Idempotent Delete in Django

#django #backend #api #systemdesign

1 min read

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Building an Atomic Quantity Update Endpoint in Django (and the Bugs That Taught Me More Than the Feature)

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What Building a Backend Taught Me About Statelessness and Idempotent APIs

Implementing an Idempotent Delete in Django