Database Architecture
Get the data structure wrong and every feature you build on top of it costs more than it should.
Why this
matters.
The database is the part nobody sees and everybody feels. When it is designed properly, features are quick to add and the app stays fast as it fills up. When it is not, everything becomes a workaround.
I design schemas that match how your business actually thinks about its data, and fix the ones that have grown into a mess over time.
The important bits.
01
Designed for the real thing
Schemas that reflect how your business genuinely works, including the awkward exceptions that always exist.
02
Fast when it matters
Indexes and query design so the slow page you have been living with stops being slow.
03
Safe to change
Migrations handled properly, so adding a feature later does not mean risking the data you already have.
04
Data you can trust
Constraints and transactions so the database itself prevents the impossible states, rather than hoping the code remembers.
What I do
- Schema design from scratch
- Query optimisation and indexing
- Migrations between databases or structures
- Caching with Redis where it helps
- Access control and security
- Backup and recovery strategy
- Scaling for heavier traffic
Start to finish.
Understand the data
What you store, how it relates, how it is read, and where it is going to grow. Design follows from that, not from a template.
Build and migrate
Schema, indexes and migrations, moving existing data across carefully if there is any.
Measure and tune
Real queries under real load, then indexing and adjustments where the numbers say they are needed.
App getting slower as it grows?
It is usually the database. Tell me what it does and where it hurts and I will tell you what is going on.