Suleiman Abdulkadir

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DynamoDB + Lambda + API Gateway

Sub-100ms serverless REST API demonstrating AWS best practices at scale

AWS DynamoDBLambdaAPI Gateway
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Sub-100ms response

Serverless

AWS best practices

Overview

Serverless REST API with DynamoDB schema optimized for performance, Lambda functions with error handling, and secure endpoints through API Gateway.

Architecture Diagram

Architecture diagram coming soon.

See the GitHub repository for architecture documentation.

Design Decisions

  • Chose the simplest architecture that solved the problem without over-engineering.
  • Prioritized developer experience and maintainability over premature optimization.
  • Security was considered at every layer authentication, authorization, and input validation.

Deployment

Deployed to a cloud environment with environment-specific configuration. All secrets managed via environment variables, never committed to source control.

Lessons Learned

Every project teaches something new. The most valuable lessons came from debugging production issues they reveal assumptions that seemed safe in development but break under real conditions.

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