Stargate
Unified API gateway for the Parallax Intelligence Network
Single FastAPI gateway that ties the Parallax stack together: market data from GlobalView, AI intel from Andromeda, editorial content. Sub-100ms response times.
The Parallax stack needed one reliable entry point for market data, intelligence streams, and downstream applications instead of a growing set of tightly coupled service integrations.
Drove the API product definition and backend architecture, including response design, cache strategy, service boundaries, and integration priorities across the ecosystem.
System Constraints
Low-latency responses for live dashboards and streaming consumers
Multiple upstream systems with inconsistent schemas and freshness
Secure access patterns for internal tooling and external clients
Operational visibility into collector and feed health
What I Built
A FastAPI gateway that unified market, intelligence, and collector data behind one interface.
WebSocket multiplexing, TTL-based caching, and normalization layers to keep downstream consumers simple.
Health and monitoring hooks so the gateway could serve as both access layer and operating surface for platform reliability.
Outcome / Takeaway
Created a clean backbone for PIN, Andromeda, and supporting services.
Reduced integration friction by replacing point-to-point service wiring with a single productized API layer.
Kept core routes fast enough to support live dashboards and continuous monitoring workflows.
Gateway work looks like plumbing from the outside, but in practice it shapes product velocity. Clean interfaces made the rest of the stack much easier to ship.