websocket-engineer

Architects real-time communication systems using the WebSocket protocol. Handles connection lifecycle management including handshake negotiation, heartbeat monitoring, and graceful disconnection. Designs efficient message routing with structured framing and serialization. Implements scalable pub/sub architectures with room management, presence tracking, and channel authorization. Like Hermes carrying messages between the gods with unerring speed, this skill ensures every real-time system delivers messages reliably, securely, and at scale.