I'm a seasoned backend engineer and technical leader with 20+ years of hands-on experience designing and scaling robust enterprise systems. I mentor engineering teams, write clean, testable, and maintainable code, and I specialize in PHP, Python, and Go. I work with modern architectural patterns such as microservices, hexagonal architecture, CQRS, event-driven design, and domain-driven design. I'm a vocal advocate of TDD/ATDD, agile practices, and pragmatic software principles like SOLID, DRY, and KISS. I’ve delivered high-performance systems for thousands of concurrent users and led CI/CD and DevOps initiatives. I have a proven track record delivering scalable backends and leading cross-functional teams across multiple time zones. I’ve migrated monoliths to modular architectures, introduced gRPC-based microservices, and built API-first, event-driven services to achieve loose coupling and throughput. I value clarity in architecture, strong observability, and ownership-driven delivery, always aiming to improve developer velocity and business outcomes.

Ramin Farmani

I'm a seasoned backend engineer and technical leader with 20+ years of hands-on experience designing and scaling robust enterprise systems. I mentor engineering teams, write clean, testable, and maintainable code, and I specialize in PHP, Python, and Go. I work with modern architectural patterns such as microservices, hexagonal architecture, CQRS, event-driven design, and domain-driven design. I'm a vocal advocate of TDD/ATDD, agile practices, and pragmatic software principles like SOLID, DRY, and KISS. I’ve delivered high-performance systems for thousands of concurrent users and led CI/CD and DevOps initiatives. I have a proven track record delivering scalable backends and leading cross-functional teams across multiple time zones. I’ve migrated monoliths to modular architectures, introduced gRPC-based microservices, and built API-first, event-driven services to achieve loose coupling and throughput. I value clarity in architecture, strong observability, and ownership-driven delivery, always aiming to improve developer velocity and business outcomes.

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I’m a seasoned backend engineer and technical leader with 20+ years of hands-on experience designing and scaling robust enterprise systems. I mentor engineering teams, write clean, testable, and maintainable code, and I specialize in PHP, Python, and Go. I work with modern architectural patterns such as microservices, hexagonal architecture, CQRS, event-driven design, and domain-driven design. I’m a vocal advocate of TDD/ATDD, agile practices, and pragmatic software principles like SOLID, DRY, and KISS. I’ve delivered high-performance systems for thousands of concurrent users and led CI/CD and DevOps initiatives.

I have a proven track record delivering scalable backends and leading cross-functional teams across multiple time zones. I’ve migrated monoliths to modular architectures, introduced gRPC-based microservices, and built API-first, event-driven services to achieve loose coupling and throughput. I value clarity in architecture, strong observability, and ownership-driven delivery, always aiming to improve developer velocity and business outcomes.

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Work Experience

CTO / Engineering Manager at Aparlay
June 1, 2025 - June 1, 2025
Built and led a backend team of 5 Laravel developers across time zones. Defined and executed the backend architecture for a video-sharing platform, scaling to 5K+ concurrent users and 3.5M+ registered users. Migrated from monolithic Yii to modular Laravel, reducing deployment time and increasing maintainability. Introduced gRPC-based microservices in Go and shifted to event-driven architecture using Redis, improving decoupling and throughput. Engineered a resilient infrastructure; optimized MongoDB/Redis clusters and implemented HAProxy routing for high availability under heavy traffic. Improved observability with Netdata, cutting incident response time. Delivered internal tools, standardized CI/CD pipelines, and enforced code quality with 2000+ integration/unit tests.
Senior Developer & Team Mentor at Trueapp
July 1, 2020 - July 1, 2020
Led backend development for OkBrokers, a platform supporting 500+ insurance brokers across Europe, improving API performance and uptime. Implemented onboarding, internal docs, and best practices in version control and code reviews, accelerating productivity. Acted as a technical liaison with product teams to deliver features on time in agile cycles. Mentored junior developers, fostering knowledge sharing and long-term growth.
Senior Backend Developer at Eigital
September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2018
Owned key backend components of ePaisa’s mobile POS system, optimizing payment workflows and backend reliability. Improved system performance by introducing asynchronous workers using Gearman and CLI-based job processing. Led backend release cycles and defined robust API contracts for cross-platform integration with mobile clients. Mentored interns and junior devs, boosting backend team confidence and output.

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Qualifications

MBA
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013
BA in Electrical Engineering
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2008

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services