I am a Ph.D.-level engineering leader with over a decade of experience architecting scalable, cloud-native solutions for hyper-growth environments. I specialize in distributed systems, high-throughput messaging, and low-level systems programming; I have led platform engineering, Kubernetes automation, and ML ops initiatives to drive efficiency and reliability. My approach blends strong technical depth with a focus on empowering teams through self-service platforms and clear, measurable outcomes. I thrive on turning ambitious product requirements into robust, maintainable systems. I’m passionate about mentorship, reducing deployment cycles from monthly to daily, and boosting throughput through automation and data-driven decisions. I enjoy collaborating across cross-functional teams to deliver software that scales with the business and provides clear value to users and stakeholders.

Parham Alvani

I am a Ph.D.-level engineering leader with over a decade of experience architecting scalable, cloud-native solutions for hyper-growth environments. I specialize in distributed systems, high-throughput messaging, and low-level systems programming; I have led platform engineering, Kubernetes automation, and ML ops initiatives to drive efficiency and reliability. My approach blends strong technical depth with a focus on empowering teams through self-service platforms and clear, measurable outcomes. I thrive on turning ambitious product requirements into robust, maintainable systems. I’m passionate about mentorship, reducing deployment cycles from monthly to daily, and boosting throughput through automation and data-driven decisions. I enjoy collaborating across cross-functional teams to deliver software that scales with the business and provides clear value to users and stakeholders.

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I am a Ph.D.-level engineering leader with over a decade of experience architecting scalable, cloud-native solutions for hyper-growth environments. I specialize in distributed systems, high-throughput messaging, and low-level systems programming; I have led platform engineering, Kubernetes automation, and ML ops initiatives to drive efficiency and reliability. My approach blends strong technical depth with a focus on empowering teams through self-service platforms and clear, measurable outcomes.

I thrive on turning ambitious product requirements into robust, maintainable systems. I’m passionate about mentorship, reducing deployment cycles from monthly to daily, and boosting throughput through automation and data-driven decisions. I enjoy collaborating across cross-functional teams to deliver software that scales with the business and provides clear value to users and stakeholders.

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Work Experience

Associate Director of Cloud Platform at Snapp!
January 1, 2023 - Present
Led infrastructure strategy to support hyper-growth from 1M to 5M daily rides; transitioned from monthly waterfall releases to daily CI/CD via GitOps and self-service internal cloud platforms; governed high-concurrency infrastructure for Gabriel with 700k active driver connections using EMQX and NATS.
Distinguished Engineer (Cloud Platform) at Snapp!
October 1, 2020 - January 1, 2023
Defined microservice architecture for high-volume delivery using NATS, implemented Kubernetes automation with CRDs for complex authentication/authorization in ArgoCD, integrated ML Pipelines with KServe/Knative, modernized data processing with Airflow, and unified Kafka deployments to improve messaging reliability.
Software Engineer (Shared Services) at Snapp!
January 1, 2019 - October 1, 2020
Migrated critical PHP applications to modern Golang microservices, increasing system availability; built real-time dynamic pricing to adjust pricing based on demand/supply.
Senior Software Engineer at AveeHealth
January 1, 2025 - Present
Led interface transformation for a doctors' panel and oversaw end-to-end governance of containerized deployments; architected Django models to ensure data integrity across complex synchronization tasks.
Senior Software Engineer at Offerland
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Delivered automation that boosted daily land appraisal throughput by 1000%; guided product development from stakeholder research to production with a stable two-year operational history; integrated geo-spatial ML with satellite imagery for farm assessments.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer (SRE Team Lead) at Nobitex
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
Founded the modern infra team, migrated from legacy VMs to cloud-native Kubernetes; deployed Keycloak and ArgoCD to standardize security and deployment workflows; implemented zero-downtime WebSocket migration using Helm charts.
Software Architect & Researcher at IoT Working Group, Amirkabir University of Technology
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2019
Secured a ~$30,000 research grant for an IoT lab; designed a reliable Stop-and-Wait ARQ protocol on NRF modules; achieved stable performance for 1,000 concurrent IoT devices on the Nahal platform.
Software Engineer at Nahalco
July 1, 2013 - March 1, 2017
Developed API and data ingestion workstreams; contributed to data pipelines and service integrations.
Software Engineer at AvidNet
June 1, 2014 - May 1, 2016
Implemented one of the region's first in-app video calls using Pion (Go); improved user growth through high-stability video features; managed Bare-M Metal Ops with ESXi and Docker Swarm.

Education

PhD in Computer Networks at Amirkabir University of Technology
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2024
M.Sc. in Computer Networks at Amirkabir University of Technology
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2019
B.Sc. in Computer Software Engineering at Amirkabir University of Technology
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2017

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services