Nov 2023 — Present (approx.)

Freelance Software Architect & Technical Consultant

Independent · Dubai, UAE

Working independently as a technical advisor and hands-on architect, partnering with founders and engineering leaders on platform architecture, technical due diligence, and delivery leadership.

• Open to senior technical leadership, software architecture, and advisory engagements across FinTech, SaaS, and enterprise platforms.
• Available for short-term architecture reviews as well as longer-term technical leadership roles.

Nov 2022 — Nov 2023 (approx.)

CTO & CPO

Sanbod Open Banking · Tehran, Iran

Promoted from Senior Technical Manager to joint ownership of technology and product strategy for Sanbod's Open Banking platform.

• Took on shared accountability for product direction alongside continued technical leadership of the Open Banking platform.
• Directed technical delivery and stakeholder collaboration across an expanding network of bank and FinTech integration partners.

Nov 2018 — Nov 2019

Senior Technical Manager

Sidook · Tehran, Iran

Built the technical team from the ground up for a legal-services marketplace connecting clients with professional lawyers.

• Stood up the technical team and delivery cadence — milestones, sprints, and review process — for a new legal-services platform.
• Delivered cross-platform software for desktop and mobile using Node.js, React, and React Native.
• Introduced Agile methodology and engineering best practices to the division, and trained incoming developers on design and review standards.

Nov 2020 — Nov 2021

Software Development Lead Architect

Joint Scopes Technologies · Dubai, UAE

Set technical direction and modernized the software stack behind the Dubai Police Fleet Management System, a car-sharing platform, and a dispatcher system.

• Directed architecture and legacy modernization for the Dubai Police Fleet Management System, Car Sharing System, and Dispatcher System.
• Designed APIs, data models, and service boundaries using Java Spring and React, aligning technical decisions with business requirements.
• Built and mentored the engineering team through code review and recruitment, embedding Agile and SDLC practices into daily delivery.

Nov 2021 — Nov 2022

Senior Technical Manager

Sanbod Open Banking · Tehran, Iran

Led design and development of Open Banking software for local banks and FinTech organizations across Iran's Open Banking ecosystem.

• Integrated the platform with the core banking systems of nine banks, including Parsian Bank, Pasargad Bank, Saman Bank, and Iran Zamin Bank.
• Built console, back-office, and bank back-office features with React, Python, and Node.js, working directly with banking providers on integration and adoption.
• Introduced code review and mentoring practices across the technical team, raising code quality and shortening ramp-up time for junior engineers.
• Partnered with backend engineers on API design for reliable, high-integrity data exchange between banks and FinTech integrators.

Nov 2019 — Nov 2020

Senior Technical Manager

Finnotech · Tehran, Iran

Directed the technical, support, and operations teams behind one of Iran's earliest Open Banking platforms, built for Ayandeh Bank (Future Bank).

• Designed, built, and managed one of the first Open Banking solutions for Ayandeh Bank (Future Bank) in Iran.
• Partnered with leading Iranian FinTech companies and startups to integrate directly with the Ayandeh Bank Open Banking solution.
• Built web dashboards and scalable data layers with React, Node.js, and SQL/NoSQL databases, and introduced unit testing while modernizing legacy code.

Mar 2015 — Nov 2018

Senior Software Engineer

Medrick · Dubai, UAE

Built backend systems for Ariogames, a gaming platform, spanning community services, real-time messaging, and push notifications.

• Built community, XMPP-based messaging, and push-notification backends supporting a large-scale gaming platform on Linux.
• Worked across PHP, Java, and JavaScript with Zend Framework, JSP, XMPP API, and Express to build maintainable backend services.
• Drove continuous performance optimization and code-review practices across the backend team.

Feb 2004 — Mar 2015

Senior Software Developer

Chipdiamond · Tehran, Iran

Delivered a wide range of products over more than a decade, from adaptive video streaming to enterprise asset-control systems.

• Built StreamBox, a dynamic adaptive streaming framework for online video, using C++, Java, PHP, and ffmpeg.
• Built Ring Community, an XMPP-based instant-messaging application for Android, using Java, JavaScript, and Erlang.
• Delivered enterprise systems for Shazand Refinery — asset control, warehouse management, and multi-level budgeting — on C#, SQL Server, and .NET.