SKILLS

Backend

Python, Django, Celery, RabbitMQ, Redis, REST, GraphQL, OAuth/OAuth2, Gunicorn

Frontend

TypeScript, React

Databases

PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch

Cloud/DevOps

Docker, Kubernetes, NGINX, AWS, GCP, Linux, GitLab CI, IaC (Terraform, Ansible)

Quality/Observability

Pytest, Cypress, Sentry, Grafana, OpenAPI/Swagger

Practices

API design & standardization, performance tuning, CI/CD pipelines, documentation, secure-by-default

WORK EXPERIENCE

Partnerz

Senior Software Engineer (Shopify Apps) • Dec 2024 - Present

  • Delivered Fixed Bundle and Mystery Box end to end; reached ~10% adoption and added ~$1,000 MRR/mo.
  • Cut Pytest runtime 8→6 minutes via CI/CD optimization; reduced CI minutes/PR by ~20% and saved ~8 hours of engineer wait time/month.
  • Engineered pricing & onboarding pages; clarified plans and increased conversion by 10%.
  • Implemented Fixed Bundle widget adaptations for Dawn, Debut, and other themes; improved UX and reduced support requests by ~45% in the month following launch.
  • Standardized AI-assisted coding with Cursor to reduce editor/env drift and improve review consistency; increased feature delivery speed 3×.
  • Designed complex SQL queries in Metabase to enable data-driven decisions.
  • Stack: Python, Django, TypeScript, React, RDBMS (PostgreSQL), Redis, RabbitMQ, Pub/Sub, Celery, REST, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes, GCP, GitLab CI, Pytest, Cypress, Sentry, Grafana, OAuth2, Shopify APIs.

Payvand Capital Management

Technical Team Lead • Apr 2023 - Nov 2024

  • Led 8 engineers on Propision (property valuation) and Tokenision (tokenization); owned API architecture and review cadence.
  • Implemented OAuth2 integration with Divar; reliably handled 30+ req/min with p95 <3s for price evaluations.
  • Established CI/CD with containerized auto-deploys and rollbacks; enabled daily releases and faster recovery.
  • Served as an active backend MR reviewer, averaging 5+ reviews/week; enforced checklist-based standards to keep cycle time low.
  • Integrated OpenAI APIs to automatically evaluate Exam responses; users received results in <5s.
  • Implemented Elasticsearch indices/analyzers; improved relevance and cut p95 search latency by 2×.
  • Revised website page indexing; increased indexed pages by 10× and improved organic visibility.
  • Reduced deploy time 15→8 minutes by parallelizing builds and introducing infrastructure-as-code practices.
  • Standardized API documentation with OpenAPI/Swagger; raised coverage to ~85% and reduced partner integration time.
  • Stack: Python, Django, Celery, RDBMS (PostgreSQL), Redis, RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, Gunicorn, Docker, NGINX, GitLab CI, OpenAPI, Sentry, Grafana, Linux.

Sangyab

Senior Software Engineer • Sep 2021 - Mar 2023

  • Built visual search over 1M+ images with p95 <3s using DB-level embeddings.
  • Managed race conditions with Redis locks; achieved multi-req/s while keeping the system reliable.
  • Introduced staging/production CI/CD with safe rollbacks; shortened feedback loop by ~40%.
  • Optimized SEO and web performance: page load 6→2s; Google impressions up ~150% in two weeks.
  • Stack: Python, Django, RDBMS (PostgreSQL), Redis, Selenium, Gunicorn, Docker, NGINX, GitHub Actions, Linux.

Novin Pardazan Arax

Software Engineer • Mar 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Designed a daily settlement system for a bespoke banking application using OAuth; handled ~1k transactions/day.
  • Automated deployment of Django, React, and Next.js projects; reduced SDLC by ~30%.
  • Introduced CI/CD and regression tests; reduced production bugs by ~25%.
  • Stack: PHP, Python, Django, RDBMS (MySQL, PostgreSQL), Docker, NGINX, WordPress, Linux, GitHub Actions, OAuth.

EDUCATION

Sharif University of Technology

M.Sc., Computer Engineering (Software) • Feb 2025

  • GPA: 4.0/4.0

University of Isfahan

B.Sc., Computer Engineering (Software) • 2017--2021

  • Ranked 1st in faculty - GPA 3.98/4.0 (18.81/20)

Open Source

django-imagekit

Contributed fixes and improvements.

milvus-io/bootcamp

Contributed fixes and improvements.

Volunteering

2021 ISC Conference

Supported infrastructure delivery (Django, React, MongoDB) • 2021

Graduation workflow portal

Built early web systems for master's students (WordPress, PHP) • 2018

Outside Interests

  • Problem solving (Mathematics & Computer Olympiads)
  • ACM programming contests
  • Continuous C++ problem solving since 2015