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Technical Lead & Backend Architect · Fintech / Payments
Masoud Amini
Laravel · Go · Microservices
For fifteen years I've been building systems that are not allowed to fail — from a national-scale payment gateway to a gaming platform that stayed online for 17 straight years.
TX / DAY
300K+
EXPERIENCE
15+ yrs
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Journey at ZarinPal
From the support ticket queue to technical ownership of a national payment gateway.
2024 — NOW
Technical Lead / Technical Owner · ZarinPal
- Own the technical roadmap for core payment programs — system latency down 35%
- Scaled the platform to 300K+ daily transactions at 99.99% uptime
- Mentor senior engineers; code-review turnaround down 40% via automated CI/CD
2017 — 2024
Senior Backend Developer · ZarinPal
- Built a payment plugin ecosystem for 10+ CMS platforms — merchant growth +22% YoY
- Automated financial reconciliation with Go tools, cutting manual auditing by 90%
- Containerized the legacy Laravel stack with Docker, saving $15K/yr
2014 — 2017
Customer Care Team Manager · ZarinPal
- Built a structured, tiered support team — first-response time improved 60%, churn down 12%
2011 — 2014
Technical Support Specialist · ZarinPal
- Shipped code-level fixes for 50+ critical issues weekly at a 4.8/5 CSAT
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Things I built myself
Founded from scratch, kept alive for years.
2008 — 2025 · Gaming
Haftir haftir.ir
Founder & Principal Architect
A web-based gaming platform with real-time gameplay, kept online for 17 years for a community of 100,000 players.
100K players
99.9% uptime
70% retention
2020 — NOW · Hardware
Reflectr
Founder & Lead Engineer
A patented aerodynamic safety system for cyclists that turns wheel motion into a high-visibility signal — from CAD to manufacturing.
+75% visibility
−60% prod. cost
Patented
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Skills & credentials
Core Stack
LaravelGoMicroservicesDockerCI/CDHigh Availability
Education & Certifications
B.S. Data Security Engineering — DPI (formerly IBM Iran)2013–2015
System DesignCERT
Microsoft Certified IT ProfessionalMCITP
Let's build something that doesn't go down.
Open to collaboration, architecture consulting, or a good technical conversation.