Ahmed Mohammed Ali

Baghdad, Iraq +964 771 145 5264 (WhatsApp) ahmed.mohammed.ali9999@gmail.com LinkedIn GitHub

Professional Summary

Senior Backend Engineer and AWS Solutions Architect with over a decade of programming experience. Specialist in building resilient, cloud-native microservices using Java, the Spring ecosystem, and Kotlin. Deeply focused on Software Architecture, System Design, and writing high-quality, clean code. Expertise includes deploying fault-tolerant systems on AWS (EKS, Fargate, Lambda) using Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker, with robust CI/CD (GitHub Actions) automation. Proficient in distributed systems, JVM optimization, and observability.

The Early Start

Began programming in BASIC at age 13; built foundational skills in logic/CS early on. Continually explores low-level programming (C/C++), OS internals, and performance optimizations.

Technical Skills & Stack

Core Backend: Java, Kotlin (Coroutines, WebFlux), C/C++, Node.js, TypeScript, Python.

Frameworks: Spring Boot (WebFlux), Spring Cloud, Jakarta EE, NestJS, Express.js, ASP.NET Core, Hibernate/JPA.

System Architecture: Microservices, Event-Driven Design, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Clean Architecture, TDD, SOLID.

Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS, AWS Fargate, Helm Charts, HPA.

Cloud & DevOps: AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS, IAM), GitHub Actions (CI/CD), Jenkins, Terraform.

Data & Persistence: PostgreSQL (Indexing, Partitioning, EXPLAIN), DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch.

Messaging & Integration: Kafka (Streams, Avro), RabbitMQ, AWS SQS/SNS, MuleSoft Anypoint, gRPC, GraphQL.

Security: OAuth2/OIDC (Keycloak), JWT, Spring Security, RBAC.

Observability: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, ELK Stack, AWS X-Ray.

Professional Experience

QiCard | Baghdad, Iraq

Integration Engineer | On-site

March 2025 – Present

System Design & Integration: Orchestrated enterprise integrations using MuleSoft and Java, designing System, Process, and Experience APIs (RAML) to ensure modularity and resilient service delivery.
Performance Optimization: Utilized Dynatrace for APM/tracing; optimized JVM heap/threads and microservices, reducing response times by 25%.
Reliability: Implemented advanced error-handling and circuit breakers for payment gateways, reducing integration errors by 30%.
CI/CD: Maintained pipelines via Bitbucket and Jenkins for automated, quality-assured deployments.

FFC | Baghdad, Iraq

Backend Developer | Hybrid

Feb 2025 – March 2025

Architecture Transformation: Led the transition from ERP proof-of-concept to a production-grade API architecture, reducing manual processes by 40%.
High-Quality Code: Architected a decoupled backend with RBAC and audit logging; enforced strict code quality standards and Clean Architecture.
Optimization: Tuned PostgreSQL queries and implemented Redis caching, improving API throughput by 20% and ensuring sub-second latency for FinTech transactions.

CodeCraft

Backend Developer | Remote

June 2024 – March 2025

Cloud-Native Deployment: Containerized microservices using Docker and orchestrated them on AWS EKS and Fargate. Managed complex deployments using Helm charts and configured Horizontal Pod Autoscaling (HPA).
CI/CD Automation: Built and maintained robust CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, achieving a 50% reduction in deployment time and ensuring regression-free releases.
Scalable Systems: Designed REST/GraphQL APIs (Node.js/TypeScript) serving 10k+ users with 99.9% uptime.
Database Performance: Optimized MongoDB and PostgreSQL via indexing and connection pooling, improving query times by 35%.
Low-Level Optimization: Leveraged C++ networking knowledge to optimize request handling under high concurrency.

United Horizon | Baghdad, Iraq

IT Support Specialist | On-site

Jan 2022 – Feb 2023

Resolved 200+ tickets/month (Tier 1 & 2); managed Linux/Windows server environments ensuring 99.8% system uptime.

Key Projects & Contributions

Cloud-Native Reference Architecture: Built a reference implementation for Spring Boot microservices on AWS EKS using Helm and Fargate, demonstrating best practices in resilience and System Design.
FinTech ERP System: Secure backend processing 1k+ transactions/min using asynchronous messaging (RabbitMQ, AWS SQS) with full audit trails.
Open Source: Actively maintains GitHub repos for microservice templates, integration libraries, and Node.js performance tools.
Writing: Authors technical articles on migrating monolithic Java apps to Kubernetes-based microservices.

Education

Baghdad College High School

High School Diploma (GPA: 98/100).

American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS)

Full-ride merit scholarship (Voluntarily left to pursue advanced, self-paced learning).

Certifications

MuleSoft Dev Fundamentals (DEX401)
CS50x/CS50P/CS50W (Harvard University)

Interests, Advocacy & Trivia

Engineering Philosophy: Advocate for rigorous engineering practices (TDD, competitive programming, low-level logic) and systems thinking.
Advocacy: Open education, mental health awareness, sustainability, children’s rights, climate action, and animal welfare.
Personal: Enjoys hiking, meditation, running, esports, and quiet nature environments. Enthusiast of ergonomic, cozy setups and aphorism collecting.
Communication Style: Prefers text-based asynchronous communication for depth and clarity.

References

Available upon request.