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Location: Toronto, ON, Canada LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rbehzadan
Professional Summary
Versatile software engineer with over 15 years of experience designing and building robust, scalable, and high-performance backend systems. Proficient in Python, Go, and Node.js, with expertise in API development, database integration, and system optimization. Experienced in delivering maintainable, production-grade software across cloud-native and on-premises environments. Passionate about solving complex problems, improving system reliability, and contributing to collaborative, high-performing teams.
Technical Skills
- Languages: Go, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js), C/C++, Bash
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis
- Cloud & Deployment: Docker, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Terraform
- Frameworks & Libraries: Express.js, FastAPI, Flask, React
- Monitoring Tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Sentry
- AI/LLM Technologies: LangChain, QDrant, vLLm, OpenLLM
Professional Experience
Backend Engineer | Tutorify.ai
USA (Remote) | Jan 2023 – Present
- Designed and developed scalable backend services in Go and Python, delivering high-performance APIs for education platforms.
- Integrated a Qdrant vector database for efficient semantic search, improving application search features by 40%.
- Collaborated with frontend developers and product managers to implement new features under tight deadlines.
- Enhanced system reliability and user experience by deploying and maintaining observability solutions (Sentry, GCP Monitoring).
- Built CI/CD workflows and infrastructure modules (Terraform) to support consistent application deployment and testing environments.
Software Developer / System Designer | STN Consulting Engineers Co. (sinic.ir)
Tehran, Iran | Jun 2021 – Nov 2024
- Led the development of scalable backend microservices in Node.js and FastAPI, refactoring a legacy monolith into modular services.
- Engineered a database abstraction layer to translate MongoDB-style queries into SQL dialects, enabling seamless multi-database support.
- Migrated and optimized large-scale relational datasets (over 1 billion records with complex geospatial fields) to MongoDB.
- Developed automated deployment pipelines and application scaling strategies to handle 2000+ simultaneous users.
- Contributed to application security hardening, leading to successful certification by Iran’s national cybersecurity authority (cert.ir).
Freelance Software Developer and Consultant | Independent
Tehran, Iran | Mar 2015 – Jun 2021
- Designed and developed full-stack web applications using Python (Flask), Node.js (Express), and Go, delivering solutions for e-commerce, internal tools, and data processing platforms.
- Advised mid-sized organizations on system architecture and application deployment strategies, including Docker-based environments and microservices best practices.
Senior Software Developer | Karen Chista Processing Inc.
Tehran, Iran | Mar 2011 – Mar 2015
- Designed and developed desktop applications in C/C++ and Java, delivering stable and efficient software solutions.
- Improved internal development workflows, accelerating release cycles and enhancing code quality across the team.
Junior Developer & SysAdmin | Sardu Inc.
Tehran, Iran | Oct 2003 – Aug 2007
- Developed internal tooling in C/C++ and VBA.
- Managed network and server administration tasks.
Education
- M.Sc. in Software Engineering — Girne American University, Kyrenia, Cyprus (2007 – 2011) GPA: 3.95 / 4.0
- B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Minor in Geomatics — Iran University of Science and Technology, Arak, Iran (1997 – 2003)
Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (Scheduled for May 02, 2025)
Languages
- Persian: Native
- English: Fluent
- German: Intermediate (B1)
- Turkish: Basic (A2)