Senior/Staff Software Engineer — Architecture & Platform Engineering, based in Berlin, Germany.
I design software architecture and developer platforms — service boundaries, ADRs, and the AWS/Kubernetes infrastructure teams ship on. 15+ years in production across fintech, health tech, and platform engineering: Java/Spring Boot backends, GraphQL federation, and a shared Nx platform used by 40–60 engineers. I mentor engineers, drive technical direction, and treat frontend and AI tooling as capabilities of the platform, not the headline.
- 🏗️ Currently: Senior Software Engineer @ Unite — owning platform & architecture for an org of 40–60 engineers
- 🎓 PhD in blockchain-based energy systems (University of Genoa / University of Wollongong), multiple peer-reviewed publications
- 🛠️ iSAQB® Certified Professional for Software Architecture (CPSA-F)
- 🌍 Languages: English (C1), German (B1), Persian (native)
- 📄 Full CV: armanko.com
- Architecture & Platform Engineering — system design, DDD, ADRs, distributed systems, technical strategy
- Backend & Distributed Systems — Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, REST, GraphQL, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB
- Cloud & Platform — AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CI/CD, Observability
- Frontend & Web Architecture — TypeScript, React, Angular, Micro Frontends, Design Systems, Nx Monorepos
- Developer Tooling — Code Generation, MCP, AI Developer Tools, LLMs
- Unite (2023–present) — Own platform and architecture for ~100 independently deployable apps across 10+ teams; designed a federated GraphQL architecture on AWS/Kubernetes; cut full-release time by 60%.
- Finmarie (2021–2023) — Led architecture for a fintech startup; built backend, web, and mobile (Nest.js, Next.js, React Native).
- Buddyfit (2019–2021) — Led Android/Android TV/Fire TV architecture; grew the product into a top-10 app in Italy.
More detail on armanko.com/en/experience.
