Irfan Z.

I help companies design and build scalable backend platforms, enterprise applications, payment systems, and cloud-native services using proven engineering practices combined with modern AI-assisted development workflows.

Over the last 13+ years, I have delivered software solutions across fintech, payments, tax compliance, OTT streaming, IoT, AI, blockchain, and digital marketplaces. My experience ranges from hands-on engineering to architecture leadership and technical management of cross-functional teams.

Most recently, I have been working as part of Upwork's Platform Engineering organization, contributing to Payments and Tax Regulatory Compliance systems that support a global marketplace operating at significant scale.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴

✔ Software Architecture and System Design
✔ Enterprise Java Backend Development
✔ Spring Boot and Distributed Systems
✔ Event-Driven Architectures
✔ High-Performance APIs and Integrations
✔ Cloud-Native Application Development
✔ Technical Leadership and Mentoring
✔ Scalability, Reliability and Performance Optimization
✔ Engineering Process Improvement

𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀

𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥:
  Java, Spring Boot, Dropwizard, REST APIs, Microservices

𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢:
  PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Snowflake, Presto

𝘔𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨:
  Kafka, Apache AMQ

𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦:
  AWS, Service Mesh, Argo Workflows, Argo CD, Grafana, Kibana, Rundeck

𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴:
  System Design, Domain Driven Design, Event Driven Architecture, CI/CD, Test Automation, Agile Delivery

𝗔𝗜-𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

I actively leverage modern AI engineering tools including Claude and Cursor to improve development velocity, reduce repetitive work, and accelerate delivery cycles.

My approach combines AI-assisted implementation with human architectural oversight, engineering validation, and production-grade quality standards. This approach allows to move faster while maintaining maintainability, security, and long-term scalability.

AI can accelerate code generation. Engineering experience ensures the right systems are built. The combination of both delivers exceptional outcomes.