Kousha Ghodsizad
Systems & Infrastructure Architect
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Systems & Infrastructure Architect / Platform Engineer. I help teams design reliable platforms, automate delivery, and turn complex backend and infrastructure systems into clear, maintainable architecture.

■ Experience

Adyen
Jul 2023 — Present / Infrastructure Engineer, CI/CD & Platform
  • Designed and improved production CI/CD and platform tooling used around Kubernetes-based delivery workflows.
  • Worked with Helm, ArgoCD, Argo Workflows, GitLab/Jenkins integrations, artifact systems, and internal developer automation.
  • Strengthened deployment reliability through clearer workflows, safer automation, observability signals, and operational feedback loops.
  • Collaborated across teams to make infrastructure behavior easier to understand, review, and operate.
Studocu
Jul 2022 — Jul 2023 / Senior Software Engineer
  • Worked on backend performance, crawler accessibility, observability, and production reliability for a high-traffic education platform.
  • Built CI/CD checks for SEO and performance testing to make delivery quality more repeatable.
  • Helped teams identify bottlenecks across application and database layers and translate findings into practical improvements.
KolayIK
May 2021 — May 2022 / Senior Software Engineer & Backend Team Lead
  • Led backend and platform-oriented work for HR systems, expense management, data import/export, and queue-based services.
  • Applied modular architecture, TDD, Redis/RabbitMQ messaging, AWS services, and Kubernetes where appropriate.
  • Supported team delivery through technical review, design direction, and pragmatic automation.
Wingie Enuygun Group
May 2020 — Apr 2021 / Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead
  • Led hotel-provider integration work and backend services for provider aggregation, search, caching, and data pipelines.
  • Designed Go/gRPC services for concurrent provider requests and standardised hotel data flows.
  • Improved reliability through testing practices, Elasticsearch tuning, cache strategy, and database migration work.
Insider
Jun 2019 — Jun 2020 / Senior Software Engineer
  • Refactored newsletter and email-delivery systems from legacy structures toward clearer service boundaries.
  • Worked on Go services, messaging, data migration, security remediation, and high-volume marketing infrastructure.
  • Improved maintainability through architecture review, repository-service patterns, and data-flow redesign.
Bamilo
Aug 2015 — Apr 2019 / Senior Software Engineer & Head of Development
  • Built and led engineering work across marketplace operations, seller tooling, warehouse systems, delivery tracking, and inventory services.
  • Owned backend architecture, team growth, data migration, Kafka-based pipelines, and service reliability improvements.
  • Helped turn operational problems into maintainable internal platforms for logistics and marketplace teams.
Sepehr Mahan Tech
Aug 2012 — Jul 2015 / Senior Software Engineer
  • Developed organisational workflow, task management, form builder, social network, and mobile API systems.
  • Focused on backend services, process automation, and maintainable application foundations for private and public-sector clients.

■ Selected Platform & Backend Projects

IRaven Media
Workspace-scoped media operations platform / Go, Next.js, MySQL, Redis, NATS, Kubernetes
  • Designed a Go API foundation with modular packages, workers, scheduling, migrations, workspace roles, audit logs, and API-token scopes.
  • Built production-oriented health, readiness, metrics, queue, cache, event-bus, and deployment patterns for a multi-service platform.
  • Coordinated API and web releases with Kubernetes, Argo CD, image tags, and production verification runbooks.
ChanceGoal
Product platform with Go API, web/admin surfaces, iOS app, notifications, onboarding, and operational tooling
  • Worked on a multi-surface product architecture spanning backend APIs, admin/web clients, mobile flows, and local runtime automation.
  • Implemented backend foundations around authentication, onboarding state, notifications, persistence, and service-level tests.
  • Used the project to refine maintainable platform patterns across product, API, deployment, and developer workflow concerns.
Personal Portfolio Platform
Structured profile site / Next.js, content model, static rendering, MySQL-backed content administration
  • Migrated the profile site toward a structured content model with static rendering and validated content.
  • Built a maintainable publishing foundation with clear source data, deployment documentation, and content administration.
  • Focused on safe automation, clear operational boundaries, and long-term maintainability.
Pepper.com Platform Work
Marketplace microservices / Go, Kubernetes, Laravel, GraphQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, AWS
  • Contributed to microservice maintenance, product/deal flows, GraphQL features, near-cache behavior, and security-oriented review.
  • Built image-service capabilities and backend improvements for a high-volume deal-community platform.
  • A Little More About Me
  • Alongside my interests in software engineering
     DevOps some of my other interests and hobbies are:
  • Professional Chess Player
    Rock Climbing
  • Running
    Hiking

Systems & Infrastructure Architect

Helping teams design reliable platforms, automate delivery, and turn complex systems into clear, maintainable architecture.

I’m a software and infrastructure engineer with a strong background in backend systems, Kubernetes, DevOps, CI/CD, observability, automation, and reliability. I have worked in production environments and on complex technical systems where delivery, operational clarity, and maintainable architecture matter.

My working style is calm, structured, and evidence-driven. I enjoy creating clarity in complex systems through architecture, design review, automation, platform improvements, and reliability work. I work best in environments where ownership, clear context, thoughtful engineering, and long-term maintainability are valued.

Core Expertise

Platform EngineeringBuilding internal platforms and developer workflows that make delivery safer, clearer, and more repeatable.
Kubernetes & Cloud InfrastructureWorking with Kubernetes-based systems, Helm, ArgoCD, private cloud, and deployment architecture.
Backend Systems, especially GoDesigning APIs, services, workers, CLIs, and integration layers with clear boundaries and maintainable code.
CI/CD & Deployment AutomationImproving pipelines, release workflows, merge-request automation, artifact handling, and delivery guardrails.
Observability & ReliabilityUsing metrics, logs, readiness checks, dashboards, and operational feedback to improve system behavior.
Architecture & System DesignTranslating complex requirements into pragmatic service boundaries, data flows, and technical decisions.
DevOps & Infrastructure AutomationAutomating operational tasks with scripts, workflows, infrastructure-as-code, and safe runbooks.
Technical Leadership & ReviewSupporting teams through design discussions, code review, mentoring, and clear technical direction.

Work Preferences

  • I contribute best through platform work, backend architecture, automation, observability, reliability, and technical review.
  • I prefer clear ownership, calm collaboration, explicit context, and sustainable engineering practices.
  • I am best suited to sustainable platform, architecture, automation, and reliability work rather than permanently reactive delivery.