Babak Khorrami is an experienced founder and engineering leader with over 20 years of full-stack software engineering expertise and 11 years managing teams up to 10 people. He combines deep JavaScript/TypeScript mastery with backend systems knowledge (Node.js, Postgres/MySQL, Redis, RabbitMQ) and strong DevOps skills across Docker and AWS, enabling him to build and scale products from MVP to production. Babak has notable blockchain and cryptography experience—Solidity, Hardhat, ECC, hot-wallet security and multi-sig wallets—having led enterprise crypto projects and exchanges for fintech and telco clients. He pairs technical rigor (TDD/BDD, indexing) with product-minded design instincts in UX, A/B testing and customer journeys, often spotting edge cases others miss. Known for mentoring, asking tough questions, and balancing perfectionism with ADHD-driven focus, he thrives on building resilient teams and decentralized systems. Based in Dubai, he now leads Playground Labs, bringing a hands-on founder’s mindset to complex, security-sensitive products.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Software Engineering at Karaj Azad University
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