Summary
Mehdi Zarei is a results-driven software engineer with 11 years of experience building scalable, reliable systems across startups and large teams, currently working on core authentication at SoundCloud. He has a strong polyglot background (TypeScript, PHP, Go, Python, Kotlin, Perl) and deep expertise in microservices, event-driven architecture and high-throughput backend systems—having engineered Redis Streams-based RPC services handling up to 1M req/s. Mehdi pairs hands-on engineering with leadership experience as an infrastructure team lead and technical director, and has driven supply-chain tracing, risk analysis, and privacy-aware search features adopted by major brands. Equally comfortable in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Oracle Cloud, Azure) and data stores (Postgres, MySQL, Mongo, Elastic, Redis), he follows BDD/DDD/TDD practices to deliver robust products. Passionate about AI and quick to adopt new technologies, he blends entrepreneurial instincts from founding roles with production-grade infrastructure know-how.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, Experimental Science, 17 out of 20, High School Diploma, Experimental Science, 17 out of 20 at Sina High School
Persian, English