Mostafa Forouji is a seasoned software leader and founder with 17+ years of hands-on experience designing scalable, maintainable, and secure systems, currently serving as CEO and Senior Software Engineer at Hitasp Solutions. He blends deep .NET/.NET Core expertise, Domain-Driven Design and microservice architecture with modern frontend and cloud-native practices (Next.js, PostgreSQL, CI/CD, edge functions) to deliver enterprise-grade platforms. A practical blockchain enthusiast, he built TONNER and contributed a royalty-enforced TON NFT standard now used across collections and marketplaces, demonstrating a focus on real-world Web3 use cases. Mostafa is an active open-source contributor—improving both frontend UX (onlook.dev) and backend framework reliability (ABP)—and frequently mentors teams on architecture and long-term maintainability. Known for turning complex requirements into modular, evolvable systems, he pairs product-minded engineering with a penchant for simplicity for non-technical users.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
MCSE Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, MCSE Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management at Tehran Institute of Technology
The open source Cursor for Designers. Design directly in your live React app and publish your changes to code.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:9 reviews, 25 PRs, 23 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Mostafa primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and adding functionality to the application. Their contributions included implementing a dark mode preview feature, which involved modifying components and integrating theme toggling within the Electron environment. They also worked on refactoring UI components, updating dependencies, and addressing issues related to UI presentation, such as adjusting colors, layouts, and the display of version information. These changes indicate a focus on improving the user experience and visual aspects of the "onlook" application.
Open-source web application framework for ASP.NET Core! Offers an opinionated architecture to build enterprise software solutions with best practices on top of the .NET. Provides the fundamental infrastructure, cross-cutting-concern implementations, startup templates, application modules, UI themes, tooling and documentation.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:14 commits, 21 PRs, 154 comments in 9 months
Contributions summary:Mostafa primarily contributed to bug fixes, refactoring, and dependency updates within the ABP framework, specifically targeting the Blogging module. They addressed issues related to namespaces, package references, and minor UI element adjustments. Furthermore, the user made changes to the build and test scripts, ensuring the proper compilation and functionality of the project. This demonstrates their proficiency in maintaining and improving the codebase's integrity.
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Mostafa Forouji - CEO & Senior Software Engineer at TON Foundation