Summary
Sayem Shafayet is a Lead Engineer and Systems Architect with 11 years of experience building resilient, scalable platforms across fintech, health-tech, and open-source projects. Currently leading Solution Engineering at bKash, he blends hands-on engineering with product-focused architecture to deliver cloud-native, horizontally scalable systems. As a co-founder of Lipi, he launched a mobile-first, open-core ERP that serves 300+ retailers and achieved 10,000+ downloads while operating on a very lean cloud budget, demonstrating practical cost-efficient engineering. His background includes designing HIPAA-compliant telemedicine, HL7 interoperability, and N+1 redundant hybrid architectures for enterprise healthcare. Comfortable from MVP sprints to running production at scale, he also maintains open-source initiatives like nkrypt.xyz and libre.money, signalling a commitment to developer-friendly financial tooling. Based in Bangladesh, he pairs entrepreneurial drive with deep technical stewardship across product, infrastructure, and operations.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Compute Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Compute Science and Engineering at American International University-Bangladesh
English