A Arash Dolati Mehr
Available
Lead Backend & Infrastructure Architect

15+years

Designing and scaling high-traffic, security-critical systems. Specialized in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and blockchain-based financial platforms.

Experience
15+ yrs
Cost Reduction
~22%
API Boost
~35%
Arash Dolati Mehr
Status
Open to Work
Go gRPC Kafka AWS Docker Ethereum
Contact GitHub
Education
M.Sc.

Computer Engineering (ITU)

Focus
Backend

Distributed Systems

Preference
Remote

High-ownership roles

Work Experience

Lead Backend & Infrastructure Architect

Trendyol Group — Istanbul • Jun 2022 – Jul 2023

  • Architected backend systems processing millions of daily transactions
  • Designed high-throughput distributed systems using Go, gRPC, Kafka
  • Built resilient asynchronous pipelines for fault tolerance
  • Drove ~22% cloud cost reduction across AWS and DigitalOcean

Blockchain Integration Lead

Akbank Innovation Lab — Istanbul • Nov 2018 – Sep 2021

  • Led enterprise blockchain adoption at Turkey's largest bank
  • Architected blockchain-based settlement layer for banking ops
  • Built internal blockchain simulator and testing framework
  • Contributed to DID-based KYC, reducing onboarding by ~25%

Senior Backend Engineer

Logo Yazılım — Istanbul • Sep 2015 – Jul 2018

  • Designed scalable backend services for ERP platforms
  • Built RESTful APIs using Go and PHP
  • Optimized database queries, improving API response by ~35%
  • Introduced Docker and GitLab CI/CD pipelines

Leadership & Security

Core Competencies

  • Led cross-functional engineering teams
  • Owned systems end-to-end from design to production
  • Audited third-party codebases for security risks
  • Performed threat modeling for blockchain platforms

Skills

Backend

Go, gRPC, REST APIs, Kafka, Redis Streams, Microservices

Infrastructure

AWS, DigitalOcean, Docker, CI/CD, Kubernetes

Data

PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Query Optimization

Blockchain

Ethereum, Smart Contracts, Web3, DID

Selected Projects

Backend
Event-Driven System →
Blockchain
Settlement Layer →
Observability
Monitoring Stack →
Security
Code Auditing →

Education

Master's Degree — Computer Engineering

Istanbul Technical University (ITU)

Continuous Learning

Technical articles on backend architecture, security, and supply chain attacks

Community

Active knowledge sharing with the engineering community

Contact

Let's build something solid

If you need real backend engineering or secure distributed systems, feel free to reach out.

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