بهراد زاری

بهراد زاری

مهندس نرم‌افزار

Executive Summary

Technology leader and startup founder with extensive experience building scalable platforms, leading engineering teams, and shaping long‑term technical strategy. Blends deep architectural expertise with product thinking and team‑building leadership, enabling organizations to transform underperforming systems into resilient, scalable platforms. Skilled at shaping engineering culture, accelerating delivery velocity, and aligning technology decisions with business growth goals.

Key Achievements

Built or scaled multiple platforms to millions of active users, creating new revenue streams.

Led engineering teams, improving delivery speed, quality & technical decision‑making.

Built one of Iran's largest marketing automation platforms, competing directly with foreign vendors in scale and capability.

Delivered one of Iran's highest-traffic second-screen TV (Navad-90) engagement platforms.

Stabilized and modernized legacy e-commerce infrastructure for Black Friday traffic.

Architected real-time CRDT-based data warehouse, unlocked company-wide analytics and data-driven business growth.

Delivered a production-grade SIP Call Manager, achieved robust scalability and reliable real-time call processing in mission-critical environments

Professional Experience

CTO

Sazito

2023–2025

Led architecture and development of a new Go‑based marketing automation engine generating 10% company revenue in year 1. Modernized, stabilized, and optimized the legacy Go e‑commerce platform to handle high‑traffic events with tens of thousands of daily orders. Rebuilt the engineering team, introduced delivery processes, and improved engineering velocity and code quality. Architected and shipped Zishop, a B2C product search & discovery mobile app

Technical Mentor

Philia

2024

Guided the scaling of their customer‑club and segmentation platform to 1B+ monthly events. Designed real‑time workflow and segmentation engine using Python and event‑driven patterns. Mentored engineering team on scaling, reliability, and architectural decision‑making. Architected the data layer (ClickHouse) and microservices structure

Engineering Manager & Technical Mentor

Adanic

2022–2023

Advised product and engineering leadership on Agile processes and roadmap execution. Guided domain modeling, technical design reviews, and system architecture improvements. Mentored backend and frontend engineers on functional programming and problem‑solving

CTO & Systems Architect

Logistic Bazaar

2020–2022

Architected Pardis, a no‑code orchestration/workflow platform tested with 100+ services and 1000+ concurrent flows. Designed execution engine, gateway integration, and internal service communication model. Led technical direction and mentored engineering team across backend and frontend

Founder & CTO

Chabok (Marketing Automation SaaS)

2017–2020

Founded and built a marketing automation platform processing 100M+ events/month. Responsible for business strategy, sales, team building, product leadership, and technical direction. Grew the business to break-even within 18 months. Scaled to 5 SDKs for multiple client platforms, serving ~100M events/month and 10M MAU for top customers

Technical Lead

Atieh Dadeh Pardaz

2014–2017

Rebuilt the SMS gateway using Scala/Akka to handle ~2,000 msg/sec. Led a 10‑person team to build the Navad (90) TV show app, scaling to 3.5M MAU and 210k concurrent users. Designed backend architecture for high‑traffic peak events and real‑time interactions. Delivered real‑time push notification systems for enterprise/banking clients

Technical Mentor

Avval Market

2015–2016

Guided microservices redesign and improved domain boundaries. Supported adoption of Agile processes and architecture decision‑making

Senior Software Engineer

Basamad AC&C

2005–2014

Lead developer for Java/SIP Call Manager supporting 100+ concurrent calls; deployed to nationwide call-centers. Built reporting engine using Python/Node.js/CouchDB. Developed Erlang modules for FreeSWITCH integrations

Java Developer

ObjectJ (Javaneh Software)

2003–2005

Developed a web‑based accounting and parts‑management module for Emdad Khordro as part of a large J2EE system (JSP/JS)

Core Skills

Engineering Leadership, Team Building, Talent Development

Technical Mentorship & Coaching, Cross‑functional Alignment (Product × Engineering)

Technical Strategy, Architecture Vision, System Design

Distributed Systems, High‑Availability, Scalability

Microservices, Event‑Driven Architecture, Real‑time Processing

Multitenant SaaS Architecture

Cloud/DevOps, CI/CD, Observability, SRE Practices

Product Strategy, Data‑Driven Decision Making, Growth/Retention Systems

Marketing Automation Platforms, Customer Segmentation Engines

Realtime workflow engines, low-code & no-code automation

Startup Leadership, Fractional CTO Advisory

Talks, Events & Community

Technical Mentorship & Advisory

2021–2024

Served as a technical mentor and advisor for multiple software companies, helping engineering teams improve system design, scalability, delivery processes, and architectural decision-making.

TechTalk Conference

2024

Delivered a technical talk on 'Architectural Patterns for Scalability', covering resilient distributed systems, high‑traffic handling, and modernization strategies.

Martech Podcast

2021

Featured as a guest on the MarTech Podcast discussing the state of Marketing Automation in Iran, ecosystem maturity, and growth patterns.

Github Open Source Contribution

2014–2019

Active contributor to multiple open‑source projects on GitHub, delivering bug fixes and architectural improvements. Engaged with international developer communities through pull requests, issue discussions, and collaborative code reviews.

Dehban Digital Marketing Program

2020

Invited as a guest lecturer teaching Marketing Automation and customer‑lifecycle strategies.

Sharif University — Growth Leaders Summit

2019

Speaker presenting 'Advantages of Mobile Marketing Automation for Scaling Apps'.

Sharif University — Mobile Marketing Course

2019

Instructor for the Mobile Marketing Program, teaching mobile growth strategies, analytics, and automation frameworks.

Startup House of Karaj

2019

Conducted a workshop on Mobile App Growth & Marketing, focusing on acquisition, retention, and engagement loops.

ELECOMP 2018

2018

Speaker on technical challenges faced by early‑stage startups, covering scalability pitfalls, team formation, and MVP architecture.

Teaching Experience

Behrad Tech

2025-now

Teaching System Design, Code Design, DDD, Type-based Modeling & software architecture

MFT (Technical Complex)

2016–2024

Instructor teaching Java and Node.js for mid‑to‑senior‑level engineers.

Corporate Training Programs

2010s

Delivered multiple Java EE / J2EE courses across several Iranian software companies.

University Teaching

Late 2000s

Islamic Azad University — Java Instructor; Payame Noor University — Instructor for Data Structures and Advanced C++ Programming

Education

MSc, Software Engineering

Sharif University of Technology

Thesis: Towards an Agile Core Methodology for Software Development

BSc, Software Engineering

Azad University, Central Tehran Branch

Project: SOA-based National Health Portal

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