About

I'm a full-stack engineer and independent founder with 5+ years building and scaling high-performance systems in fintech, crypto, and AI. I specialize in designing reliable, cost-efficient infrastructure; shipping lean, monetizable products; and automating complex operational workflows.

I started my career in AWS Enterprise Support focused on core networking infrastructure, where I got deep into multi-region VPC designs, hybrid cloud setups, and troubleshooting high-stakes issues with Fortune 500 engineering teams. That taught me systems-level thinking—how to approach infrastructure not as isolated services, but as interconnected systems that need to scale, fail gracefully, and stay observable.

From there, I moved into Site Reliability Engineering at Apex FinTech (later acquired by Bakkt), where I optimized deployment pipelines, built observability systems with Datadog, and standardized infrastructure-as-code practices in regulated environments. I learned how to balance speed with strict compliance, and how to automate the things that matter most.

Now I operate independently, building AI-powered SaaS products and contributing to large-scale open-source AI infrastructure. I combine deep technical expertise with founder-level business thinking—every architectural decision gets evaluated for speed-to-market, revenue impact, and operational sustainability. I default to pragmatic, maintainable solutions over perfect architecture, and I ship products that users actually pay for.

What I've Built

AutomateHub.dev

An AI-powered platform for workflow automation and prompt management. Built with Next.js, Cloudflare, Drizzle ORM, and PostgreSQL. It features a YouTube Summarizer with 200+ engineered prompts, a prompt library, LLM context guides, and business intelligence curation. The focus is on making AI workflows accessible and user-friendly.

Prompt Manager App

A gallery-style platform for prompt organization, metadata management, and multi-agent automation. Built for creators and AI practitioners who need structured prompt workflows.

BridalBliss (In Progress)

An AI-powered wedding planning SaaS targeting vendor management and automation. I'm combining AI intelligence with domain-specific workflows for the $70B+ wedding industry.

Open Source

I actively contribute to LangChain and foundational AI infrastructure projects. I'm also contributing to frameworks like Fabric and Chainlit, extending AI agent patterns and endpoints. I'm engaged with tech communities and prompt marketplaces.

Professional Experience

AutomateHub.dev — Founder & Full-Stack Engineer

Sep 2024 - Present

Building an AI automation platform from the ground up. Engineered 200+ prompts, implemented model-agnostic architecture, and launched with global user adoption.

DigitizedLLC — LLM Observability Engineer

Sep 2024 - Jun 2025

Engineering monitoring frameworks for enterprise LLM deployments. Building observability systems that track AI model performance, cost, and quality at scale.

Bakkt Holdings — Site Reliability Engineer

Apr 2023 - Aug 2024

Continued SRE responsibilities post-acquisition, applying reliability principles to a larger, more complex platform serving diverse crypto and loyalty service clients.

Apex FinTech Solutions — Site Reliability Engineer

Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

Led infrastructure reliability and deployment automation for a crypto clearing house handling high-volume trading operations.

Key Achievements:

Deployment Optimization: Reduced deployment failure rate by 50%, cut rollback times significantly through CI/CD automation and Terraform-based pipeline standardization
Observability & Monitoring: Built Datadog dashboards and tuned Terraform monitors to detect 90% of production issues within minutes; introduced smoke testing to catch failures before users
Incident Automation: Wrote Python Lambda functions for EC2 auto-healing, eliminating 75% of manual incident response and saving team several engineer-hours monthly
Infrastructure as Code: Standardized Kubernetes service onboarding with Terraform and Helm, reducing onboarding time from one week to one day while ensuring auditability for compliance
Compliance Automation: Wrote scripts to audit Kubernetes containers and verify regulatory compliance; tuned monitors to catch irregularities before audit findings

Technologies: Kubernetes, Terraform, Datadog, PagerDuty, Python, AWS (EC2, CloudWatch, Lambda), Helm

Amazon Web Services — Enterprise Support Engineer

Mar 2021 - Oct 2022

Deep expertise in core AWS networking services supporting Fortune 500 companies on the Enterprise Support Plan. Handled complex multi-region VPC designs, hybrid cloud/on-premises environments, load balancer optimization, and WAF configuration.

Key Skills Developed:

Multi-region architecture and VPC design
Enterprise customer communication under pressure
Systems-level infrastructure thinking
Live troubleshooting and root cause analysis

My Technical Stack

Frontend: Next.js 15 (App Router), React, TypeScript, Shadcn UI, Tailwind CSS

Backend: Node.js, Python, FastAPI, Drizzle ORM, PostgreSQL

Infrastructure: Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Rust (Tauri)

Cloud: Cloudflare (Pages, Workers, R2, D1), Vercel, Railway, AWS (EC2, VPC, Lambda, CloudWatch, Load Balancers, WAF)

Databases: PostgreSQL (Neon, Supabase), D1

Monitoring & Observability: Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana

AI & LLM: OpenRouter API, OpenAI API, Claude (Max subscription), LangChain, Ollama, prompt engineering, multi-agent systems

Developer Practices: Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation, incident response, postmortem culture, self-documenting code, lean product development

How I Think

Speed & Pragmatism

I default to simple, maintainable solutions over perfect architecture. I ship MVP features over endless refinement. I leverage existing stack capabilities to maximize time-to-market.

Reliability & Scale

I design for observability, cost-efficiency, and resilience. I apply AWS SRE principles to all architectural decisions. I build systems that scale without rewrites.

Business-First Thinking

Every technical decision must support growth or revenue. I challenge features that don't ladder up to business goals. I prioritize user acquisition and retention mechanics.

Brand & Aesthetics

I believe in modern, minimalist, energetic startup vibes. Clean code reflects clean product. Conversions over complexity. User experience is a competitive advantage.

What I'm Looking For

I'm interested in:

Founder partnerships or equity-based collaborations — I want to build something meaningful with people who think like founders
Technical advisory or architecture consulting — helping other builders think through systems and scale
Full-time opportunities with complete autonomy and technical alignment — no traditional boss/employee dynamics; I thrive on ownership
Open-source contributions and community engagement — staying connected to the broader tech ecosystem

I'm based in the Pacific Time zone and prefer independent work or founder-level partnerships. I'm not interested in traditional employment structures—I need autonomy and control over technical direction.

Interests & Background

I'm passionate about AI, automation, and building small tools with real commercial value. I'm fascinated by branding, UX design, and visual identity work. I follow startup case studies, viral app ideas, and monetization strategies. I'm drawn to performance machines and engineering excellence. I value unconventional thinking and continuous learning.

I stay current with Product Hunt, YC, A16Z, and tech/startup platforms. I engage deeply with AI research, LLM developments, and large-scale AI projects. I use design-heavy platforms like Figma and Canva for branding and identity work. I'm active in open-source and tech communities.

Get In Touch

Reach me at admin@rezajafar.com

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