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Work with Yousef Kakhki
Open to employer-supported relocation in Germany and the Netherlands, plus selected remote engineering or consulting engagements.
Available for senior individual-contributor and hands-on technical-lead roles.
What I bring
Real-time media
Architecture experience with LiveKit, WebRTC, delayed HLS playback, NATS JetStream, and Go on an educational platform serving 5,000+ at platform level.
Backend and platforms
10+ years across Node.js, Go, Python, PostgreSQL, Kafka, NATS, infrastructure, and production operations.
Technical leadership
Hands-on architecture and engineering leadership across backend, infrastructure, embedded Linux, and cross-functional delivery.
ERP and business systems
Delivered self-hosted Odoo Enterprise, Persian/Jalali and Hijri calendar localization, and further CRM-addon development and customization for the Odoo CRM team at Holoo Corp.
Best-fit roles
- Senior Backend Engineer
- Staff / Lead Backend Engineer
- Platform Engineer
- Real-Time Media Engineer
- Solutions Architect
Working method
How I work
I am most useful where architecture and implementation meet: defining boundaries, making trade-offs explicit, diagnosing failure modes, and continuing to contribute directly to production code.
Consulting and project-based architecture support
Bounded reviews for teams that need a clear architecture decision, risk register, or implementation path.
WebRTC / LiveKit architecture and capacity review
Output: Architecture brief, capacity model, and prioritized risks.
Distributed backend reliability and failure-mode review
Output: Risk register, failure-mode map, and implementation roadmap.
Payment workflow and idempotency architecture review
Output: Sequence diagrams, transaction-boundary notes, and code/configuration review.
Linux / OTA delivery architecture review
Output: Delivery architecture brief and safeguard checklist.
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