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Mazhar Ahmed
Software Architect & CTO

Seasoned software architect and team leader with 10+ years of full-stack development experience, bridging deep technical expertise with strategic leadership.

Tampere, Finland  ·  Dhaka, Bangladesh
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About

Building reliable, high-performance systems

With over a decade of hands-on experience in software engineering, I specialize in architecting microservice-based systems and deploying scalable solutions on Microsoft Azure and AWS. Currently serving as both CTO and Senior Software Engineer, I bridge deep technical expertise with strategic leadership to deliver production-ready systems.

My core strengths span the entire .NET ecosystem — from .NET Core and Azure Functions to Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipeline design. I'm passionate about mentoring teams toward excellence and introducing modern architectural patterns that stand the test of scale.

Fluent in English and experienced working across Finland, Japan, and Bangladesh, I bring a global perspective to every technical challenge.

10+
Years Experience
8+
Years in .NET
3
Countries Worked
10+
Engineers Led
Experience

Career Journey

Senior Software Engineer
Pounce Technology Oy
Tampere, Finland Sep 2022 – Present
Leading backend initiatives using .NET 8, Azure App Services, and Service Bus. Architecting and deploying microservice solutions integrated with Azure DevOps pipelines. Designing RESTful APIs with comprehensive xUnit/NUnit test coverage.
.NET 8 Azure Service Bus Microservices Azure DevOps
Chief Technology Officer
atB Jobs
Dhaka, Bangladesh Feb 2024 – Present
Designed multi-container ECS Fargate deployment strategy for Laravel + .NET microservices. Implemented Terraform-based IaC for AWS and Azure hybrid setup. Managing 10+ engineers with CI/CD pipelines and Application Insights monitoring.
AWS ECS Terraform IaC Team Leadership CI/CD
Chief Technology Officer
Oceanize Lab
Dhaka, Bangladesh Mar 2019 – Sep 2022
Developed .NET and Python-based systems for analytics and workflow automation. Introduced microservices architecture and containerized legacy monolith applications, modernizing the entire technology stack.
.NET Python Analytics Docker Microservices
Senior Software Architect
Asian Development Bank Institute
Tokyo, Japan Jan 2017 – Dec 2019
Designed and delivered enterprise web platforms in ASP.NET Core and Azure Cloud. Defined architecture standards and led code reviews for multi-team delivery across international stakeholders.
ASP.NET Core Azure Cloud Enterprise Architecture
Lead Process Engineer
Kona Software Lab Ltd
Dhaka, Bangladesh Apr 2016 – Jan 2017
Managed team responsible for process design, R&D, and software delivery. Led adoption of Dependency Injection, Repository pattern, and Unit testing across the engineering organization.
Team Management DI Repository Pattern Unit Testing
Expertise

Technical Arsenal

⚙️ Backend & .NET

.NET Core .NET 8 ASP.NET Core Azure Functions RESTful APIs xUnit / NUnit Entity Framework Laravel

☁️ Cloud & DevOps

Microsoft Azure AWS ECS Fargate Terraform Infrastructure as Code Azure DevOps CI/CD Pipelines Docker Kubernetes

🏗️ Architecture

Microservices Service Bus Event-Driven Domain-Driven Design Clean Architecture Dependency Injection Repository Pattern

🐍 Languages & Data

C# Python PHP JavaScript SQL Analytics Workflow Automation

👥 Leadership

Team Leadership Technical Mentoring Code Reviews Agile / Scrum Architecture Standards Cross-functional Teams

🔧 Tools & Monitoring

Application Insights Git GitHub Azure App Services AWS Hybrid Cloud Containerization
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Let's Build Something Great

Open to discussions about architecture, cloud infrastructure, leadership, and engineering excellence.

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