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Senior Full-Stack / Product Engineer — Milan, Italy
Behnoud
Mostafaie
I build and operate SaaS, enterprise, and AI-powered products end to end — from product definition through deployment and support.
Open to full-time roles
80
Engineer enterprise team
5,000+
SaaS users in 50+ countries
−70%
Infrastructure costs
2×
Faster releases
Profile
Product-focused senior full-stack engineer building and operating SaaS, B2B, enterprise, and AI-powered products end to end since 2021. Built and scaled a multi-tenant SaaS product as sole engineer to 5,000+ registered users across 50+ countries, led a 3-engineer team, cut infrastructure costs 70% (€800/mo → €200/mo), and cut release time in half. Experienced across TypeScript, React/Next.js, Node.js/NestJS, data systems, cloud infrastructure, and AI-enabled workflows, with hands-on ownership from product definition through deployment and support. Enterprise delivery includes Luxottica and a2a Digital Hub.
Skills
Languages
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Frontend
React
Next.js (App Router)
React Native
Tailwind CSS
Design systems
Accessibility
Backend & Data
Node.js
NestJS
REST APIs
GraphQL
WebSockets
TypeORM
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Redis
AI & Automation
Structured document extraction & validation
LangChain
Local/cloud LLM providers (Ollama)
n8n
Inngest
Cloud & Infrastructure
Linux (Ubuntu)
Self-hosting
Coolify
Mailcow
GCP
Docker
Cloud Run
Vercel
Cloudflare
CI/CD
Cost optimisation
Testing & Monitoring
Jest
Vitest
Sentry
Winston
Integrations
Stripe
Twilio
WhatsApp
Telegram
Supabase
Thermal printers
Experience
Product Engineering
Products I designed, built, and operated in production.
5,000+ users · 50+ countries
Elegant Menu
Global multi-tenant restaurant SaaS.
- Designed, built, and operated a multi-tenant platform with Next.js, NestJS, and MongoDB, growing to 5,000+ registered users across 50+ countries.
- Built an AI-powered PDF ingestion workflow with n8n that extracts and validates structured menu data, reducing manual onboarding effort.
- Operated the product across GCP/Cloud Run, Vercel, and Cloudflare, owning deployment, infrastructure cost, and production support.
Next.js
NestJS
MongoDB
n8n
GCP Cloud Run
Vercel
Cloudflare
40,000 users · 100,000 tickets sold
Tiktaac
Real-time event management & ticketing platform.
- Built a real-time ticketing platform with NestJS, React, React Native, and server-sent events (SSE).
- Built a mobile ticket scanner with Expo for high-volume check-ins and entry/exit scans.
- Led product design and UX, coordinating an external UI designer across web and mobile.
- Integrated Epson thermal printers for ticketing at the door.
NestJS
React
React Native
Expo
SSE
Open Source & AI
Open source · Self-hosted
Vekt
Open-source, self-hosted recruiting platform.
- Designed and built a privacy-focused recruiting platform with self-hosted deployment and GDPR-conscious architecture.
- Implemented AI-assisted candidate screening, automated email workflows, and event-driven orchestration using Inngest.
- Architected support for local (Ollama) and cloud LLM providers, reducing single-provider dependency for privacy-sensitive deployments.
Next.js
TypeScript
Inngest
Ollama
Docker
Education & Certification
Languages: Persian (Native) · English · Italian
Blog
Notes From
the Field
Practical write-ups on AI, automation, and software architecture.
Contact
Let's Work
Together
I'm open to full-time senior full-stack and product engineering roles in Milan or remote. Reach me at hi@behnoud.net or on LinkedIn.