Experience · 2013 – 2024

Eleven years of banking-grade software

Three roles in Tehran’s banking and FinTech sector: POS terminals and transaction processing, mobile banking on the CR2 switch, and enterprise banking apps with more than 1 million active users.

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Roles

Professional experience

Most recent first.

  1. Tiddev

    Tehran

    Jun 2017 – Dec 2024

    iOS Developer

    Enterprise mobile banking and FinTech applications, from architecture to launch.

    • Architected and launched enterprise mobile banking applications with more than 1 million active users.
    • Developed fintech and digital banking solutions, including the Hamraz OTP Generator and secure authentication platforms.
    • Implemented biometric authentication, KYC verification, and real-time banking notifications.
    • Built scalable SwiftUI and UIKit banking applications integrated with GraphQL services.
    • Collaborated with enterprise banking teams to deliver secure and high-performance mobile experiences.
    • Led Agile mobile teams while enforcing Clean Code, TDD, and code review best practices.
    • Integrated MQTT-based real-time communication systems for banking infrastructure.
    • Swift
    • SwiftUI
    • UIKit
    • GraphQL
    • MQTT
    • KYC
    • Biometrics

  2. SAMEN (SEA)

    Tehran

    Jun 2015 – Jun 2017

    iOS & Banking Software Developer

    Secure mobile banking apps, banking switch integrations and high-traffic consumer apps.

    • Developed secure mobile banking applications using Swift and Objective-C.
    • Worked extensively with CR2 banking switch systems and enterprise banking integrations.
    • Contributed to high-traffic applications including Varzesh3 with live updates and streaming.
    • Developed enterprise APIs and financial service integrations.
    • Enhanced security and reliability for banking and payment platforms.
    • Swift
    • Objective-C
    • CR2
    • APIs

  3. HasinTech

    Tehran

    Jun 2013 – Jun 2015

    POS Banking Software Developer

    POS banking terminal software and transaction processing.

    • Developed POS banking terminal software and transaction processing systems with C++.
    • Worked extensively with ISO8583 financial messaging standards.
    • Implemented and maintained S2M banking switch integrations.
    • Collaborated with banking infrastructure teams to improve payment transaction security and reliability.
    • Participated in enterprise banking transaction testing and deployment.
    • C++
    • ISO8583
    • S2M
    • POS

Domain knowledge

Banking systems I have worked with

The parts of banking infrastructure behind the apps.

  1. ISO8583 messaging

    Financial messaging standards used in POS banking terminal software and transaction processing.

  2. S2M & CR2 banking switches

    Implemented and maintained S2M switch integrations; worked extensively with CR2 banking switch systems.

  3. Authentication & KYC

    OTP systems, biometric authentication and KYC verification in mobile banking apps.

  4. Real-time banking

    MQTT-based real-time communication systems and real-time banking notifications.

Selected work

Case studies

Banking apps, secure authentication, payments, a high-traffic sports platform and an AI research assistant.

All projects
FinTech

Tiddev · 2017 – 2024

Enterprise Mobile Banking

Architected and launched enterprise mobile banking applications with more than 1 million active users.

SwiftSwiftUIUIKitGraphQL Read the case study
Security

Tiddev

Hamraz OTP Generator

Developed fintech authentication platforms with secure OTP generation and enterprise banking integrations.

OTP SystemsSecure AuthenticationBanking Integrations Read the case study
AI

Centennial College

AI Research Assistant

Built a local RAG assistant using Streamlit, Chroma, and retrieval-augmented generation to search course notes and return evidence-based answers.

PythonStreamlitChromaRAG Read the case study

Device mockups are illustrations of each product type, not screenshots of the real apps.

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  • Professional summary and technical skills
  • Experience at Tiddev, SAMEN (SEA) and HasinTech
  • Education and the AI research assistant project
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Based in Toronto. Open to iOS, software engineering, and AI-focused opportunities.

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