Ashkan Ghaffari

Software Engineer

Irvine, California, United States8 yrs 2 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

8+ years of experience in backend and cloud engineering.
Led significant migration projects into Kubernetes.
Passionate about observability and resilience in distributed systems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend and Cloud Engineer specializing in Fintech and distributed systems.

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Skills

Core Skills

KubernetesJavaSpring Boot

Other Skills

Spring MVCTest AutomationPrometheusGrafanaOpenTelemetryOpenAPISpring FrameworkGitJenkinsTerraformDocker ProductsAmazon Web Services (AWS)Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)DevOpsDistributed Systems

About

I’m a backend & cloud engineer with 8+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed systems. Over my career, I’ve led containerization efforts, migrated enterprise applications into Kubernetes, and built CI/CD pipelines that reduced QA cycles by 50% and improved reliability. My toolkit includes Java, Python, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, and AWS. I’m passionate about observability and resilience, using Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry to turn complex platforms into transparent, scalable systems. Educated in Computer Science at Cal Poly Pomona, I thrive in environments that value innovation, growth, and continuous learning. I enjoy tackling hard technical challenges and turning them into simple, reliable solutions. Always open to connecting with peers in the backend, cloud, and distributed systems space.

Experience

Consumerdirect, inc.

Software Engineer II

Mar 2026 – Present · 0 mo · Irvine, CA · On-site

Fico

Software Engineer II

Mar 2019 – Aug 2025 · 6 yrs 5 mos · San Diego, California · Hybrid

At FICO, I modernized core platforms in the Falcon Fraud Manager suite by leading the migration of applications into Kubernetes and integrating observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry. I also drove major improvements in the DMP Manager platform — developing and maintaining RESTful APIs in Java/Spring Boot, documented with OpenAPI, and building automation tests with Kubernetes Jobs to strengthen reliability and streamline development workflows. Across both systems, I contributed to containerization, CI/CD modernization, and the delivery of scalable, reliable distributed services.

Spring MVCTest AutomationKubernetesJava

Perspectium

Associate Software Developer

Jul 2017 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos · Greater San Diego Area · On-site

At Perspectium, I developed and maintained RESTful APIs that enabled seamless data integration across ITSM platforms, helping enterprise clients onboard and migrate with greater speed and reliability. I also contributed to building customer-facing forms and demo services that showcased replication and integration capabilities — accelerating sales demos and improving client adoption. Working in an Agile environment, I gained strong experience in Java, Spring Boot, and full-stack development while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.

Test AutomationSpring FrameworkJavaSpring Boot