About

Zakaria Fatahi

Lead Software Engineer with a few years of experience driving startup success through strategic leadership and hands-on technical expertise. Good enough ability to build and lead good-performing teams, deliver impactful products, and design scalable architectures. Adept at balancing technical and managerial responsibilities, fostering team growth, and ensuring high-quality deliverables. Experienced in managing multiple projects and teams in parallel.

📍 Berlin, Germany 🔗 LinkedIn | 🔗 GitHub

📌 WORK EXPERIENCE

Lead Software Engineer

Taxmaro | 08/2024 - Present | Berlin, Germany HR for efficient payroll

Lead Software Engineer

Buzzjective | 11/2017 - 08/2024 | Berlin, Germany Software development for fast-growing businesses

  • Lead Software Engineer (Jan 2022 - Aug 2024)
  • Senior Software Engineer (Jan 2019 - Jan 2022)
  • Full Stack Ruby On Rails Developer (Dec 2017 - Jan 2019)

Co-Founder / Ruby On Rails Developer

ACOM Group | 01/2017 - 12/2020 | Sanandaj, Iran Analysis approaches

Java Developer

Shenakht | 11/2015 - 01/2017 | Kermanshah, Iran Developing applications for start-ups in Iran

Computer Teacher

Moradi Computer School | 05/2015 - 10/2015 | Paveh, Iran

Freelancer

Home | 06/2010 - 12/2013 | Kermanshah, Iran

🔧 SKILLS

  • Technical: Ruby on Rails, RSpec, Git, Docker, PostgreSQL, Vue.js, Vite, Vuex, GitLab CI/CD, Kamal
  • Previous Technical: Python, PHP Symfony, Laravel, MongoDB, Ansible, Capistrano, Backbone.js, AngularJS, Apache Cordova, J2EE
  • Leadership: Team Building, Project Management, Mentorship, Code Quality Assurance
  • Tools & Practices: Agile Methodologies, Cross-functional Collaboration, Scalable Architecture Design

🚀 SOME OF MY PROJECTS

  • SVG Toolbelt (2025): A lightweight, zero-dependency library to add smooth zoom, pan, touch, keyboard controls and fullscreen support to any SVG. 🔗 GitHub
  • Taxmaro (04/2020 - Present - Through Buzzjective): A platform for HR and Payroll
  • DataGuard (12/2017 - 12/2023 - Through Buzzjective): Legal tech for privacy tools and GDPR compliance
  • Rails Base App (2021 - 2022): Starter Template for Rails Projects 🔗 GitHub
  • Identity (2021 - Through Buzzjective): Online identification services
  • DataBoard (2017 - 2020): Advanced Form Builder and Data Analysis Platform
  • Phi-2 Text Generator API (2024): An demo of Flask-based API for text generation using Phi-2 model

❌ SOME STOPPED PROJECTS

  • Multi-AI Mattermost Bot (2024): AI-integrated chatbot for Mattermost
  • BookLovers (2024): Platform featuring summaries of 15k books and discussion forums
  • LetsEstimate (2023): Rails app integrating with GitLab, ClickUp, and GitHub for task estimations
  • 1xcoder (2020): Professional Bootcamps for developers with guaranteed employment

🌍 LANGUAGES

  • English: Full Professional Proficiency
  • Kurdish: Native or Bilingual Proficiency
  • Persian: Native or Bilingual Proficiency
  • German: Elementary Proficiency

🎓 EDUCATION

Bachelor of Software Engineering

Razi University | 09/2008 - 03/2013 | Kermanshah, Iran