# Questions About Working Together | Alli Araghi

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FAQ

# Frequently asked questions

Answers about working together, backend architecture, data platforms, AI systems, and EU-first technical choices.

### What kind of companies do you help? +

Startups that want early decisions checked before they get expensive, growing teams that need a backend and data platform that scales, and established companies moving old systems and manual processes onto modern software.

### Can you help us prepare for a technical due diligence? +

Yes. I look at what investors' technical reviewers look at: the architecture, code quality, security, how the system scales and how the team works. You get a list of what to fix first and what to explain.

### Can you be our second opinion over time? +

Yes. Some teams want a senior architect to check decisions as they come up, without a full-time hire. We agree a few days a month, and you can change it as the work changes.

### Do you help with backend architecture and monolith decomposition? +

Yes. I help teams improve backend performance, reliability, and scalability, whether that means strengthening a modular monolith or moving toward distributed services where it truly makes sense.

### Can you help us simplify deployment without overengineering? +

Yes. For smaller teams especially, I focus on practical Docker-based deployment and cloud setups that are easy to operate, automate, and afford, without forcing unnecessary platform complexity.

### Do you work on data platforms and migrations? +

Yes. I help design pragmatic data platforms, choose the right storage model, and plan migrations in a way that supports reporting, operational workloads, and future product needs.

### Is AI part of your services? +

Yes. I build AI-enabled systems where they create real value, including prediction services, automation, model-serving backends, and data-driven applications. Projects like StaChesstics reflect that combination of data, modeling, and scalable implementation.

### Can you help our team use AI coding agents safely? +

Yes. AI coding agents speed up delivery, but they need rules, review and security. I help teams set up the rules in the repository, review workflows and tests the agent did not write, so the code stays theirs and stays safe.

### What are the security risks of AI coding tools? +

AI assistants can leak secrets into prompts, introduce subtle vulnerabilities, generate code that ignores your compliance constraints, or produce output that does not fit your architecture. I help teams implement policies and review practices that mitigate these risks while still capturing the productivity gains.

### What does EU-first architecture mean in practice? +

It means making architecture choices with European hosting, data residency, open-source tooling, and vendor independence in mind from the beginning, especially for systems that need long-term control and lower platform dependency.

### Do you only work with one cloud vendor? +

No. I work pragmatically across AWS, Azure, and European providers, with the goal of choosing the right level of platform complexity and avoiding lock-in where it does not serve the business.

### Do you work hands-on or only as an advisor? +

Both. I can assess and design systems, but I also work hands-on with implementation, migrations, backend services, deployment pipelines, data workloads, and AI-related components.

### Which technologies do you typically use? +

My main stack is Java, Scala, and Python, together with Docker, Kubernetes when appropriate, relational and NoSQL databases, event-driven systems, and cloud infrastructure chosen to match the team and the problem.

### Why hire a fractional architect instead of a full-time employee? +

You get senior architecture help when the project needs it, without a long hiring process or the cost of a permanent position. The work is tied to a milestone and designed to leave your team self-sufficient.

### Where are you based, and do you work remotely? +

I am based in Greater Copenhagen, Denmark. I work with companies in Copenhagen and North Zealand, and remotely across Europe.