# Software Architect for Startups · Java & Scala · Copenhagen URL: https://araghi.eu/ Available for fractional engagements Greater Copenhagen # Software Architect For founders and CTOs who need sound architecture decisions, less delivery risk, and a team that can ship on its own. Cloud & data platforms Database design AI agent governance [Book a 30-minute intro call →](https://araghi.eu/book/) [See my work →](https://araghi.eu/work/) Scroll to explore How I can help ## Three ways to work together Each one starts with a 30-minute call and ends with something your team can use without me. ### Architecture review A second opinion on whether your system fits what the business needs next. - The business requirements behind the system, written down and agreed - A written report: what fits, what is risky, and what to change first - A walkthrough with your team, and a log of the decisions that matter How the review works → ### Focused sprint One milestone, done together with your engineers. - Design a data platform, plan a migration or set up an event stream - Hands-on in your Java, Scala or Python code where it helps - A clean handover, so your team carries on alone How a sprint works → ### Ongoing second opinion A few days a month, for the decisions that keep coming. - Design reviews before the code is written - A check on new tools and AI agents before they spread - An outside view when the team can't agree How it works → What I work on: Startups AI coding agents Private, in-house AI Data platforms Modernization and digital transformation Search and AI visibility Track record ## Fifteen years of systems that run in production Previously at Akamai and Tradeshift in Copenhagen. Now independent, and co-founder and CTO of StaChesstics. B2B platform, Copenhagen ### From replaced documents to an event journal We made a B2B platform's documents event based and moved billions of rows, with no downtime. Read the case → StaChesstics, my own company ### Predicting chess tournaments 10 million simulations behind every forecast, on a data and AI platform I designed and built. Read the case → A global delivery network ### Video on demand and live ingest We built the video-on-demand server and the ingest for live streams. Read the case → See all work → About ## Who you work with I'm Alli Araghi. For 15 years I have built backends and distributed systems in Java, Scala and Python, at Akamai and Tradeshift and in my own startup. I work in focused sprints, so you get a senior architect for the decisions that matter, without a full-time hire. More about me → MSc in AI Sharif University of Technology Ex Akamai & Tradeshift Senior engineering roles ## Not sure where to start? Tell me about your system on a 30-minute call. You leave with a clearer next step, whether or not we work together. [Book a 30-minute intro call](https://araghi.eu/book/) [Send a message](https://araghi.eu/contact/)