Solutions Architect & Principal Engineer

Heytham
AlShayeb

18+ years designing scalable, high-performance distributed systems across fintech, iGaming, maritime, and cybersecurity. Leading teams, defining roadmaps, and solving problems that matter.

Distributed Systems Cloud Architecture DevOps Fintech C# .NET Cyprus
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Heytham AlShayeb
18+
Years
5
Sectors
7k+
Obj/sec
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Work
Experience

May 2025 - Feb 2026 - Limassol, Cyprus
Solutions / Software Architect - R&D, Principal Developer
IronFX - Financial & Insurance

Architected scalable, high-performance distributed systems for the financial sector with a focus on high availability and enterprise-grade stability.

  • Resolved MongoDB failure by routing reads to secondary nodes - saved 60,000 EUR vs CQRS migration
  • Integrated Claude Code via Anthropic APIs for live bug detection and PR standards enforcement
  • Redesigned Git flow with leaner release pipelines, enabling faster UAT deployments
  • Upgraded reCAPTCHA to v3 with rate limits, reducing billing by 75%
  • Migrated custom Auth server to Azure AD for improved role management and availability
C# .NET 9MongoDBKafka RabbitMQElasticsearchRedis PostgreSQLAzure ADGrafana
May 2024 - Apr 2025 - Larnaca, Cyprus
Principal Software Engineer / DevOps Team Lead
Prevention at Sea Ltd. - Maritime

Led architectural design of maritime software services (MORSE, ORB) deployed both cloud and onboard vessels.

  • Introduced Git flow and CI/CD hybrid pipelines for distributed cross-team efficiency
  • Designed phased refactoring roadmap ensuring quality and business continuity
  • Delivered training on Git, unit/integration testing, and safe branching strategies
  • Ensured all requirements for ISO 27001 certification
  • Deployed Azure DevOps pipelines and SharePoint Online for 15-person team
C# .NET 6MSSQLAzure DevOps WPFPowerShellSharePoint
Sep 2023 - May 2024 - Nicosia, Cyprus
Software Developer
Odyssey Cybersecurity Ltd. - Cybersecurity

Developed backend for the Clearskies Threat Detection and Response Platform.

  • Improved log-read performance by 60% through ElasticSearch and Impala optimization
  • Extended Windows Event Viewer ingestion for richer early-attack detection
C# .NET 8ElasticSearchHadoop ImpalaOracleC++
May 2018 - Jul 2023 - Nicosia, Cyprus
Senior Developer and Team Leader
NETU Consultants Ltd.

Delivered Government and private-sector solutions. Led ERP NetSuite teams and drove pre-sales engagements.

  • Architected NIL - a multi-tenant SaaS integration bus with Five-Nines SLA, GDPR-compliant and event-driven
  • Designed dedicated/cloud infrastructures and led performance refactoring sprints
  • Ran cooperative hackathons and knowledge-transfer sessions for interns
C# .NET CoreRedisRabbitMQ MongoDBOracle NetSuiteSalesforce
Jun 2016 - Apr 2018 - Kyrenia, Cyprus
Senior Developer and System Analyst
Larsen Solutions - iGaming
  • Integrated Betradar Sports Betting feed to 1,000+ white-label customers at 7,000+ objects/sec with 2s end-to-end SLO
  • Principal architect for C++ / C# / Redis high-performance betting infrastructure
C# .NETC++RedisPostgreSQLAngular
Nov 2015 - Jun 2016 - Kyrenia, Cyprus
Senior Developer and System Analyst
New Art Solutions - iGaming
  • Built a unified wallet system making new payment integrations plug-and-play
  • Responsible for all payment gateway integrations and online casino portals
C# .NETMSSQLRedisUnity
Nov 2009 - Feb 2015 - Amman, Jordan
Department Manager
CrownIT - Fintech
  • Built all web applications from scratch - FXPulp.com, CGMarkets.com
  • Managed full DevOps, SEO/SEM, security, and load balancing responsibilities
C# .NETMSSQLJavaScript
Jan 2008 - Oct 2009 - Amman, Jordan
CTO
Pulse Ltd. - Fintech
  • Grew ecpulse.com to 150,000 daily unique visitors with 45% organic traffic via SEO
  • Won 2009 Jordan Web Awards: Best Microsoft-Tech Website and Best Fintech Website of the Year
  • First Fintech portal to introduce live stock prices on the web via AJAX
  • Integrated feed into Bloomberg Financial news portal
  • Led team of 12, reduced server budget 30% through virtualization
C# .NETASP.NETAJAXMSSQL
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Technical
Skills

Languages and Frameworks
  • C# .NET 9
  • ASP.NET Core
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • C++
  • Perl
  • Razor
  • Angular
Databases
  • MongoDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • MSSQL
  • MariaDB
  • Oracle
  • ElasticSearch
  • Redis
  • Impala
Messaging and Streaming
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
  • AJAX
  • Socket Programming
Cloud and DevOps
  • Azure AD
  • Azure DevOps
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Grafana
  • SharePoint Online
  • Playwright
  • Docker
  • Bash
  • PowerShell
Architecture Patterns
  • Distributed Systems
  • Microservices
  • Event-Driven
  • CQRS
  • SaaS Multi-tenant
  • High Availability
  • Five-Nines SLA
ERP and CRM Platforms
  • Oracle NetSuite
  • Salesforce CRM
  • Infor SunSystems
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About
Me

A seasoned architect who believes the best systems are invisible - they just work. From betting feeds processing 7,000 objects per second to fintech platforms serving thousands of traders, I find the elegant solution hiding behind the complex problem.
Location
Cyprus
Nationality
Jordanian / Cypriot
Education
BSc Computer Science
Languages
Arabic - English (C2) - Turkish (B2)
Awards
2009 Jordan Web Awards
Certifications
ISO 27001 Implementation

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