Safey (A Halim) Haroun
Senior Software Architect & Engineer
Experience
Co-Founder/Managing Partner & Chief Architect
Prinkipia GmbH
- Co-founded Prinkipia and led the growth of the team
- Defined and developed the company’s strategic direction
- Provided leadership to engineering teams across projects as chief software architect
- Drove technical vision and decision-making to ensure high-quality engineering outcomes
- Built the company culture and laid the foundation for engineering principles and best practices
- Led engineering leadership and software architecture of Prinkipia's flagship Agentic AI product
Senior Software Architect
Cariad SE
- Contributed to the overall architecture of the group’s device management cloud platform
- Designed and coordinated abstraction layers and APIs to improve the backend development experience
- Led a Tiger team in charge of quick prototyping of new architectural initiatives
- Collaborated actively with solution and system architects from different areas of responsibility
- Managed stakeholders and suppliers
CTO in Residence | Enterprise Architect
1886Ventures GmbH
- Provided technical advice to top management
- Scoped MVPs and planned development budgets
- Led early prototyping and technical team building
- Defined software system and application architecture
- Managed stakeholders and suppliers
Senior Solution Architect
Lab1886 GmbH
- Designed software and technical documentation
- Assessed different technical solutions
- Provided technical advice to top management
- Managed stakeholders and suppliers
Senior Associate (Senior Technical Consultant)
Cognizant Technology Solutions
- Performed requirement analysis
- Implemented solutions
- Conducted testing and wrote documentation
- Migrated older systems to new technologies
Software Engineering Manager
optile GmbH
- Managed the entire software engineering lifecycle from specification to deployment of payment provider adapters
- Provided technical leadership for external developers building and maintaining over 30 payment provider adapters
- Planned and synchronized projects between development, sales, and partner management teams
- Offered level 2 support in addition to software development and testing
IT Consultant
SiW GmbH
- Designed, implemented, and tested a software solution in the field of intellectual property
Research Fellow
Technical University of Munich
- Spec’d, designed, and developed software systems for integrating biomedical IT infrastructures as part of the European Commission’s project BioMedBridges
- Designed and developed a database federation solution for European biobanks’ database systems as part of the European Commission’s project BBMRI-Large Prospective Cohorts
Software Engineer
Ravnur Inc.
- Designed and developed video solutions for enterprise
- Developed a cloud-aware video solution
R&D Software Engineer
Mentor Graphics
- Collaborated with the DVT team to enhance ModelSim/QuestaSim focusing on hardware simulation and verification tools
- Contributed to the development of QuestaSim’s code and functional coverage features, improving software accuracy and reliability
Software Engineer
Citex Software Ltd
- Designed and developed a cookies-based web surfing behavioral targeting model, enhancing user engagement and personalization
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology (11.5 years), Automotive (4.5 years), Banking and Finance (3 years), Professional Services (1.5 years), Biotechnology (0.5 years), and Healthcare (0.5 years).
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Experienced in Information Technology (15.5 years), Product Development (12.5 years), Project Management (4.5 years), Research and Development (2 years), Quality Assurance (1.5 years), and Strategy (1 year).
Summary
Lead Software Engineer and Architect with over 16 years of experience in driving innovative software solutions across diverse sectors, including EDA, Medical Informatics, FinTech, Telecom, and Mobility. Expertise in software engineering, technology strategy, technical leadership, and team development fosters a culture of excellence and collaboration.
Proficient in leading engineering teams and defining architectural frameworks that enhance productivity and quality. A passion for simplifying complex challenges through effective software design and management ensures impactful outcomes.
Skills
Software Architecture
Software Engineering Management
Tech Leadership
Requirements Analysis, Digital Transformation, Technology Strategy
Domain-driven-design, Event-driven Architecture, Microservices Architecture
Data Engineering, Mlops
Kubernetes / Aws / Azure / Java / Spring Boot / Langchain / Databricks
Blockchain / Golang / N8n / Solidity / Hardhat / Python / Apache Spark / Pyspark / Kafka
Cloud Platforms: Aws, Azure, Databricks, Gcp
Secure Programming, Threat Modeling, Owasp
10+ Years: Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Mysql, Postgresql, Linux
5 - 9 Years: Python, Typescript, Node.js, Mongodb, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Solidity, Hardhat
< 5 Years: Nestjs, Next.js, React, Langchain, Embabel, Pinecone Db, N8n, Solidity, Oracle, C/c++, C#, .Net, Sql Server
Languages
Education
Technical University of Munich
Master of Science in Computer Science · Computer Science · Munich, Germany · Passed with Merit
Cairo University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering · Computer Engineering · Cairo, Egypt · Overall Grade: "Very Good". Graduation Project Grade:
Collège-des-Frères (Bab al-Louq)
High School · Cairo, Egypt · Graduation Grade: 97.5%
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