Navid Mirzaaghazadeh

Forward Deployed Engineer & Technical Manager
+90 501 010 0849[email protected]navid.trlinkedin.com/in/mirzaaghazadehgithub.com/mirzaaghazadeh
Istanbul, Türkiye · Open to relocation (Europe)

Experience

ENTROPOL ARGE LTD ŞTİ
May 2024 - Present · Istanbul, Türkiye
Forward Deployed Engineer · Oct 2024 - Present
  • Moved into a forward-deployed role: working directly with the business-aviation operators who run our software, inside their workflows rather than from a spec.
  • Own the infrastructure our platform runs on — deployments, load balancing and high availability for a system where downtime has regulatory consequences.
  • Translate what operators actually do into what we build, then ship it into their live environments.
  • Debug in production, against real data and real compliance constraints.
  • Introduced AI-assisted development across the team and set the conventions for using it on a safety-critical codebase, where a model cannot be left to freewheel through compliance logic.
Software Engineer (PHP/Laravel) · May 2024 - Oct 2024
  • Built backend services and REST APIs in PHP/Laravel, integrating with a React front end.
  • Cut response times through Redis caching and query optimization.
  • Designed a custom authentication system with hardened encryption and access controls.
SAFEJETS
Technical Project Manager · Oct 2024 - Present
  • Lead the team behind the SAFEJETS product line.
  • Own the architecture across SAFEJETS MS, Academy and PARTS, and set technical direction.
  • Run delivery end to end — Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog prioritization.
  • Keep engineering work aligned with business goals and aviation compliance requirements.
  • Hold the bar on code quality as the team grows, and support the decisions that are hard to reverse.
  • Still write code. I never wanted to be the lead who stopped reading pull requests.
PHP Developer · May 2024 - Oct 2024
  • SAFEJETS is ENTROPOL's product line for business aviation — quality and safety management systems (QMS/SMS) spanning SAFEJETS MS, Academy and PARTS.
  • Built the safety and compliance workflows at the core of the Quality Management System.
  • Developed PHP/Node.js and API features against aviation regulatory requirements.
  • Worked in Scrum with a cross-functional team to streamline operational processes.
Raya Nik Espadana (RTL-Theme)
Aug 2023 - Apr 2024 · Tabriz, Iran
WordPress Developer · Dec 2023 - Apr 2024
  • Created a WordPress theme for RTL-Theme, integrated with WHMCS via SSO.
  • Implemented a government-API identity-verification module that closed off a fraudulent-payment route.
  • Resolved technical-SEO and site-speed problems across the platform.
PHP Developer · Aug 2023 - Apr 2024
  • Engineered RTL-Cloud, a hosting and domain platform built on a customized WHMCS.
  • Built the domain checker, WHOIS lookup, and registrar integrations.
Military Service
Feb 2022 - Aug 2023 · Iran
  • Mandatory national service.
Founder & CTO
Radin Fanavari Kosha
Jul 2019 - Feb 2022 · Tabriz, Iran
  • Founded and ran the company behind two cryptocurrency-exchange products, leading engineering as CTO while remaining hands-on in the backend.
  • Wrote a lightweight TRX node rather than running a full node, cutting sync time and server cost and giving us direct control over transaction handling.
  • Replaced a manual payout process with automated, encrypted fiat and crypto transfers.
  • Built KYC on top of government identity APIs, closing the main route for fraudulent signups.
  • Deployed self-hosted crypto nodes on Linux with OWASP hardening and CI/CD.
Ezchange
Founder & CTO · Sep 2020 - Feb 2022
  • Led the backend team through the pivot to a Tether-focused exchange.
  • Reviewed all code contributions as head of development.
  • Built the platform on PHP, Laravel and Node.js, with DevOps ownership of the deployment.
Anichange
Founder & Backend Developer · Jul 2019 - Sep 2020
  • Built the backend of a cryptocurrency-trading exchange startup as part of a small, fast-moving team.
  • Worked across PHP, Laravel, Node.js and DevOps to build and optimize the platform.
Co-Founder & Event Director
iADC (Iran Apple Developers Conference)
Sep 2016 - Oct 2018 · Tehran, Iran
  • Co-founded and directed Iran's first Apple developers conference, held annually in Tehran for three years with around 300 attendees per edition. Following the first event's success, organized the second in a larger venue and directed the third and final one. Led event planning, strategy, and execution, bringing the Apple developer community together through keynotes, workshops, and networking.
iOS Developer
Azar Rahkar Hooshmand (iPros)
Mar 2016 - Jul 2017 · Tabriz, Iran
  • Delivered iOS applications in Swift and Objective-C, alongside Android and web projects. This was where the transition from mobile to backend engineering started.

Summary

Engineer and technical manager with 9+ years in software. Started in iOS development, founded a company in 2019 and ran it as CTO for three years across two cryptocurrency-exchange products, then rebuilt in Türkiye after relocating. Now leads the team behind SAFEJETS, a safety-critical aviation platform, working forward-deployed with the operators who use it — owning architecture and infrastructure while running delivery against regulatory requirements.

Skills

Engineering Leadership
Team leadershipTechnical direction & architecture ownershipCode review & quality standardsAgile delivery (Scrum, Kanban)Stakeholder & compliance alignment
Forward Deployed Engineering
Requirements discovery with end usersDeployment into customer environmentsProduction debugging under live constraintsRegulated-domain software (aviation, fintech)Translating operational workflows into product
Backend & Architecture
PHPLaravelPythonNode.jsREST API designMySQLPostgreSQLRedisQueues & background jobsWebSocketsSystem design for high availability
AI-Assisted Engineering
AI-assisted development at team scaleConventions for AI use in safety-critical codeLLM API integration
Infrastructure & DevOps
LinuxDockerNginxLoad balancingHigh availabilityCI/CDAWSKubernetesGrafana
Security
OWASP Top 10API securityPenetration testingKYC & identity verification systems
Mobile
SwiftiOS developmentReact NativeObjective-C

Security Research

HackerOne · mirzaaghazadeh
May 2024 - Present · hackerone.com/mirzaaghazadeh
Quora: #1 2026 leaderboard, #3 all-time
Signal: 7.00 (99th percentile) · Vulnerabilities resolved: 12
Programs: Quora, Supabase, CBRE, Experian

Side Projects

AutoMetric — Smart vehicle expense tracker that helps you understand and reduce the real cost of owning a vehicle.
HeartChat AI — Reply to messages with emotional intelligence. Upload a chat screenshot and get AI-generated reply suggestions.
Picksy — Stop overthinking. Pick it. Weighted comparison, random pick, and quick tools for any decision.
Lowball: Home Bar — What's on the shelf is what you pour.
InkGrid — Pictures drawn in numbers. Over 1,000 logic puzzles, every one with exactly one answer.

Education

Associate's Degree, Computer Software Engineering
Tabriz Technical University
2016 - 2018 · Tabriz, Iran

Languages

English — Professional (C1)
Turkish — Intermediate (B1)
Persian — Native

Certifications

CompTIA Security+ — TOSINSO, 2024
Web Application Penetration Testing Expert — TOSINSO, 2024
Project Management: Technical Projects — LinkedIn, 2025
OWASP API Security Top 10 (API Protection) — Udemy, 2024
Master OWASP — Udemy, 2024
OWASP Zero — Voorivex Academy, 2025
Career Essentials in GitHub — GitHub, 2023
Practical GitHub Actions — LinkedIn, 2023