Architecture · AI · Integration · Cloud

Production-grade AI, integration, and cloud architecture

I help fintech, logistics, healthcare, and B2B product teams design and ship secure AI workflows, high-availability integrations, and cloud-native platforms that survive real business constraints.

Former CTO and architecture lead with 8+ years across banking, telecom, AI products, Kubernetes, ISO 20022-style financial systems, enterprise integrations, and startup execution.

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Who I help

Built for teams where architecture mistakes are expensive.

I work best with founders, CTOs, engineering leaders, and product teams who are building systems where reliability, auditability, integrations, security, and delivery speed matter.

Fintech & regulated products

Payment companies, banking vendors, lending platforms, remittance products, and regulated teams that need reliable systems and clear technical decisions.

Logistics & operations-heavy businesses

Companies with complex workflows, shipment flows, vendor coordination, back-office operations, integrations, and high operational dependency on software.

Healthcare operations

Healthcare teams improving administration, appointments, internal workflows, support, claims, document flows, and operational automation — not clinical diagnosis.

B2B SaaS & product teams

Founders and engineering teams that need senior architecture judgment, delivery rescue, or AI implementation support without hiring full-time.

Problems I solve

When teams call me.

  • You need to add AI to real workflows, not just demos.
  • Your integration layer is getting fragile or hard to reason about.
  • Your system architecture is slowing delivery.
  • You need audit logs, approval flows, monitoring, and data boundaries.
  • You are integrating with banks, vendors, ERPs, CRMs, payment rails, or legacy systems.
  • You need a senior technical partner before committing months of engineering effort.
  • You need someone who can move between product, backend, cloud, and enterprise architecture.
  • Your team needs practical execution, not another abstract strategy deck.
Consulting services

Consulting services.

01

Architecture Review & Delivery Rescue

For teams facing scaling, reliability, integration, or delivery risk. I review the current architecture, identify failure points, and produce a practical roadmap your team can execute.

  • Architecture diagnosis
  • Risk map
  • Integration and data-flow review
  • Technical roadmap
  • Delivery recommendations
02

AI Workflow Implementation

For companies moving beyond AI demos into real operations. I design and implement AI workflows with retrieval, audit logs, guardrails, human approval, monitoring, and data leakage boundaries.

  • AI workflow design
  • RAG / tool-use prototype
  • Guardrails and review flows
  • Deployment plan
  • Observability and evaluation approach
03

Fintech & Integration Architecture

For payment, remittance, ISO 20022-style messaging, MQ/event-driven systems, core integrations, and enterprise-grade APIs. I help design systems that are reliable, explainable, and maintainable.

  • Target architecture
  • Integration design
  • Domain model
  • API and event-flow design
  • Implementation blueprint
04

Fractional Architecture Partner

For founders and engineering leaders who need senior architecture judgment without hiring a full-time architect. I support design reviews, vendor decisions, technical strategy, and delivery oversight.

  • Weekly architecture sessions
  • Design decision support
  • Vendor / platform review
  • Delivery oversight
  • Technical leadership support

Engagements typically start with a paid architecture review or a focused implementation sprint.

Proof

Selected work.

  • 01

    Banking-grade financial messaging architecture

    Application Architect · Vertical Business Solutions · Banque Misr

    ISO 20022 SWIFT PACS Artemis MQ Java / DDD

    Context

    Banking and remittance environments require reliability, clear integration boundaries, and transaction flows that can be maintained under enterprise constraints.

    What I did

    Designed a high-availability instant remittance system around ISO 20022-style flows and SWIFT PACS concepts, MQ-based producer/consumer patterns, and domain-driven Java services built for horizontal scalability.

    Why it matters

    Relevant for payment companies, banking vendors, and regulated teams that need dependable integrations instead of fragile point-to-point systems.

  • 02

    Cloud-native product platform from architecture to production

    Founding Engineer · Guavo

    React Native NestJS Kubernetes Azure

    Context

    A product platform needed mobile, backend, identity, data, cloud infrastructure, and operational readiness to support real users and business growth.

    What I did

    Built and led a cloud-native mobile and backend platform across React Native, NestJS, GraphQL, Keycloak, MySQL, Redis, Kubernetes, and Azure infrastructure — now serving corporate accounts in New York City.

    Why it matters

    Relevant for founders and product teams that need someone who can connect product delivery, platform architecture, cloud operations, and engineering execution.

  • 03

    Startup CTO leadership across product and engineering

    Chief Technology Officer · Luzedo

    CTO Product React Native Azure

    Context

    Early-stage companies need fast delivery without letting architecture, operations, and product decisions collapse into short-term hacks.

    What I did

    Led product and engineering decisions across mobile, backend, cloud, and delivery as CTO — owning technical vision, proof-of-concept phases, IT governance, and the investor narrative.

    Why it matters

    Relevant for founders who need senior technical judgment, prioritization, and architecture leadership without hiring a full-time executive.

  • 04

    Enterprise healthcare data-flow and consent architecture

    Senior Technical Architect · Gigster

    Hyperledger Kubernetes Operator SDK

    Context

    Healthcare and regulated workflows require careful thinking around data ownership, consent, auditability, and system boundaries.

    What I did

    Designed healthcare data-flow and consent concepts on Hyperledger Fabric over Kubernetes for a US healthcare provider, including an application-aware operator built with the Operator SDK.

    Why it matters

    Relevant for teams working on sensitive operational workflows where trust, traceability, and integration design matter.

  • 05

    Enterprise workflow and integration delivery

    Application Architect · Vertical Business Solutions

    IBM BPM/BAW DB2 Java Integration

    Context

    Large organizations often rely on workflow-heavy systems, legacy integrations, and backend services that must remain stable while evolving.

    What I did

    Delivered and integrated enterprise-grade systems across workflow-heavy environments — including Continuum, a business-continuity suite listed on the IBM Asset Directory that synchronizes and archives data across IBM BPM/BAW, DB2, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.

    Why it matters

    Relevant for companies modernizing internal systems, workflow engines, vendor integrations, and enterprise backend platforms.

Process

How engagements work.

  1. 01

    Diagnostic email or call

    We clarify the business goal, current architecture, risk areas, team constraints, and what failure would cost.

  2. 02

    Paid review or focused sprint

    We start with a focused architecture review, prototype, or implementation sprint — scoped around a clear technical and business outcome.

  3. 03

    Implementation or advisory

    If there is a fit, I continue as an implementation partner, fractional architect, or delivery advisor.

Technical depth

Technical depth.

The work leads, not the tooling. But for teams that want to know the range behind the architecture, here is where I go deep.

Cloud & platform
Azure Kubernetes Docker Helm Pulumi CI/CD Observability
Backend & integration
Java J2EE NestJS Node.js GraphQL REST MQ Event-driven architecture
AI systems
RAG LLM workflows Prompt-injection awareness Evaluation Audit logs Guardrails Human approval
Data & identity
PostgreSQL MySQL DB2 Redis Keycloak OAuth / OIDC
Enterprise & fintech
ISO 20022-style messaging BPM / BAW TOGAF BABOK ITIL Domain-driven design
Product & mobile
React React Native Expo Product strategy UX-focused delivery
About

A senior partner, not a vendor.

Portrait of Muhammad Salah Masoud

I'm Muhammad Salah Masoud, a Cairo-based engineer, former CTO, and architecture lead. I've spent 8+ years building and leading cloud-native platforms, enterprise integrations, banking-adjacent systems, mobile products, and AI-driven workflows.

My strength is connecting product goals with serious engineering constraints: reliability, security, integration complexity, cloud delivery, and the messy reality of shipping software in business environments.

FinTech Telecommunications Healthcare AI Products

Off the keyboard

An avid reader of technology and science, I keep audio engineering and DSP as a serious off-hours craft — and play more electric guitar than I should probably admit.

Contact

Have a risky system, AI workflow, or integration project?

Email me with what you are building, what is blocked, and what failure would cost. I usually help with architecture reviews, AI workflow implementation, fintech/integration architecture, and fractional technical leadership.

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Useful context to include: company, what you are building, what is blocked or risky, timeline, and whether you need a review, implementation sprint, or advisory support.

muhammadsalahmasoud@icloud.com