Pooya Mahdavi
Hi, I'm Pooya Mahdavi — Platform & Core Team Technical Lead at Snapp Express (SnappMarket), based in Istanbul, Türkiye.
About
Hi, I'm Pooya Mahdavi — Platform & Core Team Technical Lead at Snapp Express (SnappMarket), based in Istanbul, Türkiye.
I'm a passionate software engineer and technical team lead who loves turning complex systems into simple, empowering platforms. At Snapp! Market, I lead the Core and Platform teams, building the foundations that power dozens of microservices — from authentication and feature flag management to event-driven data pipelines and observability.
My focus is on scalable architecture, developer experience, and team empowerment. I believe great engineering happens when infrastructure and tooling make innovation frictionless — so I spend as much time improving internal DX as I do designing reliable systems in Go, Python, PHP, Kubernetes, and Prometheus. I'm equally comfortable in code reviews and architecture discussions, bridging technical excellence with business impact. My leadership style blends clarity, collaboration, and curiosity, helping teams move fast while maintaining a strong engineering culture.
Outside of work, I keep my energy flowing through music and movement — I'm also a Bachata dancer, which might explain why I care as much about rhythm in systems as in life.
- Currently focused on: platform engineering, developer experience, and team leadership
- Interested in: scalable architecture, distributed systems, Bachata
- Based in: Tehran, Iran
- Education: BSc Computer Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch (2020 — 2025)
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Experience
Technical Team Lead @ SnappMarket
Feb 2022 — Present · Istanbul, Türkiye · On-site · 4 yrs 8 mos
Progressed through four internal roles of increasing scope, currently leading the Platform & Core teams.
- Platform & Core Teams Technical Lead (May 2025 — Present) — lead the Platform and Core teams, responsible for the foundations powering dozens of microservices: authentication, feature flag management, event-driven pipelines, and observability.
- Platform Team Technical Lead (Feb 2024 — May 2025) — led the Platform team. Skills: Technical Staff Management, Talent Management.
- Core Team Technical Lead (May 2023 — Feb 2024) — led the Core team. Skills: Technical Leadership, Talent Management.
- Vendor (Supplier) Team Technical Lead (Aug 2022 — May 2023) — led the Vendor/Supplier team. Skills: Software Development, Technical Leadership.
- Backend Developer (Feb 2022 — Aug 2022) — backend development. Skills: Software Development, MySQL.
Focus areas: scalable architecture, developer experience, and team empowerment — spending as much time improving internal DX as designing reliable systems.
Tech: Go, Python, PHP, Kubernetes, Prometheus, MySQL
Top skills: Platform Engineering, Technical Staff Management, Legacy Systems
Software Engineer @ Sibche
Nov 2020 — Feb 2022 · Iran · Part-time · 1 yr 4 mos
Skills: Software Development, MySQL, and 2 more (not detailed on LinkedIn).
Tech: MySQL
Web Development Teacher @ Allameh Helli School
Aug 2020 — Dec 2021 · Iran · Part-time · 1 yr 5 mos
Taught web development.
Backend Developer @ Yadakyar (یدک یار)
Sep 2020 — Aug 2021 · Iran · Part-time · 1 yr
Tech: MySQL, Symfony
PHP Developer @ TRS Tech
Jun 2019 — May 2020 · Tehran Province, Iran · Part-time · 1 yr
Tech: PHP
Web Designer @ Freelance
Sep 2015 — Jul 2019 · Iran · 3 yrs 11 mos
Freelance web design work.
Awards
1st Place — 20th Young Kharazmi Festival
Won 1st place in the 20th Young Kharazmi Festival, held in Tehran, Iran.