Software Architect · CTO & Co-Founder · Tech Lead

Ala BEN KHALIFA

I design, build, and scale the cloud-native platforms behind world-class brands.

Software Architect and Technical Leader with 7+ years of experience designing and scaling cloud-native platforms across AWS and Azure. CTO & Co-Founder of VERSE, leading architecture, backend, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and reliability for a DOOH advertising platform. I recently architected an AI-assisted backend for an African agriculture startup serving 4000+ users, and at MaibornWolff I lead cloud migration and API platform work for Mercedes-Benz and Husky.

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At a glance

Profile

7+

Years of experience

10+

Microservices architected

5

Professional certifications

4+

Enterprise brands served

What I do

Expertise

Cloud Architecture

AWS ECS Fargate · RDS · ElastiCache · S3 · CloudFront · ALB

Infrastructure & DevOps

Terraform · GitHub Actions CI/CD · Docker · Kubernetes · SonarQube

Backend Architecture

Microservices · Event-driven systems · Spring Boot · Spring Security · Spring Data · NestJS

Full expertise breakdown

Selected experience

Enterprise Work

Founder Project

VERSE - DOOH Advertising Platform

A Digital Out-of-Home advertising platform displaying targeted ads on venue screens across restaurants, cafes, and bars.

  • Sole technical owner for architecture, backend, cloud, and DevOps.
  • Full AWS infrastructure designed and deployed single-handedly.
  • Enterprise clients include BYD, Tunisie Telecom, and Carrefour.
  • Planned expansion into the UK market.
AWS ECS FargateRDS PostgreSQLElastiCache RedisS3 + CloudFrontTerraformGitHub Actions
Architecture Project

Agriculture Startup - Mobile & Web Platform

Backend architecture and implementation from scratch for an agriculture startup in Africa, supporting mobile and web applications for 4000+ users.

  • Worked as Software Architect from March to June 2026.
  • Created the whole backend using AI-assisted development with architecture-led review and verification.
  • Used separate GitHub repositories for backend, infrastructure, mobile app, and frontend web app.
  • Delivered a NestJS backend, React web frontend, React Native mobile app, and Terraform-managed infrastructure.
  • Coordinated delivery with Jira, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.
  • Deployed on AWS with ECS Fargate, AWS Secrets Manager, RDS PostgreSQL, and VPC networking.
AI-assisted developmentNestJSReactReact NativeTerraformGitHub ActionsAWS ECS FargateAWS Secrets ManagerRDS PostgreSQLVPCJiraGitHub
MaibornWolff

Rolls-Royce Whispers

An exclusive digital platform connecting Rolls-Royce Motor Cars customers and dealers through iOS and Android applications.

  • Grew from engineer to team lead managing 4 engineers.
  • 10 microservices with event-driven architecture.
  • Native iOS and Android applications.
  • Legacy Drupal backend migration to Spring Boot.
Spring BootKotlinAWSKubernetesMQTTFirebase
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Current focus

Cloud-native architecture, platform migration, and AI-assisted engineering

I work at the intersection of backend architecture, multi-cloud infrastructure, engineering leadership, and spec-driven AI-assisted development.

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