# Ala BEN KHALIFA

> Software Architect, CTO & Co-Founder, Tech Lead, cloud-native platform architect, and AI-assisted development practitioner.

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.

Canonical site: https://alabenkhalifa.dev/
Machine-readable profile: https://alabenkhalifa.dev/profile.json
Full LLM profile: https://alabenkhalifa.dev/llms-full.txt
Resume: https://alabenkhalifa.dev/Ala-Ben-Khalifa-Resume.pdf
Contact: contact@alabenkhalifa.dev

## Main pages

- [Home](https://alabenkhalifa.dev/)
- [About](https://alabenkhalifa.dev/about)
- [Expertise](https://alabenkhalifa.dev/expertise)
- [Portfolio](https://alabenkhalifa.dev/portfolio)
- [Certifications](https://alabenkhalifa.dev/certifications)
- [Blog](https://alabenkhalifa.dev/blog)
- [Contact](https://alabenkhalifa.dev/contact)

## Core topics

- Cloud-native architecture on AWS and Azure
- Microservices and backend platform design
- Spec-driven AI-assisted development
- Engineering leadership and mentoring

## Profiles

- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/ala-ben-khlifa)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/alabenkhlifa)