# Tahmid Bin Taslim Rafi: Senior Software Engineer & Solutions Architect

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## Who

Tahmid Bin Taslim Rafi (also known as Tahmid Rafi) is a Senior Software
Engineer & Solutions Architect based in Bangkok, Thailand, with 5+ years of
experience shipping headless commerce platforms, B2B SaaS, applied-AI and
national-scale systems. His philosophy: a "Pragmatic Builder." He doesn't
just write code, he architects resilient, cloud-native ecosystems that drive
measurable business impact. End-to-end: TypeScript and Python services,
React/Next.js/Remix frontends, Rust microservices, cloud infrastructure on
AWS and GCP, and production AI/RAG integrations.

## Positioning

- Headless commerce specialist (Shopify Plus headless, Remix/Next.js storefronts) serving millions of users at 99.9% uptime.
- Solutions architect for cloud-native systems: AWS (EC2, ECS, EKS, RDS, S3), GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
- AI-forward engineer: production RAG pipelines, LLM/agent integrations with real cost/latency budgets.
- Focus: the intersection of Scalable E-commerce and Applied AI.

## Experience

1. Marion's Kitchen Group: Senior Software Developer (Bangkok, Mar 2024 – present)
   Technical lead for headless Shopify commerce (React/Remix, TypeScript, custom
   Rust-based microservices) serving millions of users at 99.9% uptime. Checkout
   refactor + multi-tier Redis caching drove ~40% sales-conversion increase;
   Playwright/Jest E2E adoption eliminated 80% of manual regression cycles;
   Klaviyo CRM + ERP integrations via queue-managed webhooks.

2. Trienpont International: Senior Software Developer (Bangkok, May 2023 – Feb 2024)
   Led a Full Stack team building B2B real-estate SaaS (Node.js, Next.js/React,
   GraphQL, Algolia AI search). Gated CI/CD releases reduced post-deployment
   incidents by 30%.

3. Relevant Audience: Full Stack Developer (Bangkok, Nov 2021 – May 2023)
   Engineered Thailand's national university admission portal TCAS
   (student.mytcas.com): Vue.js, Node.js, TypeORM, Redis, MongoDB on AWS
   ECS/EKS, supporting millions of concurrent requests. AI-driven SEO tooling
   in Python; enterprise integrations (Cal.com, Chatwoot, Outline).

4. INFINITE AGENCY BKK: Full Stack Developer (Bangkok, Jun 2021 – Sep 2021)
   Drove 20% sales increase via Shopify e-commerce pipeline optimization;
   architectural revamp of the Bettr Men's Facial Care website (bettr.co).

5. Adaptivity: Full Stack Developer (Bangkok, Apr 2021 – Sep 2021, concurrent
   with INFINITE AGENCY BKK)
   Strategic redesign of the brand site; custom GPT-3/3.5 chat applications in
   Python with OpenAI APIs, structured query caching and resilient parsers.

6. Scalia Ventures: Software Developer (Bangkok, Sep 2020 – Jun 2021)
   Delivered 20+ web applications across real estate, finance, fashion and
   trading sectors.

## Skills

- Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Rust, PHP, SQL
- Backend: Node.js, Express, NestJS, Django, FastAPI, Flask, GraphQL, REST
- Frontend: React, Next.js, Remix, Vue.js, Tailwind CSS, Three.js
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, ECS, EKS, RDS, S3, Route53, CloudWatch), GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, GitOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
- Data: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL
- Commerce: Shopify Plus headless commerce, WordPress, storefront performance & SEO
- AI: RAG pipelines, OpenAI/LLM/agent integrations, vector search (MongoDB Atlas), prompt engineering

## Education

- BS Information Technology (Data Science specialization), Stamford International University, Bangkok, 2018–2022
- Leadership: Academic Coach & Systems Administrator at Stamford International University

## Certifications & Recognition

- Building RAG Apps using MongoDB, MongoDB University, 2024
- Data Engineering, Adastra Thailand, 2020
- Statistical Data Analysis and Infographic Presentation, Stamford International University, 2019
- IEEE SS12 ASIA Tech Participant, IEEE Conference, 2018
- Hult Prize 2021 honoree

## Languages

English (native/bilingual), Bengali (native), Hindi (native/bilingual),
Arabic (limited working), Thai (elementary)

## Writing

Writes about technical strategy, prompt engineering and modern React
development on Medium, DEV.to and Peerlist.

## Links

- Website: https://tahmid.space
- GitHub: https://github.com/tahmidbintaslim
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahmid-bin-taslim/
- Medium: https://medium.com/@tahmidbintaslimrafi
- Dev.to: https://dev.to/tahmidbintaslim
- Peerlist: https://peerlist.io/tahmidbintaslim
- Google Developer: https://g.dev/tahmidbintaslimrafi
- devb.io: https://devb.io/tahmidbintaslim
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/RAFI_it100
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itstahmid100/
- Hire via Iglu: https://iglu.net/talent/senior-software-developer/

## FAQ

Q: Is Tahmid available for freelance or contract work?
A: Yes. He is open to select projects and senior roles; see Contact below.

Q: What does Tahmid specialize in?
A: Headless e-commerce (Shopify Plus, Remix/Next.js) and applied AI (RAG
pipelines, LLM/agent integrations), at production scale (99.9% uptime).

Q: Where is Tahmid based, and does he work with international/remote teams?
A: Bangkok, Thailand (UTC+7). His roles span local and international
clients across e-commerce, real estate and SaaS. He has no physical office
outside Bangkok, but takes remote contracts for teams in the USA, Europe,
Singapore, Australia, the UAE, India and Bangladesh — see /us, /eu, /sg,
/au, /ae, /in and /bd on tahmid.space for region-specific focus areas.

Q: What is Tahmid's strongest technical claim?
A: Engineering Thailand's national university admission portal (TCAS,
student.mytcas.com), supporting millions of concurrent requests on AWS.

## Contact

- Email: tahmidbintaslimrafi@gmail.com
- Location: Bangkok, Thailand (UTC+7)

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Last updated: July 2026