Hey everyone, I'm Ekin, 43 years old, and I've had quite a ride in the tech world so far. I spent 5 years managing R&D, worked at NATO, and built my career as a network and software architect before stepping into a CTO role at an electronic money institution. I know fintech from the inside out, including the pressure, the compliance nightmares, and the 3 AM incidents. On paper, I'm a Mathematics Sciences graduate from Moscow State University. Off paper, I trained in MMA for 14 years and I'm a massive heavy metal fan. I am equally comfortable debugging a distributed system on a FreeBSD server at midnight and surviving a mosh pit on a Friday night. I recently left my full-time gig and went freelance. Here is what I am working on and my core technical background: I build and sell industry-specific PHP scripts, fintech solutions, and ready-to-use SDKs. I offer consulting for CTO as a Service, security, CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes, microservices, and distributed systems. I develop backend applications heavily using Java, .NET, and C. I manage standard and heavily customized PostgreSQL databases, which I have been doing for 15 years. I architect and build complex networks across FreeBSD, Red Hat, and Ubuntu Server environments. I joined DigitalPoint to connect with real people, share what I know, and hopefully learn a thing or two as well. If you're into backend architecture, complex infra, fintech, databases, or just good heavy metal, let's talk. Cheers