# James Arslan — About

**Principal Platform & AI Engineer** based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Full title: *Tech Team Lead & Principal Platform Engineer*.
Focus: Azure Architecture · AI Systems · Full-Stack Engineering · Product Leadership.

- **Pronouns:** He/Him
- **Location:** Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- **Email:** fsaidarslan@gmail.com
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-arslan/
- **Portfolio:** https://jamesarslan.com/
- **Currently:** CTO at Tagd — architecting an enterprise contract-lifecycle-management platform with AI-powered document processing.

## Summary
- Principal technologist and programme lead with 8+ years delivering mission-critical platforms spanning ERP, fintech, AI, and communications solutions.
- Owns end-to-end architecture: Azure cloud landing zones, DevOps automation, security guardrails, and custom developer tooling for high-velocity teams.
- Hands-on builder fluent in systems programming, AI agent orchestration, and robotics prototyping while steering cross-functional teams to predictable outcomes.

## At a glance
- **8+** years delivering platforms
- **100%** of programmes owned end-to-end
- **5** core domains: ERP, FinTech, AI, Comms, Robotics
- **20+** experts led across disciplines

## Top skills
- Azure Platform Architecture
- AI/LLM Training & Fine-Tuning
- Enterprise DevOps Leadership
- Systems Programming (Rust/C++)
- Full-Stack TypeScript Delivery
- Product & Team Stewardship

## What I do (services)

### Cloud & Platform Architecture
Designing resilient Azure estates with Terraform, GitHub Actions, and observability baked in from first commit.
- Multi-tenant ERP baselines with modular domain boundaries
- Landing zones, networking, and governance guardrails
- Developer experience via CLI tooling and golden paths

### AI & Intelligent Automation
LLM infrastructure, agent orchestration, and human-in-the-loop workflows powering modern support and finance products.
- RAG pipelines, evaluation harnesses, and telemetry
- n8n workflow automation and custom coding agents
- Data centre deployments for regulated AI workloads

### Secure Identity & Compliance
Authentication services with BankID, JWT, fine-grained permissions, and audit-friendly governance.
- Modular auth services with custom policy engines
- BankID, Grandid, and third-party trust integrations
- Continuous compliance reporting and monitoring
- End-to-end Bankgirot and Autogiro secure payment flows

### Robotics & Emerging Tech
End-to-end prototyping from CAD and 3D printing to firmware, connectivity, and AI-driven control loops.
- Miniature robots with local LLM orchestration
- FreeCAD modelling and rapid hardware iteration
- Sensor fusion, telemetry, and OTA update workflows

## Open to
Head of Engineering / CTO-as-a-Service · Principal Platform Architect · AI & LLM Systems Director · Lead Full-Stack Engineer · Product & Delivery Strategist.

> Currently contributing and building at Tagd, focusing on platform engineering and AI systems. Open for collaborations across senior engineering leadership, AI platform architecture, and complex delivery engagements.

## Languages
- Turkish — Native or bilingual proficiency
- English — Native or bilingual proficiency
- Swedish — Limited working proficiency

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