Mo Sorkhpar

About Mo Sorkhpar

Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience architecting and delivering high-scale financial systems processing millions of daily transactions. Specialized in building robust payment processing platforms and card authorization systems using Java, Spring Framework, and cloud technologies.Built and led the development of multiple mission-critical systems, including payment platforms processing $2M+ daily transactions and distributed applications. Demonstrated success in both contributing to and leading cross-functional teams of 8+ engineers across 15+ successful projects.Core expertise- Payment Systems: Deep experience with ISO 8583/jPOS implementations, card authorization systems, and financial message processing- Modern Java Stack: Java/Spring ecosystem expert, with experience in Kotlin and Quarkus for cloud-native applications- Data Solutions: From traditional SQL to specialized graph databases (Neo4j) for complex relationship modeling- Infrastructure: Microservices architecture, AWS/GCP services, and containerization.

Experience

1. Senior Java Developer

   Ascendion

   Sep 2024 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

   Integrated Discover Network into the existing card authorization system, ensuring ISO-8583 message processing aligned with network requirements and maintaining system integrity. • Identified a critical defect in production code through proactive review, preventing significant financial losses. • Pioneered end-to-end transaction simulation environment using JMeter and WireMock to reproduce complex production edge-case scenarios, becoming the first team member to present defects through comprehensive local testing. • Led the migration of runtime secret fetching using AWS Java V2 Secrets Manager SDK, enhancing security and efficiency. • Conducted knowledge transfer sessions for the new joiners to expedite their ability to take ownership of the tasks. • Automated repetitive web-based tasks using Selenium Python, reducing manual workload and increasing efficiency. • Extended developer-friendly shell script functions to facilitate 60+ team members\' daily routines. • Leveraged Java 17, Spring, jPOS (ISO-8583), PostgreSQL, and AWS to build robust applications, improving system performance and reliability. Employed BDD with Cucumber, JUnit, and Mockito for effective testing, and used Docker, Maven, Gradle, and Jenkins for efficient CI/CD processes.

Education

• Indiana State University

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Science

• University of Mazandaran

  Bachelor's degree, Information Technology Engineering

Skills

• Oracle
• Fedora
• Java
• Software Development
• C#
• Android
• Jta
• Agile Methodologies
• Mongodb
• Mifare
• Groovy
• Codeigniter
• Javascript
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Ejb
• Activemq
• Jquery
• Mysql
• Spring Mvc
• Angularjs
• Spring Security
• Postgresql
• Php
• Jquery UI
• Primefaces
• Hibernate
• Jpa