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Irakli Balanchivadze

@iraklibalanchivadze

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Senior .NET/C# backend engineer specializing in ISO8583 payments, microservices, and high-volume reliability.

Lithuania

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a senior role where I can own backend architecture for payments or enterprise systems, build reliable ISO8583/REST services, and improve observability and resilience. I’m open to on-site, hybrid, or remote setups.

I’m a senior backend engineer with 9+ years of experience delivering production .NET/C# systems across fintech and large-scale government platforms. I focus on building payment-critical software that’s secure, observable, and dependable under real-world load.

In fintech, I designed and implemented a native ISO8583 TCP channel for direct Visa/Mastercard processing, owning the full lifecycle: authorisation, clearing, settlement, and reconciliation. I built an automated reconciliation engine that detects authorisation/settlement discrepancies to eliminate manual audit work—while maintaining PCI DSS compliance.

I also engineered scalable backend architecture using REST APIs and microservices decomposition, including support for multi-currency wallet flows and configurable commission rules. With RabbitMQ async messaging and retry logic, I improved resilience for high-volume payment traffic and tightened reliability through monitoring, alerting, and on-call incident response.

Earlier, I delivered platforms serving 60,000+ organizations nationally and supported SSO for 80,000+ users across multiple government portals. I care deeply about clean code, SOLID principles, and maintainable, testable systems—so delivery is sustainable, not just functional.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior .NET Backend Developer

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eMoney / MyCoins Georgia

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 5 months)

Designed and owned an ISO8583 TCP channel for Visa/Mastercard authorization, clearing, and settlement, plus automated reconciliation to eliminate authorisation/settlement discrepancies. Integrated 10+ external providers, built a configurable commission rules engine, and decomposed a monolithic payments platform into scalable services while maintaining PCI DSS compliance.

C++.NET 8+ISO 8583 Microservices RabbitMQ Redis PCI DSS

Full-Stack Senior .NET Developer

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Georgia

Mar 2019 - Dec 2022 (3 years 9 months)

Delivered backend APIs and integrations for a multi-agency compliance platform adopted by 60,000+ organisations. Built an SSO platform for 80,000+ users and optimized SQL Server reporting queries to reduce dashboard load times by 60%+.

ASP.NET Core SQL Server Stored Procedures REST APIs SSO Query Optimization Kendo UI

Software Developer (.NET)

Lepl Environmental Information and Education Center

Jun 2017 - Feb 2019 (1 year 8 months)

Built a real-time Air Quality portal aggregating sensor data from 20+ monitoring stations with validation and normalization pipelines. Developed an online certification platform with automated testing and certificate generation workflows, and optimized legacy .NET applications for performance.

C++SQL Server Real time Data Processing Data Normalization Automated Testing Performance Optimization CI CD Pipelines

Information Systems Specialist

Lepl Environmental Information and Education Center

Apr 2015 - May 2017 (2 years 1 month)

Planned and coordinated development of information systems using Jira and MS Project. Prepared Terms of Reference (TOR) for ministry-level IT procurement and supported IT project planning for stakeholders.

Jira Systems Planning Project Coordination Requirements Documentation TOR RFP Preparation Stakeholder Management Information Systems Management