Ali Ramazani

Software Engineer • Systems & Product

I design and ship reliable software with crisp interfaces and resilient backends. I care about performance, DX, and product clarity.

Now

Currently building at Goldman Sachs.

Interested in scalable systems, thoughtful product strategy, and bringing research‑grade ideas into production.

Fluent in English and Persian; conversational Spanish.

> Completed my junior year in Computer Science at Berea College, focusing on full‑stack development and systems design.
> Built internal tooling with the Berea College Software Development Team to streamline campus workflows and automate routine processes.
> Published a short video on Client–Server Architecture.
> Wrote Using Usability Heuristics to Inspect a User Interface.

Stories of intellect, discipline, and self-invention resonate with me, whether in code or character.

The Queen’s Gambit — a study in perseverance and self-invention. Beth Harmon transforms isolation into brilliance, teaching herself chess through visualization while navigating loss, adoption, and gender bias in 1960s America. Her journey, marked by discipline, imagination, and quiet defiance, shows how genius can bloom even in confinement.
Suits — celebrates self-learning and audacity. Mike’s brilliance reminds me that curiosity and persistence often outrun credentials. It is a story of talent meeting opportunity, about learning fast, adapting faster, and proving that school is not the only classroom. I also enjoyed the sharp conversations between Mike and Harvey.

Designing Data-Intensive Applications — Martin Kleppmann. Pragmatic foundations for reliable systems.
On Being Property Once Myself — I discovered Bennett’s exploration of animality in my GSTR 410 course at Berea College with Professor Shadee Malaklou. His book bridges literary analysis and critical theory, examining how Black life and animality intertwine to challenge and rethink cultural notions of personhood.
An Elegant Puzzle — Will Larson. Systems thinking for engineering organizations.
Algorithms to Live By — Christian and Griffiths. Everyday strategies grounded in computer science.

Looking for older projects? See my previous site: ali-ramazani.github.io/portfolio/