Backend & Platform · Distributed Systems · EU Remote
10+ years on systems that must work in production — Shopify logistics (Staff), Novu (employed), Sedric platform/DX. Founder of ZaZet Solutions (SMB automation, HR / EN / HE). Open to part-time Staff/Senior backend & platform roles. Available for consulting on AI-assisted dev workflows and organizational DX.
SMB automation and custom operational systems (booking, payroll, internal tools). Same platform discipline as employed roles — teams of 5–50. Open to part-time Staff/Senior backend roles in parallel.
Unified developer data platform (React, TypeScript) consolidating AWS + MongoDB Atlas for CSM and engineering. Org-wide AI-assisted delivery with Claude Code — CI overhauls, tooling, workshops.
Full-time on OSS notification platform (35k+ repo stars). Cut build time 78%; redesigned Novu V2 API; OpenAPI in CI/CD; channel CLI generators.
Commerce logistics post-acquisition. Cut operational delays 70%; shipment events + audit log → 97% on-time shipping; cross-team integration on Java/TypeScript microservices.
B2B product 0→1 before Shopify acquisition. OpenAPI adoption across 8 teams / 14 services — API overhead ↓90%. Warehouse back-office chatbot tooling.
Vaadin back-office adopted day-one by CSM. Zero-downtime Elasticsearch migration — 46% cost ↓. Release turnaround ↓50% via E2E practice.
Enterprise PLM — Java backend, manufacturing lifecycle tools, modern JS in legacy systems.
First engineering role — production web apps across Germany and Austria.
Verified outcomes — see employment schedule for context.
| Value | Metric | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 78% | Build time reduction | Novu |
| 97% | On-time shipping | Shopify |
| 90% | API overhead reduction | Deliverr |
| 70% | Operational delays reduction | Shopify |
| 46% | Infrastructure cost reduction | Wochit |
| 10+ | Years backend/platform | — |
Apr 2024 – Jun 2025 on the notification infrastructure platform (35k+ repo stars). V2 API architecture, OpenAPI-driven CI/CD, channel CLI generators, build-system optimizations.
caffeinate keeps the screen on but ignores a closed lid. So I had Claude Code build a menu-bar toggle with three honest states — an in-process IOPMAssertion, a sudoers rule scoped to two commands, ~90 lines of Swift, no dependencies.
Why terminals render Hebrew backwards (the Unicode BiDi algorithm), how to fix it on WezTerm, and rebuilding a cmux-style multi-agent Claude Code workflow on top — installed by the agent itself.
I help engineering leaders move from “everyone experiments with AI in isolation” to a repeatable delivery system — the same work I drove at Sedric: platform tooling, CI modernization, hands-on enablement, and measurable velocity gains without sacrificing quality.
Reference implementation: Sedric.ai — org-wide AI-assisted delivery, unified dev data platform (AWS + MongoDB Atlas), CI overhauls, workshop-led rollout. Engagements are remote-friendly, typically part-time or fixed-scope.
gal@tidhar.org.il — subject: Consulting — AI workflows & DX
Production systems for SMB operators.
4-language production system. Replaced phone/spreadsheet booking.
30-person company — payroll days → hours.
One custom ops system replacing department spreadsheets.
Platform thinking from Sedric and Shopify, applied to teams of 5–50 — booking, payroll, ops without generic SaaS bloat.
zazet-solutions.hr — book intro call
Pick your path — recruiting, consulting, engineering, or business.