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Ben Salem YoussefBS

Ben Salem Youssef

Chief Systems Architect | Senior Software Engineer

€500/day
Tunis, TN
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Ben Salem

- Chief Systems Architect & Senior Software Engineer

With 18+ years of experience as a CTO and Lead Architect, I bridge the gap between high-level technical strategy and hands-on execution. I provide elite engineering services for startups and enterprises, moving from vision to production-grade code with speed and precision.

- Accelerated Development via BMAD-METHOD™

To deliver high-quality software faster than traditional methods, I utilize the BMAD-METHOD (Breakthrough Method for Agile AI-Driven Development). Unlike standard "AI coding," this framework uses specialized multi-agent workflows to ensure:

Unprecedented Speed: Rapid prototyping and delivery of full-stack features.

Architectural Integrity: Logically consistent code that follows strict design patterns.

Built-in Quality: Automated AI-driven QA and documentation from day one.

Expertise & Services

1. Full-Stack Development (Web & Mobile)

Mobile: Cross-platform apps using Flutter (Dart) and Kotlin.

Web: Modern, reactive frontends with React.js and Next.js.

Backend: Scalable, secure APIs using Python, Node.js (NestJS), and C#.

2. Architecture & Cloud-Native Engineering

Designing distributed, event-driven systems (Kafka, Redis, Microservices).

Cloud deployments (AWS, Azure, GCP) via Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Zero Trust security integration (Keycloak, Authentik, Vault).

3. Agentic AI & LLM Integration

Building autonomous agents and RAG/GraphRAG architectures.

Integrating LLMs into existing business workflows.

Looking for a Senior Partner to build your MVP or scale your architecture? Let’s connect and discuss your project.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Conversational

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • MINT-IT
    Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
    DIGITAL AND IT
    January 2022 - Today (4 years and 7 months)
    Tunis, Tunisia
    Lead R&D strategy and drive the industrial integration of AI, orchestrating distributed systems across cloud-native and agentic architectures.

    🧠 Agentic AI & LLMOps
    • Multi-Agent Orchestration: Architected autonomous LLM/VLM agents using advanced prompting (Chain-of-Thought, ReAct) to automate complex enterprise workflows.
    • LLMOps Frameworks: Built evaluation-driven pipelines to monitor accuracy, prevent drift, and mitigate hallucinations in production.
    • Hybrid AI Ecosystem: Integrated commercial (GPT-4, Claude) and open-source models (Ollama, Gemini) to scale NLP capabilities.
    • Advanced Data Patterns: Deployed RAG, GraphRAG (Neo4j), and domain-specific fine-tuning for intelligent knowledge querying.
    • A2A Workflows: Supervised agentic frameworks (LangGraph, n8n) enabling Agent-to-Agent communication via the MCP protocol.

    🎯 Leadership & Productization
    • Cross-Functional Leadership: Built and mentored high-performance teams (Python, Kotlin, Dart), translating business requirements into measurable AI specifications and KPIs.
    • Event-Driven Architecture: Scaled AI models into production-grade REST APIs, ensuring seamless data flows via Kafka and Redis.
    • ML Quality & CI/CD: Established rigorous ML testing protocols (bias, drift, adversarial) and robust DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines.

    ☁️ Cloud Architecture & Security
    • Cloud-Native Scalability: Architected Kubernetes-orchestrated platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP, optimizing Microservices vs. Modular Monoliths trade-offs.
    • Zero Trust Infrastructure: Embedded shift-left security (Keycloak, Authentik, Vault) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) directly into system inception.
  • M.S.T.C S.A.
    Chief Executive Officer & CTO
    DIGITAL AND IT
    May 2022 - May 2022
    Tunis, Tunisia
    Executive leadership of a fintech company, driving product strategy, technical architecture, and business development.
    – Architected bilateral monetary compensation platforms for Poste Tunisienne, delivering absolute transactional integrity and high-availability guarantees for mission-critical financial infrastructure.
    – Piloted fundraising rounds and authored invention patents, translating technical innovation into protectable intellectual property and valuing proprietary algorithms as tangible business assets.
    – Defined and executed multi-year product roadmap, bridging technology strategy with investor and stakeholder expectations to drive sustainable company growth.
  • Servimax
    CTO / COO
    LUXURY GOODS
    January 2012 - April 2017 (5 years and 3 months)
    Tunis, Tunisia
    – Directed industrial software development operations and managed the full technical roadmap, overseeing delivery of complex cross-enterprise integration projects.
    – Established strategic inter-company technology partnerships, negotiating technical service agreements and ensuring timely delivery of enterprise solutions.

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Education

  • Executive MBA –
    Université Virtuelle de Tunis (UVT)
    Executive MBA –
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Université Virtuelle de Tunis (UVT)
    Bachelor's Degree

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