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Arif Doganfounder & engineer. backend systems and AI, shipped.

10+ years in backend systems. Currently focused on LLM orchestration, agent architectures, and production AI. I work with early-stage teams as a fractional CTO or hands-on engineer—architecture, implementation, and technical leadership. Based in Berlin, working with teams globally.

★ Open source

5 small tools.
1.2k stars on GitHub.

1.2kgithub · 2024 — present

What I do

MVP buildIdea and budget in hand — I turn it into a deployed, production-ready product.4–8 wks · fixed price
AI integrationLLM orchestration, agents, RAG, and evaluation added to your product. Production-grade, not a wrapper.2–4 wks · milestone
Fractional CTO / tech leadArchitecture, hiring, code review, vendor calls. Senior technical leadership, part-time.ongoing · weekly

Open source

GoVisualHTTP request visualizer for Go applications to debug complex services quickly682
FastAPI RadarReal-time monitoring and visualization for FastAPI APIs to keep services healthy in production399
LLMDogContext preparation toolkit that keeps LLM responses reliable for complex inputs81
K9SightKeyboard-driven TUI for debugging Kubernetes workloads — pods, logs, exec, deployments65
GIQAI-enhanced Git workflow assistant that automates code review preparation15

Research, 2026

MCP in the Wild: Cross-Domain Knowledge Discovery through Multi-Server OrchestrationAn empirical study of multi-server MCP orchestration — 17 real tool calls across 6 servers, a 7-model benchmark, and 5 composition patterns. Preprint.2026
Discovery of TIC 63038821: A New UV Ceti / BY Draconis Variable M-Dwarf Binary from TESS Sector 1Discovered a previously unreported variable star using autoencoder anomaly detection on 15,665 TESS light curves. Flare events, rotational modulation, chromospheric activity confirmed.2026

Writing

The Context TaxWhy AI-Assisted Coding Fails Without Flowweb
Engineering Team Management PrinciplesBuilding and leading high-performing teamspdf

These articles reflect how I think about teams, systems, and long-term maintainability—the same lens I use when advising clients.