Available in Dubai, UAE45.7K open-source downloads a year

Pooya Golchian

Forward-Deployed Engineer

AI Transformation for Fintech, Payments & BNPL

I turn AI into shipped operating capability for regulated fintech, payments, and BNPL. Not slideware. Not pilots.

As a forward-deployed engineer, I embed inside the customer's environment and own the full arc, from discovery and integration through production build and operations. I work with everyone from line analysts to CTOs. I wire into real APIs, data pipelines, SSO, SAML, OAuth, legacy systems, and compliance. Then I stay on the problem with radical ownership until the system runs reliably, measurably, and safely.

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SpecForge

Flagship project

A spec-driven AI development lifecycle for Claude Code, with a human approval gate at every phase.

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dirham

34,917 downloads / year

The UAE Dirham sign (U+20C3) as a self-hosted web font, CSS utility, and React component.

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riyal

1,868 downloads / year

The Saudi Riyal symbol toolkit across React, Vue, Svelte, React Native, and the web.

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I put the UAE Dirham symbol on the web before the browsers caught up