Mustapha Ben Chaaben

Data. Insight. Intelligence.

Toronto, Canada, EST

mustapha3892@gmail.comwww.linkedin.com/in/must3892benchaaben.com

About

I write software to turn ideas into reality. Sometimes that means playing with new tech, other times it’s finding a fresh way to solve an old problem and unlock new value. I like the whole process: designing systems, writing code, shaping products, and working with people who care about doing great work. Leading sharp engineers (and learning from them) has been one of the most rewarding parts of the journey. At the core, I’m curious and I love building. Big or small, there’s nothing better than making something real and seeing people actually use it and get real value from it.

Experience

Mar 25 – Now

Founder & CTO at Narrative AI

AI driven decision making for law firms

May 23 – Dec 24

Founding Engineer at Fluent

  • Helped build and ship Fluent’s AI-powered analytics platform that lets non- technical users query and explore complex data using natural language.
  • Led the design and development of core backend & inference pipelines, ensuring low latency, scalability, and reliability under production load.
  • Built UI components and integrations that connect frontend interactions with AI models, making data exploration intuitive and actionable.
  • Shaped product vision, roadmap, and technical strategy during the startup’s early stages, influencing key priorities and tradeoffs.
  • Collaborated closely with early users to iterate quickly turning feedback into feature improvements, tightened model outputs, and improved usability.
Feb 21 – Apr 23

Senior Software Engineer at Heygo

  • Designed and built scalable backend systems to support live-streamed guided tours across multiple cities, enabling real-time connections between users and local guides during peak usage.
  • Architected and led backend performance improvements: reduced latency, increased throughput, and improved reliability during high-traffic live events.
  • Introduced resilience patterns (failover, backpressure, autoscaling) to ensure service continuity during usage spikes.
  • Enhanced user experience by optimizing streaming quality and enabling real- time interactive features (chat, session sync, media controls).
  • Collaborated cross-functionally on product features, helping translate user needs into technical solutions.
  • Mentored junior engineers on architectural best practices, code reviews, and system design.
Jun 20 – Mar 21

Backend Developer, DevOps and Open-source maintainer at Coding.blog

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

  • Designed, implemented, and deployed a microservices-based build system and APIs to power scalable content and tooling infrastructure for the blogging platform.
  • Engineered deployment pipelines with Kubernetes and AWS (EC2, S3, CloudFront, Lambda@Edge) to ensure high availability, reproducibility, and robust CI/CD flow.
  • Maintained open-source components and internal tooling used by other developers / contributors, ensuring library stability, managing contributions, and improving automation.
  • Collaborated with the broader developer community, responding to issues, merging pull requests, and shaping the project’s direction.
Jul 20 – Dec 20

Senior software developer at The Software Fanatics GmbH

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

  • Planned and led development of new backend and DevOps features while also supporting frontend / mobile work as needed, ensuring full-stack alignment across the team
  • Managed Kubernetes-based infrastructure and rearchitected resource usage to reduce GCP costs by ~75%
  • Improved system reliability and deployment cadence through CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and orchestration best practices
  • Collaborated closely with product and design stakeholders to delivery features end to end
May 18 – Jun 20

Co-Founder and Software Developer at Connect Platform

Munich Area, Germany

  • Co-launched Connect Platform, a visual serverless backend programming tool that enables building microservices with low overhead and high control.
  • Architected and developed core backend and integration layers supporting early customer use cases, ensuring scalability, extensibility, and developer productivity.
  • Led full-stack development across frontend and backend, shipping MVPs, prototypes, and production features.
  • Drove early product vision and roadmap in close collaboration with co- founders and users.
  • Helped secure client projects and pilot engagements, contributing to platform traction and growth.
Jan 16 – Sep 17

Advisor & Co-Founder at Placeholder Apps

  • Co-founded the startup and helped shape its early product and go-to-market strategy.
  • Secured initial business opportunities and partnerships, establishing a foundation for growth.
  • Advised the team on technical direction and product design while supporting early-stage fundraising conversations.
Jun 14 – Sep 17

Co-Manager & Partner at PEAKSOURCE

Tunis, Tunisia

  • Scaled the company to €300K annual revenue with 100% year-over-year growth.
  • Led software projects for pharmaceutical, transport, and logistics clients in Tunisia and France, delivering tailored systems that improved operations and efficiency.
  • Built computer vision prototypes and BI/CRM platforms, enabling clients to gain real-time competitive and operational insights.
  • Managed and mentored a team of 4 engineers, combining hands-on development with project leadership.
  • Oversaw financial management and business development, driving expansion into international markets.

Education

Oct 17 – Feb 20

Technical University Munich

Master of Science - MS in Management

Jan 11 – Jun 16

National Institute of Applied Science and Technology

Engineering diploma in Software engineering

Skills

Top Skills

Software ArchitectureProduct DevelopmentTechnical Leadership

Languages

English (Native or Bilingual)French (Full Professional)German (Full Professional)Arabic (Native or Bilingual)
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