Alex Kalymaha - Senior Solution Architect
CTO / Senior Solution Architect

Building Scalable Systems &
Engineering Careers

10+ years in IT. I help companies build Composable architecture and engineers become Solution Architects.

10+
Years in IT
50+
Projects Delivered
S&P 500
Client Experience
100+
Engineers Mentored

Expertise & Hiring

For Hiring Teams

Senior Solution Architect / CTO

Open to full-time Senior Solution Architect or CTO roles. Based in Germany and available for remote. I lead architecture strategy, drive modernization, and align technology with measurable business outcomes.

For Engineers

Mentorship Program

A structured path from Senior Developer to Solution Architect. Real cases, role-play simulations, and career strategy to help you break the glass ceiling.

Explore Program

Experience Track

2023 — Now
Senior Solution Architect
Global E-commerce (NDA)
  • Strategic Transformation: Leading the migration of a legacy monolith to Composable architecture (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless) for a major enterprise player.
  • Financial Impact: Managed a digital transformation budget equivalent to 4.2% of annual revenue, ensuring ROI through optimized TCO analysis.
  • Leadership: Established Architectural Decision Records (ADR) framework, aligning C-level stakeholders and technical teams on strategic vision.
2021 — 2023
Solution Architect
Enterprise Retail & Manufacturing
  • Global Scalability: Architected a unified multi-country rollout strategy, reducing time-to-market for new regions from 6 months to 1 month.
  • Modernization: Orchestrated the migration of 1,500+ legacy integrations to SAP S/4HANA using an Event-Driven Architecture (Kafka), eliminating data silos.
  • Process Optimization: Implemented ISA-M methodology, accelerating integration development cycles by 500%.
2016 — 2021
Lead Software Engineer / SA
Healthcare, Automotive & B2B
  • High-Load Systems: Re-platformed a critical B2C portal, doubling system capacity (RPS) from 500 to 1000 without infrastructure cost increase.
  • Revenue Growth: Designed and implemented a custom search solution that boosted purchase conversion rates by 0.2% (~30% relative uplift) within one quarter.
  • Cost Efficiency: Replaced expensive SaaS components with in-house microservices, significantly reducing operational expenses (OpEx).
Leadership & Strategy
CTO Advisory Digital Transformation TOGAF Team Building Budgeting (FinOps) Vendor Management
Architecture
Composable / MACH Microservices Event-Driven Domain-Driven Design Tech Radar Solution Design
Cloud & DevOps
AWS Cloud-Native Kubernetes CI/CD Strategy Infrastructure as Code Security & Compliance
Technology Stack
Java / Spring Boot Node.js / TypeScript Kafka / RabbitMQ PostgreSQL / Redis Commercetools SAP Commerce

Mentorship: Gain 10 Years of Exp in 8 Weeks

This is not just a course. It's a simulation of real architectural work. I'm checking every participant if this program fits your current level.

Real Cases

We analyze anonymized cases from my practice (E-commerce, Fintech). No textbook theory.

Role Play

I am your tough client. You are the architect. Learn to defend solutions, budgets, and technology choices.

Feedback

Tough and honest feedback on your diagrams and documents. Bringing them to a production-ready level.

Architect Elevator: move between code and ROI. That’s what gets paid €100k+—and what we train in Road to Solution Architect.

Participation Options

Self-Paced

Basic

Independent Study
  • Pre-recorded lectures
  • All homework assignments
  • Access to template database (ADR, RFC)
  • Homework review & feedback
  • Q&A sessions
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Group Cohort

Intensive Group Work
  • Pre-recorded lectures
  • Homework Review + Feedback
  • Weekly Q&A (Group)
  • Community Access
  • Final Exam (Defense)
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Limited

Individual

1-on-1 Mentorship
  • Personal mentoring (1-on-1)
  • Review of your work case
  • Flexible meeting schedule
  • Career strategy
  • Direct contact 24/7
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Architect's Starter Pack

Get these essential templates and guides, chat with me.

Who is Solution Architect?

Comprehensive guide on the role: differences from Tech Lead, responsibilities, and required skills.

Quality Attribute Matrix

Ready-to-use Excel/PDF template for tracking Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs).

NFR Question Bank

A curated list of questions to ask stakeholders to uncover hidden requirements.