Build the search core in C++20
Implemented the open-source search core in C++20 and designed session-based APIs around it.
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Founder-led · Search systems · Open source
Taking an open-source search platform from idea to live operation
A founder-led search platform with a C++20 core, SPA-aware crawling, session-based APIs, and event-driven supporting services.
- Organization
- Hatef.ir
- Formal role
- Founder / Full-Stack Engineer
- Period
- 2024 – Present
- Engagement
- Open-source search platform
01
Context
The challenge
Complexity in its real operating context.
Define, build, deploy, and operate an open-source search platform as a founder-led product rather than a bounded implementation assignment.
02
Accountability
The role
Where ownership sat.
As Founder / Full-Stack Engineer, Hatef owns product scope, architecture, full-stack implementation, deployment, and operations.
03 · Architecture decisions
Decisions over decoration.
Only decisions documented in the public résumé are included here.
Crawl modern web applications
Added SPA-aware crawling to handle client-rendered web experiences.
Separate storage, caching, and events
Used MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, and Docker as part of the platform architecture and operating model.
04 · Outcomes
What changed in production.
- Took the product from problem definition to live operation.
- Released the C++20 search core as open source.
- Established a working platform spanning product scope, architecture, implementation, deployment, and operations.