I’m Masoud Barhami. a software architect, developer, and writer with over a decade of experience designing meaningful, maintainable software systems. My career began in hands-on coding, but quickly grew into a deeper exploration of architecture, modeling, and the language of software itself.
My central focus has always been clarity: how to understand real-world domains, how to design with intent, and how to build systems that reflect purpose, not just requirements. I’ve found that truly great software isn’t just well-written, it’s well-discovered: shaped around the right problems, approached with the right mindset, and realized through careful design. This philosophy has guided much of my work, and continues to evolve through experimentation, reflection, and practice.
Today, I work as a software architect and independent consultant, collaborating with teams to navigate complex domains and align systems with real-world goals. I also train and mentor developers and architects who want to level up in their thinking and design fluency.
What is This Site?
This website is my personal platform, a place where I share my thoughts on software design, architectural heuristics, domain discovery, and programming philosophy. It’s also a home for original patterns, experiments, essays, and frameworks that I’ve developed or refined over the years.
While the articles often begin as personal explorations, many have grown into resources for others working through similar problems. Whether you’re deep in a complex system or thinking about how language shapes code, I hope you’ll find something here that resonates or challenges your perspective.
In addition to my writing, I use this space to document tools, ideas, and insights from my current work, including book projects and architectural models that are still evolving.
Writing
Writing is central to my process, not just as a way of sharing, but as a method of thinking and refining. I’m currently working on a few long-form projects that reflect the principles I believe are critical to modern software development:
- Language-Driven Design – A modeling paradigm that treats domain language as the primary driver of system understanding, structure, and evolution.
- Exploratory Domain Discovery – A practical and collaborative approach to uncovering domain knowledge and modeling insight through guided exploration.
- Orbit Software Development – A lean, goal-oriented, agile methodology built around evolving software by orbiting real business and user intents, not just iterative features.
Alongside these, I continue to write essays and pattern notes that reflect on software architecture, modeling techniques, and the human side of system design. Some of this work is published here, some on platforms like Medium, Substack, and GitHub.
Beyond Software
Outside of code and modeling, I enjoy photography as a casual and curious amateur capturing light, moments, and compositions when the mood strikes. Music is another quiet hobby, where I explore texture, harmony, and rhythm mostly for myself, not an audience. These hobbies keep me grounded and help balance the intensity of architectural thinking with creative play.
Contact
The best way to reach me is through the contact form on this site or via LinkedIn. I welcome thoughtful conversations, collaboration opportunities, and questions from curious developers.