Solution Architect @ Paybis | AI adoption in the SDLC | Architecture for regulated crypto & fintech

Architecture and AI adoption for regulated crypto and fintech.

I work on two things: architecture consistency across product streams, and governed AI adoption in engineering. At Paybis since 2019, from web developer to Head of Frontend to Solution Architect.

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$5.5B

platform transactions

6.9M

users, 250+ countries

19%

of volume via the embeddable widget

4 → 15

frontend engineers, ~90% offer acceptance

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Architecture for regulated platforms

C4 system design across frontend, backend and infrastructure, decisions recorded as ADRs, a company-wide threat model. Architecture Committee member.

AI adoption in the SDLC

AI Guild with champions in engineering teams, a tool and MCP connector approval process run with Security, agent-ready repositories, adoption metrics.

Predictable AI output is an architecture problem, not a prompting trick.

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Governing AI adoption in engineeringAn AI Guild and an approval path built with Security. AI adoption now has an owner and a metric.

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From release events to predictable deliveryTrunk-based development behind feature flags replaced bi-weekly release trains.

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Performance as an organizational disciplineWidget LCP down from 8s to 4s in six months, with performance budgets built into delivery.

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Secure embeddable flows in untrusted environmentsThe widget became a core B2B product for hardware wallet and exchange partners.

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Widget embedded by Ledger, Trezor, Edge and Phemex.