Ali Khatami
Technical Product Leader · Staff-Level Platform Engineer
JPMorgan · API Governance Platform · Guarded AI Automation
Technical Product Leader with Staff-level engineering depth. Six years building developer platforms, AI/LLM automation systems, and API governance tools at enterprise scale. Rebuilt Chase's entire API onboarding lifecycle—cutting governance from 2 months → 1 week and documentation from 4–5 weeks → minutes using LLM pipelines, RAG, graph-based scoring, and OpenAPI-first architecture. Founder of nfrax, a 100+ star open-source SDK ecosystem powering backend, AI, and fintech workflows.
Metrics from API governance approvals, documentation automation, and compliance quality improvements.
Featured Work
Case studies with context, tradeoffs, and outcomes
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CurrentEnterprise AI~80% faster governance reviews and consistent OpenAPI readiness across 4,000+ APIs.
Context
API onboarding and governance were fragmented: specs drifted, docs went stale, discovery was keyword-based, and duplication was common. Reviews ran through manual JIRA handoffs and tribal knowledge.
Constraints
Enterprise security and audit requirements. Had to integrate with existing JIRA workflows. Needed to scale across thousands of APIs and support internal teams plus external partners.
Key Decisions
- •Combined deterministic OpenAPI policy checks with LLM-assisted remediation — enforce standards without blocking teams
- •Generated documentation and user guides from Swagger/OpenAPI with guardrails — consistent docs at enterprise scale
Full Stack
nfrax
Open Source3 MIT-licensed SDKs that cut boilerplate and speed delivery.
MCP Servers
AI InfrastructureRepeatable, secure agent workflows adopted org-wide.
Experience
VP / Lead Software Engineer + Technical Product Lead
2024 – PresentJPMorgan Chase & Co.
Promoted into hybrid Staff-level engineering + product leadership role to execute the modernization and automation strategy I defined for Chase's 4,000+ API ecosystem.
- Promoted into hybrid Staff-level engineering + product leadership role to execute the modernization and automation strategy I defined for Chase's 4,000+ API ecosystem.
- Designed full automation architecture for API governance, documentation, and readiness scoring using LLMs, RAG, and graph-based state machines.
Technical Product Manager — API Platform
2023 – 2024JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Product owner for API governance and documentation modernization across Chase CCB. Promoted to VP.
- Product owner for API governance and documentation modernization across Chase CCB.
- Defined multi-phase modernization roadmap; established platform as enterprise standard for API onboarding and partner delivery.
Senior Associate Engineer — ML & Platform
2021 – 2022JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Built ML-driven risk forecasting pipelines and full-stack cloud cost visibility platform adopted org-wide.
- Built ML-driven risk forecasting pipelines; migrated Pandas workloads → PySpark for scalability.
- Developed full-stack platform (Python/Django + React) for cloud cost visibility and resource planning, adopted org-wide.
Founder & Lead Developer
2024 – Presentnfrax (Open Source · 100+ Stars)
Open-source SDK ecosystem powering backend frameworks, AI agent workflows, and fintech integrations.
- Open-source SDK ecosystem (100+ GitHub stars) used by startups, internal POCs, and developers building AI agents, backend services, and fintech workflows.
- Built 4 MIT-licensed SDKs: svc-infra (backend), ai-infra (LLM/RAG), fin-infra (fintech), robo-infra (robotics/IoT).
Founder & Lead Engineer
2019 – 2021QuantTech Markets
Founder & lead engineer of an ML/NLP-driven equities research and trading platform that outperformed S&P 500 by 5–7%.
- Founder & lead engineer of an ML/NLP-driven equities research and trading platform.
- Built algorithmic trading engine that outperformed S&P 500 by 5–7%; sold backend to trading firm while retaining usage rights.
What People Say
Ali does a great job working across functional teams. He partners with different groups and captures information with minimal involvement to ensure their daily work is not impacted, while still ensuring proper review and sign-off.
Ali remains focused and positive under pressure, committed to excellent end products. One of his greatest strengths is communication—we can always count on him to keep us informed.
Ali was instrumental in helping me get up to speed when I first began. His guidance on navigating our tools was invaluable. He's proactive, prompt, and communicates effectively.
Skills
Product & Strategy
Agentic Systems
Distributed Backend
Cloud & Delivery
Developer Experience
Data & Reliability
Education
Degrees
M.S. Data Science
Bellevue University
B.S. Quantitative Finance
Hofstra University