Mansoor Jafary
About Mansoor Jafary
Mansoor Jafary is the Director of Software Engineering at Ally, with a background in API frameworks and cloud infrastructure from his tenure at American Express.
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Mansoor Jafary is the Director of Software Engineering at Ally, a position he has held since 2021. He is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and works remotely.
Work Experience at Ally
Since joining Ally in 2021, Mansoor Jafary has led significant initiatives. He spearheaded the architecture and implementation of a green-field API Platform using AWS Serverless technologies and Terraform. He also promoted GraphQL APIs through product and technology evaluations, and proof of concepts to establish viable architectural patterns. His work includes the implementation of 22 GraphQL queries and mutations, 18 API integrations, and data sync capabilities across 9 internal and vendor systems for Credit Card servicing. Jafary also launched an enterprise-compliant AWS AppSync GraphQL API Gateway terraform module and developed various tools and automation to enhance the developer experience.
Previous Work at American Express
Prior to joining Ally, Mansoor Jafary held multiple roles at American Express over a span of 14 years. From 2017 to 2021, he was the Director - Enterprise APIs Framework, API Gateway, and Enterprise Architecture based in Phoenix, Arizona. He also worked as Sr. Product Manager - Cloud Infrastructure from 2016 to 2017. Before these roles, he was the Lead Technical Project Manager - Web Engineering MYCA from 2007 to 2016, working in both Phoenix, Arizona, and Toronto, Canada.
Earlier Career
Early in his career, Mansoor Jafary gained experience as a Senior Software Engineer at Xavor from 2000 to 2003, working in Irvine, California and Lahore, Pakistan. He also worked as a Researcher and Trainer at the Institute of Information Technology for six months in the year 2000.
Education and Expertise
Mansoor Jafary holds a Master of Business Systems from Monash University, completed from 2003 to 2004. He also earned a Bachelor of Computer Science from the Institute of Management Sciences, which he completed between 1997 and 1999.