I care about what happens beneath the surface.
The API that stays predictable. The authentication flow that holds up.
The deployment you can repeat. The code someone else can understand.
BACKEND DEVELOPMENT / APPLICATION SECURITY / LINUX & AUTOMATION
I’m Ilia Farahani, a backend developer with a security-focused mindset.
I like understanding how things work — and what happens when their assumptions break.
ilia = {
"alias": "here-is-leo",
"home": "Linux / terminal / editor",
"focus": ["Backend systems", "Application security"],
"approach": "Understand → Build → Test → Refine",
}
| Layer | Technologies |
|---|---|
| Backend | Python · C# · .NET · Node.js · Express · Django · Flask |
| Frontend | JavaScript · React · Next.js · HTML · CSS · Tailwind CSS |
| Infrastructure | Linux · Kali Linux · Bash · Docker · Nginx · GitHub Actions |
| Data | SQLite · Microsoft SQL Server |
| Workflow | Git · GitHub · VS Code · Visual Studio · Postman |
↗ Scalable APIs
Services that stay understandable as they grow.
↗ Application security
Understanding attack paths to build better defenses.
↗ System design
Turning requirements into deliberate architectural decisions.
↗ Automation & CI/CD
Making delivery repeatable, one workflow at a time.
⌘ Open the developer terminal
ilia@linux:~$ cat mindset.txt
Read the source.
Question the assumptions.
Make the complex understandable.
Leave the system better than you found it.
ilia@linux:~$ ./next-idea
> Learn. Build. Improve. Repeat.
ILIA FARAHANI / here-is-leo / STAY CURIOUS.