Elyas Syoufi

Senior Software Engineer

I build backend systems and experiment with AI workflow orchestration.

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I've spent 7+ years on Java/Spring systems, mostly at the federal government level, including a security platform I helped rebuild across three major versions. Lately I've been deep into using BPMN and CMMN to structure LLM agent workflows, which is what HELM is about. I also run a self-hosted homelab and built a PHIPA-compliant web agency for therapists as a side venture.

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Projects

HELM

Concept

Uses BPMN, CMMN, and DMN to define and run multi-step LLM workflows, treating agent coordination as a process engineering problem.

TypeScriptBPMNCMMNDMNLLM Agents

Ever After

Wedding and event planning app that handles vendors, guest RSVPs, and budgets. Angular 21 + NestJS in an Nx monorepo, deployed with Docker Compose.

Angular 21NestJSPrismaNxSignalsDocker

Experience

Senior Software Engineer

Canada Revenue Agency

Ottawa, Canada

  • Re-architected a legacy Java/EJB monolith into a Spring Boot 2.7 + Angular application with ~185 JPA entities, 49 REST controllers, and Spring Data REST, deployed as a WAR on WildFly 16
  • Implemented enterprise Spring Security with Kerberos/SPNEGO SSO, Active Directory LDAP fallback, CSRF protection, and a custom PermissionEvaluator for role-based access control across 5 roles
  • Resolved circular dependency references in PostgreSQL by restructuring the data model from a tree to a graph-based model using adjacency lists, eliminating recursive queries and cutting execution time by 40%
  • Set up Gitea-based CI/CD pipelines with Docker multi-stage builds, replacing manual WAR packaging and deployment

Skills

Backend & Cloud

JavaSpring BootMicroservicesHibernate/JPARESTDockerKubernetes

Frontend

Angular 17+React/Next.jsTypeScriptSignalsTailwind CSS

AI & Orchestration

BPMNCMMNDMNClaude CodeGSD WorkflowRAGVector SearchLLM APIs

DevOps & Tools

CI/CDNx MonorepoGitLinuxSynology/Self-hosting

Blog

March 4, 2026 · 6 min read

The Cartography of Curiosity

A wide skill set isn't a lack of focus. It's the map you draw before you know the territory. On why exploring broadly is how you find the work that matters to you.

February 12, 2026 · 4 min read

Why LLM Agents Need Process Engineering

Most agent frameworks are glorified function chains. There's a 40-year-old discipline that solves everything they're getting wrong.

Let's build something.

Looking for my next role, preferably backend-heavy, ideally involving systems older than they should be.

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