Manu Ihou

Hi, I'm Manu Ihou

Software Architect and Entrepreneur

Specialized in designing and implementing scalable distributed systems, cloud architecture, and modern web applications.

Experience

CEO/Founder

Virtual Outcomes • Amsterdam • Dec 2024 - Present

Leading a software agency specializing in building scalable SaaS platforms and enterprise solutions. Notable products include QuantLedger, an AI-powered financial analysis platform.

  • Designed and implemented scalable microservices architectures using Next.js, FastAPI, and event-driven patterns
  • Built AI/ML pipelines using LangChain, OpenAI, and custom transformers for document processing and analysis
  • Implemented real-time data processing with Redis streams and PostgreSQL for time-series data
  • Developed secure multi-tenant architectures with row-level security and OAuth2/JWT authentication
  • Orchestrated containerized deployments using Kubernetes with automated CI/CD pipelines on AWS EKS
  • Integrated financial data providers with custom rate limiting and caching strategies
  • Implemented event sourcing patterns with CQRS architecture
  • Designed and deployed comprehensive monitoring stacks with Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry
Next.js
React
TypeScript
TailwindCSS
Node.js
Python
FastAPI
TensorFlow
PyTorch
LangChain
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
OAuth2
JWT
SOC2
PostgreSQL
Redis
CI/CD
GitHub Actions

Software Architect

BMW Group, Breda • 2023 - Present

  • SPOC (Single Point of Contact) between business leaders from CH, BE, NL and IBM software engineering offshore teams
  • Technical and functional design of interfaces
  • Coordinating development teams and platform direction
  • Planning and executing releases according to tight deadlines
IBM Integration Bus
IBM MQ
IBM APP Connect
AWS
CloudFormation
EC2
S3
System Design
Enterprise Architecture
Microservices
API Gateway
REST APIs
SOAP
IAM
VPC
Security Groups
Jenkins
GitLab CI

Software Architect

Profit4SF, Utrecht • 2018 - 2023

OTOLIFT Stairlifts (2021-2023)

  • Designed strategic roadmap for software modernization
  • Led MuleSoft implementation and integration with Salesforce
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

WENSINK (2018-2021)

  • Led IT modernization with MuleSoft and Salesforce
  • Designed and implemented API architecture
  • Managed Agile development process
MuleSoft
Salesforce
RAML
DevOps
Agile

Integration Specialist

Virtual Sciences, Utrecht • 2016 - 2017

  • Developed applications and Web Services with IBM APP CONNECT
  • Built integrations between backend systems and CRM software
  • Performed End-to-End testing of integrations
IBM APP CONNECT
Web Services
Integration