2023 — 2025
Master’s Degree
Computing & Software Engineering · D. Serikbaev EKTU
Portfolio · 8 years of experience
Experience
Software engineer building backend systems, AI workflows, MVPs, and scalable web platforms since 2018. Based in Astana, Kazakhstan; working remotely worldwide.
- 2025 — NowCTO & Co-founderEpiq AI
- 2024 — NowSenior Backend DeveloperNadvan Group
- Sep 2024 — Dec 2025Full Stack EngineerUKTMP — Titanium-Magnesium Plant
- Apr — May 2024Tech Lead (Startup)Tasker
- Sep 2023 — May 2025Computer Vision Researcher (Apprenticeship)Smart Parking — D. Serikbayev EKTU
- 2020 — PresentFull-Stack Developer (Independent)Self-employed
- 2022 — 2023Telecommunications EngineerNational Information Technologies
- 2019 — 2020Programming TeacherHigh School
2025 — Now · Astana, KZ · Founding · Current
CTO & Co-founder
Epiq AI
As CTO & co-founder I set the technical vision for a Data-Driven Decision Support System (predictive ML + Human-in-the-Loop) and build the team to develop and roll it out.
- Built and lead a team of 10 across development and rollouts, establishing engineering processes and culture from zero.
- Designed the DSS architecture with predictive ML models and Human-in-the-Loop feedback, taking the product from concept to a working solution.
- Driving the product toward Astana Hub Demo Day and pilots with first enterprise customers.
PythonTypeScriptRAGQdrantMCPKubernetes
2024 — Now · On-site / Remote · Contract · Current
Senior Backend Developer
Nadvan Group
Senior backend developer at a corporate group: centralized development and owned reliable internal systems under load.
- Built multiple high-load systems — a super-app and internal platforms — consolidating several systems into one reliable product for the whole group.
- Created a unified development & deployment platform — DevOps and CI/CD from scratch — speeding up delivery across teams.
- Ran a UX audit and redesigned interfaces and navigation across corporate apps.
GoTypeScriptPostgreSQLDockerGitLab CIn8n
Sep 2024 — Dec 2025 · Öskemen, KZ · On-site · Project
Full Stack Engineer
UKTMP — Titanium-Magnesium Plant
Full-stack engineering at one of Kazakhstan's largest industrial groups (UKTMP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED) — internal systems, cross-system integrations, and R&D infrastructure.
- Supported and troubleshot multiple internal corporate systems — monitored performance, ran user support and authored technical documentation.
- Designed custom integration modules and APIs for inter-system communication; optimized data flows and error handling.
- Set up R&D dev-environment infrastructure, automated deployment with CI/CD, scaled and managed resources for the R&D team.
Nuxt.jsNext.jsTypeScriptNode.jsPythonDockerGitLab CIPostgreSQL
Apr — May 2024 · Remote · 2 months · Project
Tech Lead (Startup)
Tasker
Service-marketplace startup at the business-hypothesis-validation stage. Built MVP across three coupled clients sharing one backend.
- Architected MVP for Clients · Operators · Masters on a single API surface.
- Owned infrastructure: GitLab CI/CD, Vercel, monitoring scaffolding.
- Validated core flows quickly to inform the next funding decision.
GoTypeScriptNext.jsGitLab CIVercel
Sep 2023 — May 2025 · Öskemen, KZ · Hybrid · Project
Computer Vision Researcher (Apprenticeship)
Smart Parking — D. Serikbayev EKTU
Academic research project on vehicle recognition over unmarked parking spaces. Real-time data-collection prototype + operator analytics dashboard.
- Developed CV algorithms for vehicle detection and recognition on unmarked parking areas.
- Built a real-time data-processing pipeline integrating camera systems and collection infra.
- Shipped a working prototype with an operator dashboard for live data visualization.
PythonOpenCVAIPyTorchFastAPIPostgreSQL
2020 — Present · Remote · Independent
Full-Stack Developer (Independent)
Self-employed
Affordable, custom web solutions for small businesses — online stores, CRMs, internal tools.
- Delivered 20+ custom solutions: e-commerce, CRMs, dashboards.
- Worked across the full stack — design, backend, deployment, support.
Next.jsNuxtTypeScriptPostgreSQLDocker
2022 — 2023 · Astana, KZ · Full-time
Telecommunications Engineer
National Information Technologies
Built isolated, safe environments for testing network configurations and training.
- Implemented EVE-NG sandbox with virtualized network equipment.
- Created laboratory environments for network-technology training.
EVE-NGCiscoLinuxDockerPython
2019 — 2020 · Ust-Kamenogorsk, KZ · Full-time
Programming Teacher
High School
Taught programming fundamentals to high-school students.
- Curriculum: Python · Arduino · Scratch.
- Designed hands-on lessons and small projects per student.
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The toolkit, organized by layer.
Programming Languages
GoTypeScriptPythonRust
Backend · APIs · Messaging
GinFastifyElysiaFastAPIgRPCGraphQL FederationMercuriusTemporalNATSRabbitMQSSEZod → OpenAPI
Infrastructure · DevOps · SRE
KubernetesDockerGitLab CI/CDn8nVercelSelf-hostedArch / CachyOSSRE practices
Data stores · Access
PostgreSQLClickHouseRedisRethinkDBMySQLQdrantTypesenseS3GORMDrizzleadvisory locks
AI & Machine Learning
Predictive MLDSS / SPPRHuman-in-the-LoopRAGModel Context ProtocolLangChainOpenAI APIQdrant
Data analytics
STL / MSTLSARIMAThetaETSCrostonADFKPSSMann–KendallBenjamini–Hochbergrolling-origin backtestWAPEP10/P50/P90SPC chartsABC/XYZOR-Tools CP-SATD3.js
Web3
SolanaAnchorRust smart contractsRWA tokenization
Team · Process
umbrella branch → atomic MRsgit-flowConventional CommitsBruno API contractsPlaywrightVitestStorybookdocs-as-codeAGENTS.md handoffonboarding interns
Education
2019 — 2023
Bachelor’s Degree
Computing & Software Engineering · D. Serikbaev EKTU
Languages
Russian: Native · English: B2 → C2 · Chinese: Studying