Experienced Software Engineering Team Lead and Tech Lead with 15 years in backend development and a track record of leading teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions. My core strength sits at the intersection of technical leadership, project management, and hands-on engineering.
I spent 8+ years at airSlate, progressing from Senior Software Engineer to Technical Lead and then Engineering Manager — running a Core team designing, developing, and shipping critical projects. I introduced agile Scrum practices to improve team effectiveness, conducted code reviews to enforce quality, and mentored engineers to help them grow.
On the technical side, I have deep expertise across the backend stack — PHP, Node.js, Golang, TypeScript — and modern cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and Kubernetes. I participate in architectural discussions and translate business requirements into robust, maintainable technical solutions.
Currently a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Upstars and co-founder of YuViCode, an indie studio building mobile apps and web games.
Senior Staff engineer driving backend architecture, technical leadership, and hands-on engineering.
Co-founder of YuViCode — bringing backend and architecture expertise to indie mobile apps and web games.
Technical leadership and management of the development team. Responsible for maintenance of legacy systems and development of new solutions. Provided mentoring and team management, implemented agile Scrum practices, conducted code reviews, and ensured smooth execution and timely delivery of critical projects.
Designed and developed software solutions focused on scalability, performance, and reliability. Collaborated with product managers and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions. Participated in architectural discussions and provided technical expertise on system design.
Supported and evolved existing software solutions. Investigated and resolved complex technical issues. Conducted code reviews to ensure coding standards, performance optimization, and code quality. Mentored junior engineers on best practices.
Developed API for the GeoZilla mobile app using PHP 5.6 and Yii 2. Stack: MariaDB 10.1, Redis (cache), MongoDB, RabbitMQ, NGINX.
Designed and developed web applications on Yii 2. Stack: PHP 5.6, JavaScript, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Gearman, REST, Git, Lumen.
PHP developer (GameDev). Stack: PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Smarty, Git, Memcached.
Designed and developed Content Server (Livelink) customizations in OScript, including Web Reports, Workflow Map, and LiveReport modules. Built PHP web applications (MODX CMS, Zend Framework 2, CodeIgniter) and integrated with external systems (Salesforce.com, iOS REST, Authorize.Net). Also worked with C#/ASP.NET for web services and Windows Forms applications.
Freelance PHP application development for various clients.