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Farhad Hanifayev

@farhadhanifayev

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Senior full-stack engineer building scalable AI, cloud, and real-time applications.

Azerbaijan

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a team where I can architect scalable AI-enabled, cloud-native systems, build secure real-time experiences, and ship with strong CI/CD and agile practices—while owning features from concept to production and optimizing user impact.

I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience in full-stack development, delivering AI-driven solutions and high-performance applications end to end. I build scalable systems that integrate advanced front-end and back-end technologies, with a focus on clean, efficient code and agile delivery.

At NEON IT, I architect cloud-native, serverless platforms on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB), integrate TensorFlow-powered analytics, and lead containerized microservices using Docker and Kubernetes. I also drive secure implementations with OAuth 2.0, JWT, and MFA, and I improve delivery through CI/CD automation with GitLab CI and Jenkins—while adding real-time experiences via WebSockets.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

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Neon IT

Dec 2024 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Architected AWS serverless cloud-native applications with Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB, integrating ML analytics in Python/TensorFlow to deliver real-time predictive insights. Led Docker/Kubernetes microservices, improved API performance with GraphQL (+40% data fetching), and increased deployment efficiency via CI/CD automation.

AWS Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB TensorFlow Docker Kubernetes GraphQL WebSockets

Full Stack Engineer

Frespear Inc.

Feb 2020 - Sep 2024 (4 years 7 months)

Built scalable React/Redux SPAs and high-performance Node.js/Express APIs, including authentication, real-time syncing, and caching. Integrated ML-driven personalized recommendations (+20% engagement), optimized data fetching with GraphQL, and used AWS Lambda/API Gateway serverless design to reduce infrastructure costs.

React Redux Node GraphQL AWS Lambda MongoDB PostgreSQL WebSockets Machine Learning

Cyber Security Student

Azerbaijan Cyber Security Center

Jan 2024 - Jul 2024 (6 months)

Performed penetration testing across client and server systems, remediating vulnerabilities such as XSS and SQL injection. Implemented ML-based real-time anomaly detection (+30% faster threat detection) and strengthened secure API design, encryption (AES/TLS), and data protection via masking/tokenization.

Penetration Testing XSS SQL Injection Anomaly Detection API Design TLS Data Masking

Frontend Developer

Neon Agency MMC

Jun 2018 - Apr 2023 (4 years 10 months)

Developed responsive React applications and implemented Next.js server-side rendering to improve SEO and reduce load times by 30%. Built real-time experiences with Socket.io/WebSockets, improved front-end performance using code splitting/lazy loading, and increased design consistency using a Figma/Storybook design system.

React Redux Next.js GraphQL Socket.IO Webpack Code Splitting Lazy Loading