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George Wiklauri

@georgewiklauri

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Senior backend engineer focused on scalable AI-driven systems.

Georgia

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What I'm looking for

I seek backend/lead roles where I can design scalable, reliable systems, mentor teams, and ship ML-enabled production services in a DevOps-friendly culture.

I am a senior backend engineer with deep experience designing and delivering scalable AI-driven systems, production ML pipelines, and high-concurrency services. I have led major migrations and owned architecture for real-time platforms, ensuring zero-downtime releases and reliable, production-grade APIs.

I combine strong backend expertise (Python, FastAPI, Django, PostgreSQL) with DevOps experience (Docker, AWS, GitHub Actions) to move research into production and scale systems to thousands of users and prospects daily. I prioritize reliability, observability, and pragmatic engineering to deliver measurable business impact.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior/Lead Software Engineer

Current

Toptal

Jun 2021 - Present (4 years 6 months)

Designed and delivered AI-powered outreach automation and production ML delivery pipelines, scaling inference and campaign throughput to thousands daily; led backend architecture for Pepsi LATAM sports matchmaking and executed zero-downtime Python/Django migrations for Shippo.

Python fastAPI Django Redis PostgreSQL AWS Docker API Design

Senior Software Engineer

Avisa

Apr 2019 - Jun 2021 (2 years 2 months)

Co-led backend architecture for a large management platform for the Olympic Council of Asia and designed a real-time school bus tracking system; implemented GitHub Actions CI/CD to improve reliability and accelerate releases.

Python Django REST Framework PostgreSQL Real Time Systems GitHub Actions CI CD Backend

Full-Stack Developer

VOBI

Sep 2018 - Apr 2019 (7 months)

Delivered client projects across frontend and backend in a consulting environment, building features with Node, React, MongoDB and React Native to meet fast-paced client requirements.

Node React MongoDB React Native JavaScript REST APIs Frontend Development Backend Development

Software Developer

Inexphone

Jun 2016 - Sep 2018 (2 years 3 months)

Built full-stack features for a VOIP telecommunications platform, migrated Meteor.js components to React+Redux, and implemented SMPP SMS integration to add messaging capabilities.

JavaScript React Redux Python VoIP Full Stack Meteor.Js Migrations

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Trinity College Dublin

Master of Science, Quantum Science and Technology

Completed a Master of Science in Quantum Science and Technology with coursework and research focused on quantum technologies and related applications.