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Solutions Architect at Setanta Sports who redesigned Aviator for 50,000 monthly players with a zero-downtime migration.
What I'm looking for
At Setanta Sports, I designed architecture for Aviator Studio and Setanta Bet, and led the Platform Engineering organization supporting both products. For Aviator, I redesigned the game platform for around 50,000 monthly active players and delivered a zero-downtime migration strategy.
I also led the cloud-to-on-premises migration for US market expansion and built an AWS multi-account landing zone across multiple regions. I’m now looking for a remote, global senior individual contributor Solutions Architect role where I can own complex technical problems end to end.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Co-founder & Technical Lead
Pinokey IO
Feb 2026 - Present (8 months)
Worked as Co-founder & Technical Lead at Pinokey IO.
Head of Platform Engineering
Setanta Sports
Jan 2026 - Aug 2026 (7 months)
Lead the centralized Platform Engineering organization supporting Aviator Studio and Setanta Bet, owning architecture, cloud infrastructure, platform security, engineering standards and shared services across both products.
Manage a 14-person Platform Engineering team across DevOps, Software Engineering, QA and Technical Leads while remaining a hands-on architect who designs and builds productio
Solutionts Architect
Aviator Studio
Aug 2025 - Aug 2026 (1 year)
Designed the software and cloud architecture behind Aviator, one of the world's fastest-growing online crash games, played by millions of users across regulated markets. As a hands-on Solutions Architect, I owned architecture decisions from research through production while actively building cloud infrastructure, platform services and production systems.
Key Achievements:
• Architected and built
Solutions Architect
Setanta Sports
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025 (11 months)
Designed software and infrastructure architecture for multiple concurrent products, partnering with development and DevOps teams from research through delivery and performance testing. Held full accountability for solution and architecture decisions, including performance or cost outcomes.
- Implemented data pipelines that ensured smooth, uninterrupted operation of the company's data warehouse.
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Back End Developer
Setanta Sports
Jun 2023 - Feb 2025 (1 year 8 months)
Converted business and product requirements into technical tasks and delivered backend functionality for Setanta Tech products and for Scroll, a Setanta Tech client mobility project, while mentoring mid-level and junior developers.
- Delivered core functionality across application layers, from the presentation layer through backend logic to system integrations.
- Owned code quality and stable bac
Back End Developer
MediCloud
Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 (5 months)
Converted business and product requirements into technical tasks and built backend functionality for a healthcare platform, supporting mid-level and junior developers along the way.
- Built and automated operational workflows, focusing on improving process efficiency.
- Owned code quality and application optimization for assigned features.
- Supported mid-level and junior developers during implem
Back End Developer
Noxtton
Mar 2022 - Jan 2023 (10 months)
Noxtton builds production-grade P2P systems, crypto wallets, blockchain infrastructure, and AI products. Worked across several projects and applications, taking requirements from business analysts and directly from the CTO, with full accountability for outcomes.
- Delivered backend systems for multiple concurrent applications, translating business and technical requirements into working solutions
Back End Developer
vTail Healthcare, United Airports of Georgia, Stafilo | Healthcare / A
Jan 2019 - Jan 2021 (2 years)
Backend developer across healthcare, aviation, and other client engagements, receiving tasks from senior developers and business analysts. Worked as a Node.js Developer at United Airports of Georgia and Stafilo, mainly building and developing internal applications, on-site.
- Built backend flows, wrote tests, and integrated new functionality into existing production systems.
- Took on tasks durin
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Jun 2021 · Expired Jun 2024
Akaki Tsereteli State University
Computer Science
2015 - 2019
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