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Ilya Devin

@ilyadevin

Senior full-stack engineer building scalable architectures and AI-driven media platforms with Python and modern JavaScript.

Cambodia

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a team where I can build scalable full-stack and AI/ML-backed media systems, own reliable CI/CD and infrastructure, and collaborate on clean, SOLID/KISS/DRY code that ships and scales.

I’m a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer with 16+ years of experience spanning system software, web development, and scalable architecture. I focus on building robust, production-ready solutions—especially when the work combines media processing and AI/ML model integration into dependable workflows.

In my current role at Cugate AG, I architect and build Python backends with Django 5.x and FastAPI, using Django REST Framework to power advanced media applications. I design and deploy AI pipelines for media remixing and processing using Hugging Face models, and I develop autonomous AI agents that automate end-to-end workflows, while also delivering high-performance React (Vite) frontends with real-time WebSocket communication.

Across recent positions, I’ve engineered end-to-end media systems such as an Audio-to-Video platform using Python, Celery, and Redis orchestration, integrating transcription (Whisper ASR), narrative generation (Mistral-7B), and visual synthesis (Stable Diffusion 3.5). I also build immersive and interactive experiences with Three.js, React Three Fiber, and Web Speech API, while driving reliable releases through CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions and operational tooling like Systemd.

I’m equally comfortable in DevOps and infrastructure work—containerization with Docker, Kubernetes-based service architecture, and production-grade Linux/Ubuntu operations supported by Nginx and automated workflows. I’m an open-minded collaborator with a strong commitment to SOLID, KISS, and DRY, aiming to keep codebases clean, maintainable, and scalable as systems grow.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

AI Backend & Frontend Developer

Current

Cugate AG

Jul 2024 - Present (2 years)

Architected Python/Django (5.x) and FastAPI backends using Django REST Framework to power advanced media applications. Built React/Vite frontends with WebSockets and implemented AI pipelines for media remixing and processing, including work on audiocatalog.cugate.com.

Python fastAPI Django REST Framework AI Pipelines Hugging Face React Vite WebSockets

Senior Software Engineer (Outsource)

Cugate AG

Jan 2023 - Jan 2026 (3 years)

Architected and developed an Audio Catalog web application using React 18, Django 5.x, and FastAPI. Built an AI audio-to-video platform with Python, Celery, and Redis, and integrated transcription, narrative generation, visual synthesis, and deployment automation.

React 18+React three fiber fastAPI Python Celery Redis YOLOv11 Runware API GitHub Actions Systemd

Backend & DevOps Engineer

Fortyfy GmbH

Jan 2023 - Jun 2024 (1 year 5 months)

Configured and maintained scalable Laravel environments with a focus on high availability, performance, and load balancing. Built REST APIs and high-throughput data processing pipelines, and implemented Docker-based containerization with CI/CD automation using GitHub and Beanstalk.

Laravel REST APIs Docker Bash Scripting CI CD GitHub Actions Beanstalk Load Balancing High Throughput

Lead Full-Stack Developer

Reactus

Jan 2016 - Jul 2022 (6 years 6 months)

Developed secure PHP backend API endpoints and designed microservices architectures using Kubernetes and Ubuntu. Managed multi-database environments spanning Redis, Neo4j, MySQL, and MongoDB.

PHP Backend Microservices Kubernetes Ubuntu Redis Neo4j MySQL MongoDB

PHP Developer & DevOps

SunnyGeorgia Travel LTD

Dec 2018 - May 2020 (1 year 5 months)

Engineered PHP backend API endpoints for a travel and booking platform and provided server technical support. Established CI/CD pipelines and managed persistence and caching layers using Neo4j, PostgreSQL, and Memcached.

PHP Backend CI CD Technical Support Neo4j PostgreSQL MemCached

Backend Developer

Navigine LLC

Jan 2016 - Jul 2018 (2 years 6 months)

Developed optimized API endpoints and supported high-velocity data gathering for beacon sensor networks. Integrated real-time interactive mapping functionality using OpenLayers.

Beacon Sensor Network OpenLayers

PHP Developer / Front-End Developer

Adexin LTD.

Jan 2015 - Jan 2016 (1 year)

Engineered PHP backends and implemented client-side interactive mapping solutions using OpenLayers JS. Developed backend features with JAVA SAP integration, maintained MySQL database schemas, and supported CI/CD-driven deployments using NetBeans and Git.

PHP OpenLayers SAP Integration MySQL NetBeans Git CI CD

PHP Developer & Front-End Coder

Capsula LTD.

Jan 2014 - Jan 2015 (1 year)

Provided full-cycle e-commerce technical support and feature development for online stores built on CodeIgniter. Implemented responsive layouts and UI functionality using jQuery and AngularJS, managed MySQL queries, and maintained Ubuntu deployment workflows with Git.

CodeIgniter PHP HTML CSS jQuery AngularJS MySQL Responsive UI Ubuntu Git

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

European Humanities University

Mathematician - System Developer, Information Technologies

Studied Mathematician - System Developer (Information Technologies) at European Humanities University. Also reported native Russian proficiency, intermediate English, and learning Khmer.