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Pavel Kanev

@pavelkanev

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I am a senior software engineer specializing in full-stack Node.js and cloud-native scalable solutions.

Bulgaria

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior full-stack/backend roles building cloud-native, scalable systems in collaborative Agile teams, with opportunities to mentor, shape architecture, and drive CI/CD and observability improvements.

I am a solution-focused senior software engineer with over 10 years of experience building full-stack, scalable systems using Node.js, TypeScript, React/Next, and cloud-native architectures. I have led migrations from monoliths to microservices, architected serverless and containerized deployments, and built LLM-driven applications integrating OpenAI, Hugging Face, Pinecone and FAISS to deliver intelligent features and semantic search.

I drive CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code, and observability to improve release velocity and reliability, and I focus on accessibility and component-driven UI using Atomic Design. I enjoy mentoring engineers, collaborating across UX/QA/DevOps, and applying DDD, SOLID principles, and TDD/BDD to deliver maintainable, high-quality products.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

Intway

Oct 2021 - Present (3 years 10 months)

Built AI-powered applications orchestrating LLMs with LangChain and integrating OpenAI, Hugging Face and AWS Bedrock; implemented vector search (Pinecone, FAISS) and real-time features, improving transaction throughput and processing efficiency by 40%. Automated CI/CD and IaC with GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform, reducing deployment times by 40%.

NestJS Lang Chain Pinecone PostgreSQL Prisma Docker Kubernetes Terraform

Senior Software Engineer

MindfulProd

Oct 2018 - Oct 2021 (3 years)

Led migration of a legacy monolithic finance application to microservices using Node (Nest), React/Next.js and AWS Lambda, improving scalability and deployment flexibility. Optimized front-end performance with SSR and code-splitting, achieving a 17% reduction in page load times.

AWS Lambda GraphQL DynamoDB Docker Kafka Prisma Node NestJS Next.js TypeScript

Software Engineer

Fivecube

Feb 2016 - Oct 2018 (2 years 8 months)

Architected and built RESTful APIs with Node.js/Express and managed Oracle and AWS-backed data stores, leading a migration of legacy systems to AWS to optimize deployment workflows and reliability. Implemented real-time features with WebSockets and improved infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and CloudFormation.

Node Express Oracle AWS S3 Terraform WebSockets DynamoDB Pl SQL CI CD Jenkins

Junior Software Engineer

Severus

Nov 2013 - Feb 2016 (2 years 3 months)

Developed and maintained web applications using Node/Express, jQuery and SQL Server, building RESTful APIs and integrating third-party services to enhance functionality and reliability. Contributed to CI/CD pipeline design and serverless features using DynamoDB and AWS services to improve deployment and data sync latency.