Experience
FTS LLC
Sep 2025 — Present
Lead Engineer · Speech Analytics & Neuro-agent
Primary full-time remote role. Architecture and delivery of an AI speech analytics system and an in-product neuro-agent — pipeline, web, integrations.
- Speech AI: speech analytics product — conversation processing and analysis on top of AI models.
- Neuro-agent: in-product agent for onboarding and running the project; users talk via STT/TTS.
- In production: speech pipeline and neuro-agent in daily ops use; iteration on answer quality (evals) and pipeline stability.
- Product delivery: web layer, integrations, shipping into ops.
Technologies: PHP, Yii2, Python, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Docker, STT/TTS, Qdrant, LLM, SignalR, Forgejo CI/CD, OpenRouter
Home AI lab
Dec 2024 — Present · spare time
AI Engineer / Researcher
Home AI lab alongside primary employment — not a second full-time job. Prototypes for platforms and AI agents.
- Incubators for autonomous AI: isolated environments (nested Proxmox / LXC) where an agent evolves independently toward a task.
- Multi-agent tooling: OpenCode, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor/Gemini CLI, Hermes, Pi — on OpenRouter and local harnesses.
- Homelab platform: Proxmox + ZFS, Ansible IaC, Docker, Forgejo, N8N.
Technologies: LLM/RAG, AI agents, OpenRouter, OpenCode, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor CLI, Gemini CLI, Hermes, Pi, Qdrant, Redis, N8N, Docker, LXC, Proxmox, ZFS, Ansible, Forgejo, PostgreSQL, Go, Python, CI/CD
MoneyChange
Sep 2018 — Nov 2024 · 6 yr 3 mo
Tech Lead / Architect (Go, PHP)
FinTech — B2B platform for international payments and digital-asset exchanges. Key engineer from day one. $20M+ processed volume.
- Core Architecture: Fault-tolerant FinTech core and cross-exchange arbitrage. Crypto node cluster (BTC, ETH, XMR…) on Docker Swarm.
- B2B Integrations: 7 partner exchanges; platform served 50+ operators.
- Stack Migration: Critical financial modules to Go + PostgreSQL for order-of-magnitude throughput.
- DevSecOps: Security perimeter for high-risk assets — blocked dozens of intrusion and social-engineering attempts.
Technologies: PHP, Yii2, Go, Python, Docker Swarm, RabbitMQ, MariaDB, Web3, REST API
Automix
Nov 2014 — Jun 2021 · 6 yr 8 mo
Lead Developer / Architect (Technical Consultant)
Auto-parts e-commerce: EMEX and partner online stores and storefronts. Built a high-load catalog from scratch — price-list ingest, order collection, export to 1C. Key tech asset in a successful M&A. After the sale — part-time consultant.
- Prices & catalog: 40M+ SKUs from 150+ suppliers with 3× daily updates.
- Orders → 1C: collect orders from partner stores and storefronts and push into accounting.
- DB / queues: MariaDB redesign; RabbitMQ for peak load; Sphinx.
Technologies: PHP, Yii2, MariaDB, RabbitMQ, Redis, Sphinx, Docker Swarm
PHP full-stack
E-commerce (VIANOR), web apps and payments (Sirius), MMO backend and API (TorSystems).
Technologies: PHP, Yii2, MySQL, Symfony, MongoDB, RabbitMQ
