alexk@elrise.io:~$ ← personal site now exp stack contact .ru

Senior engineer
shipping multi-agent AI
at production scale

20 years in IT, the last 8 focused on highload backend and autonomous AI systems. I build things that actually work in production.

// Moscow · remote | // 20 years in IT | // 6+ years leadership
## now

What I'm working on right now

41+
agents running in parallel
150–300
commits/day throughput
20
years in the industry
// R&D

Multi-agent AI platform

In-house project: persistent memory, orchestration pipelines, automated validation. Local LLM agents coordinating work over a shared code surface. Fully autonomous, no external APIs.

// INFRA

Retrieval & context infrastructure

Designing and building RAG pipelines and MCP servers for long-term agent memory, context isolation across teams, and autonomous operation in closed environments.

// PROMPT ENG

Prompts as an engineering discipline

Own approaches to designing, validating, and versioning prompts. Embedding them into platform pipelines as first-class artifacts, not magic strings.

// ANALYTICS

ML/LLM for market data

Algorithms and analytics modules for market data: feature engineering, real-time inference, model quality evaluation, integration into product pipelines.

## experience 7

20 years in IT: from leading departments to autonomous AI agents in production.

Apr 2026 — present · 4 months
Senior Software Engineer · Independent R&D
// Self-employed · Moscow

In-house multi-agent AI platform in production: 41+ agents running in parallel, 150–300 commits/day throughput. Local LLMs, RAG, MCP, Kafka orchestration, persistent memory on PostgreSQL/Redis.

Python primary LLM orchestration core Multi-agent systems core RAG pipelines core MCP servers core PostgreSQL regular
Nov 2024 — Mar 2026 · 1y 6m
Backend Developer · payment systems
// EMPAY · Moscow

Backend of a very high-load payment system: REST API on Symfony + API Platform, monolith-to-microservices migration, KYC/3DSS/MPI logic, team consulting. 4+ RPS, anti-fraud, observability through Prometheus/Grafana.

PHP 7.1–8.4 core Symfony 5.4–7.4 primary Kafka familiar Kube/CRD regular PostgreSQL regular
Dec 2023 — Oct 2024 · 11 months
Backend Developer · payment gateway
// Marfatech · Moscow

Backend of a payment gateway: new features, refactoring, technical debt. Heavy focus on performance: optimising 3-tier SQL queries, intermediate data caching. TDD approach, unit tests on critical logic. Logs in ClickHouse, Docker for local dev.

PHP primary Symfony primary MySQL 8 regular ClickHouse regular Docker regular
Aug 2022 — Nov 2023 · 1y 4m
Backend Developer · CRM
// GEGI LLC · USA · remote

Backend of a unique CRM system: new features, refactoring, deep work in a legacy codebase with custom CI/CD. Optimising massive 3-tier reporting queries. Composite indexes, join optimisation, aggregated tables. Custom MySQL 5.7 build. Persuaded the team to migrate to Postgres.

PHP primary Symfony primary MySQL 5.7 regular Docker regular Legacy refactoring core
Jun 2021 — Jul 2022 · 1y 2m
Backend Developer / Tech Lead
// Synergy · synergy.bot · university

Led development of a B2B platform: a multi-functional integration platform for business-process optimisation based on social networks and messengers (Synergy BOT). Large distributed system. Did literally everything from PHP to server deploys and JS. Built the team, went from "approve the budget" to splitting the monolith into microservices. One of the most technically dense projects in my career.

PHP 7.1–7.4 primary Symfony primary Microservices core Tech Lead core
Mar 2019 — May 2021 · 2y 3m
Backend Developer (full-stack)
// YantaYoga · yantayoga.ru · Moscow

Built the Yantayoga platform solo (backend + frontend + infrastructure). TYPO3 with custom business logic. Architecture design (content, access, logic, payments). Integrations with payment systems and external services. Streaming and video hosting (storage, delivery, playback). Performance and data-layer optimisation.

PHP primary TYPO3 primary MySQL regular Redis regular REST API regular
Mar 2018 — Feb 2019 · 1y
Backend Developer
// Kras Realti · Krasnodar · real estate

A network of 50+ real-estate sites with a unified CRM. Architecture design, centralised project management. Cross-posting listings across sites. Internal banner network (traffic distribution between projects). Lead collection and processing. Maintained and extended the portal on Bitrix.

PHP primary TYPO3 regular Bitrix regular MySQL regular
## pre-engineering · leadership

6+ years leading departments and groups of companies before moving into backend development.

01. Head of Internet Projects

2014 – 2015 · 1 year. Brought company products online. Launched OSAGO insurance through the corporate portal. Built an in-house portal — from idea to production.

02. Head of Development

2008 – 2011 · 3 years. 5+ developers across different projects and companies. Site development, system integrations, team management, priorities, processes. Experience that shows up in architectural decisions.

03. Head of Growth

2005 – 2008 · 3 years. Multi-purpose internet project with a custom CMS, admin system, user support, rollout of new products: payment, SMS, telephony/Skype gateway. Team work.

## stack

20 years deep — what I use regularly, what I keep coming back to.

// AI / Agents · core tools
Python primary LLM orchestration core Multi-agent systems core RAG pipelines core MCP servers core Prompt engineering core Vector stores regular ML feature engineering regular
// Backend · production grade
PHP 7.1–8.4 primary Symfony 5.4–7.4 primary REST API · API Platform primary 3DS · CRDS core Microservices · monolith split core TDD · unit testing core Legacy refactoring regular
// Data & infrastructure
PostgreSQL primary MySQL 5.4–8 primary Redis familiar Kafka · RabbitMQ regular ClickHouse regular Docker · Vagrant primary GitLab CI/CD regular Prometheus · Grafana regular Kratix · Helm regular
// Leadership & HR
Department management +6y Group of companies +9y Tech Lead +5y Hiring & onboarding regular Architecture & policy regular Closed-source launches regular
## approach

"I deliver". Systems thinking. Reliably effective.

01. Go to structure first

I take on chaotic projects. I help measure, structure and align processes. I don't stop at "it works" — I aim for "it's right".

02. Releases at the architecture level

I design release strategies under load. I think about graceful degradation, rollback, observability. I don't get stuck on a feature — I build a platform.

03. Cross-domain analogies

Background across graphics, tech and logistics. Equally comfortable talking to a manager, a developer, or a founder.

04. Craft and outcome

I don't game style, hierarchy, or arguments. I like working with good people who care.

05. Teaching as expertise

6+ years teaching and running courses on backend development, logic, and architecture. Result: I know how to explain technical things without losing meaning.

06. Industrial context as calibration

Since 2005 — a path through stacks, landscapes, mentorship, leadership. Not the trendiest, but the context is there.

## contact
telegram @Alexk136
github @alexk136