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Platform / DevOps Engineer · Backend Tech Lead

Egor Poderiagin

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Platform / DevOps Engineer · Backend Tech Lead

Platform and DevOps engineer with a backend background: 10+ years in Python, including three lead roles, working with Kubernetes since 2019. I administer clusters with GitOps (Argo CD, Flux), design CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions and GitLab CI, and set up monitoring and logging with Prometheus, Grafana and Fluentd. I've run my own Kubernetes cluster for 6+ years; it hosts live products, including a self-hosted LLM service in production. Former CKA, CKAD and CKS. Based in Thailand (UTC+7), open to remote roles and relocation, available immediately.

Skills

  • Kubernetes & Platform: Kubernetes, Helm, GitOps (Argo CD, Flux), Gateway API, CloudNativePG, Docker, Nginx, Linux, kind, Tilt
  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions and GitLab CI (pipeline design), Jenkins
  • Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Fluentd, Fluent Bit, Sentry
  • Security: Kubernetes NetworkPolicy, PCI DSS requirements (infrastructure and code)
  • Cloud: managed Kubernetes on DigitalOcean and Azure, self-managed clusters; AWS; Google Cloud (studied on Coursera)
  • AI/LLM: self-hosted LLM serving in production (llama.cpp on Kubernetes), model benchmarking, RAG, embeddings and hybrid search, MCP servers, OpenAI API integration
  • Backend: Python, Django, FastAPI, Celery, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka
  • Frontend: Angular, Vue 3, TypeScript
  • Testing & load: pytest, Vitest, Playwright, k6

Projects

JodRubJai — personal finance SaaS, web and Android, live in production

June 2026 – present · jodrubjai.com

  • Sole engineer in a two-person team: I build and run the backend, frontend, infrastructure and CI/CD, and deploy to Kubernetes with GitOps (Flux).
  • An AI model reads payment slips on my own infrastructure, without a GPU or a paid AI API: no per-request fees, no user data sent to AI vendors; background retries absorb the short outage during model updates.
  • Load-tested on a local copy of production; chose the model by benchmarking 20 candidates on labelled slips. Write-up

Kubernetes · Flux · llama.cpp · Celery · Prometheus · k6 · Django · Vue 3 · PostgreSQL

TypeLearn — dictation-based language-learning app, open source

April 2026 – present · typelearn.app

  • The whole app installs from one Helm chart, and local development runs that same chart, so what works on a laptop is what runs in production.
  • CI ships only tested builds: each image is built once, passes unit and browser tests and a trial run in a temporary Kubernetes cluster, and that same image goes to production.

Kubernetes · Helm · Gateway API · CloudNativePG · GitHub Actions · kind · Tilt · Django · Vue 3

vacancy-radar — local-first job-application vault, open source, on PyPI

July 2026 – present · github.com/Akay7/vacancy-radar

Lets AI assistants search and update a job-application tracker kept as plain markdown files, through an MCP server with keyword and semantic search. Write-up

Python · MCP · full-text and vector search

Open source

Merged contributions to django-allauth (23andMe OAuth2 provider), strawberry-django, wagtail-localize (Django 6.0 support), fcm-django and django-celery-beat; Jazzband member.

Experience

WebGears Services — Backend Tech Lead

Serbia, remote · July 2024 – June 2026

  • Designed the multi-tenant architecture that moved every customer onto one deployment, cutting infrastructure costs and turning onboarding from a deployment project into a configuration change.
  • Designed CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions that build Docker images and ship services to Kubernetes.
  • Interviewed backend and DevOps candidates; turned business requirements into architecture decisions; led the move to Strawberry GraphQL.

Kubernetes · Docker · GitHub Actions · Python · Django · FastAPI · GraphQL · PostgreSQL · Redis

Biligent — Automation Specialist (part-time)

Rayong, Thailand · September 2024 – July 2025

  • Led the migration of the company's internal servers from VMware ESXi to Hyper-V, cutting licensing costs.
  • Consulted on IoT architecture, device integration and data pipelines over MQTT and Modbus, working directly with partners on requirements.

Hyper-V · VMware ESXi · networking · cybersecurity · MQTT · Modbus

Hyperskill — Backend Developer

Czech Republic & USA, remote · September 2021 – April 2024

  • Built and scaled the backend of an international edtech platform serving web and mobile users; shipped API improvements while keeping backward compatibility.
  • Designed and shipped integrations with third-party and internal services over RabbitMQ; gave technical presentations to the team.

Python · Django · DRF · MariaDB · ClickHouse · Redis · RabbitMQ · Docker · Azure · RAG

Maxiru — Lead Backend Developer

Boca Raton, FL, USA, remote · January 2021 – August 2021

  • Led backend development for a cruise line services platform; integrated services written by different teams in different languages over Kafka.
  • Owned architecture decisions and sprint planning alongside the PM; primary technical contact for the client; interviewed backend candidates.

Kubernetes · Docker · Jenkins · Kafka · Python · Django · PostgreSQL · Elasticsearch

Crypto trading platform — Lead Developer

Georgia, remote · December 2019 – December 2020

  • Administered Kubernetes clusters with GitOps configuration (Flux); designed CI/CD pipelines in GitLab CI.
  • Built infrastructure and code to PCI DSS requirements.
  • Led a team of backend developers building the platform in Django and aiohttp; the product was not launched.

Kubernetes · FluxCD · GitLab CI · PCI DSS · Python · Django · aiohttp · pytest

Gefco — Senior Developer

Moscow, Russia · November 2017 – November 2019

Built full-stack ERP systems for a major transportation company and integrations with internal and external systems inside a restricted corporate network; handled server administration.

Django · Angular · ExtJS · RabbitMQ · Nginx · PostgreSQL · Microsoft SQL Server

re:point — Python Developer

Novosibirsk, Russia · October 2015 – March 2017

Developed REST APIs for mobile apps and client web projects; administered VPS servers and configured Nginx and Apache.

Django · Tornado · Nginx · Apache · Docker · AWS

Bars Group — Software Developer

Kazan, Russia · June 2015 – October 2015

Developed and supported Django/ExtJS software for educational institutions and government agencies.

Python · Django · ExtJS · PostgreSQL · Oracle DB · Jenkins

Certifications

Education

Stavropol Communication College — Technician-Programmer Diploma (equivalent to an Associate Degree), Software for Computers and Computer-Aided Systems, 2008–2012

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