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Mikhail S.

Full-Stack & Creative Tech | AR: Web, Snapchat, TikTok | AI Solutions

lens4web • Social & Web AR • Snapchat Lens Studio • TikTok Effect House • Web Development • AI Creator • ComfyUI • Adobe After Effects • Blender 3D Expert • Performance Optimization Creative Technologist and Full-Stack Engineer (MEng) combining a strong fundamental background with advanced generative AI tools. With 8+ years of experience building web services, advanced AR experiences, AI try-on solutions, custom AI integration, and specialized bots. I deliver these solutions across a wide range of platforms, including Shopify, WordPress, Camera Kit Web SDK, Snap Apps, Snapchat, and TikTok. I leverage AI not just via API integrations, but as a core multiplier of my capabilities. I use artificial intelligence to design concepts, generate and edit assets (images, video, audio), automate workflows, and accelerate full-stack development. This deep engineering foundation allows me to execute complex, multi-disciplinary projects completely solo, without compromising on technical rigor or performance. My core commercial specialization remains at the intersection of web technology and augmented reality, helping brands build high-performance AR experiences and AI-powered Virtual Try-On (VTO) systems. I have partnered with global brands including Maquillar, Maybelline, Bershka, Essence Cosmetics, Lashify, REFY, and Flutter Habit. CORE EXPERTISE: AI, BACKEND & AUTOMATION: • End-to-end development of custom web services, platforms, and Telegram bots. • AI API integrations (OpenAI, Gemini, Grok, etc.) and backend infrastructure setup (VPS, Nginx, Node.js, Python). • AI-assisted creative production: narrative design, 3D/image generation, and audio/video processing. • Generative AI workflows, data extraction, and process automation. • Claude, Codex, Antigravity, rapid prototyping, debugging, code refactoring, MCP. AR & VTO SOLUTIONS: • AI-powered Virtual Try-On (VTO) for eCommerce (glasses, makeup, shoes) with flawless tracking. • Seamless WebAR & VTO integration for CMS (Shopify apps, WordPress, Next.js, headless commerce). • WebAR development: Three.js, MediaPipe, MindAR, WebXR, Camera Kit Web SDK. SOCIAL AR (SNAPCHAT LENS STUDIO & TIKTOK EFFECT HOUSE): • Advanced scripting and logic for Lens Studio & Effect House. • 2D / 3D games, interactive quizzes, and dynamic UIs. • 360° virtual tours, panoramic games, and image tracking for events. • Remote API, leaderboards, SFX, VFX, local and cloud storage. TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY: • Engineering: Frontend (Next.js, React, HTML/CSS, Tailwind), Backend (Node.js, Python, PHP, REST/Webhooks), DB (SQL, SQLite), Deployment & Servers. • AR / 3D: WebGL, Three.js, MediaPipe, Lens Studio, Effect House, Blender 3D. • AI / Creative: LLM APIs, ComfyUI, Prompt Engineering, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator. • eCommerce: Shopify (Liquid, Storefront API, CLI), WordPress, WooCommerce. EDUCATION • Master of Engineering (MEng), Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU), with distinction. Open to new challenges and long-term partnerships.

🇬🇪Batumi, Georgia$30/hr100% JSS5.00 (56)Since Jul 2018
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$158

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#121,754 / 412k
🇬🇪Country#445 / 1,627
Revenue, last 30 days
$295

Last 6 months: $945

World#74,975 / 412k
🇬🇪Country#263 / 1,627
Total earnings
$21k

Billed in all: $21k

World#137,575 / 412k
🇬🇪Country#635 / 1,627
Per project
$234

$135 in the last 6 months

World#252,428 / 412k
🇬🇪Country#1,089 / 1,627
Projects, last 6 months
7
100% fixed0% hourly
World#28,826 / 412k
🇬🇪Country#99 / 1,627
Projects in all
89

Across 91 contracts

86% fixed14% hourly
World#32,260 / 412k
🇬🇪Country#117 / 1,627

Earnings, last 30 days

$20.9k+$295 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$20.4k$20.6k$20.8k$21.0kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 23% in Lens Studio

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