Ruslan K.

AI-focused Technical Leader and hands-on Engineer with 22+ years building products from zero to production. I architect and ship AI-powered SaaS, B2B/B2C platforms, and enterprise systems - writing code daily while leading teams and strategy. 📞 Invite me to your job for a FREE 15-minute consultation! 📞 Highlights: 🤝 56,000+ hours & 220+ jobs completed (with my Upwork agency), all with 5-star reviews 🤝 Top 1% of All Talent on Upwork & "Expert Vetted" Badge 🤝 $2M+ revenue generated on Upwork alone 🤝 18+ years of Senior Technology Executive management experience in roles such as CEO, CTO, VP R&D, Head of Engineering, Systems/Software/Cloud Architect, DevOps, PM, etc. Technical leadership and managing remote and on-site teams of up to 30 What I Do: I help companies build AI-first products - from initial architecture to production. Think of me as your remote, hands-on CTO and Lead Engineer: I design systems, write code, manage engineering teams, collaborate with designers on UX, and ship. My company builds large open-source platforms (ERP/CRM/HRM, Commerce, Work / Project Management), and I bring that same 0-to-1 product-building experience to every client engagement. Over the years, I've helped hundreds of companies, from startups to large international enterprises, and have conducted business in the US, Israel, Ukraine, and Bulgaria. Worked remotely with companies worldwide: US, UK, Norway, Ukraine, India, Australia, etc. Worked on multiple highly complex commercial projects, both in startup and enterprise environments, with small and large teams. I can work with the team or develop software independently from the ground (to production), keeping the software quality along the way extremely high! Rates: - Short-term / consulting: $180/hr - Long-term engagements: $120/hr Services: - AI strategy, architecture & implementation for existing and new products - Fractional CTO / technical leadership for startups and scale-ups - Product architecture, estimation & 0-to-1 builds - Code reviews, performance optimization & solving complex technical problems - Team mentoring and engineering process improvement (Agile/Lean) Short summary of software engineering expertise: ◾ AI Agents & Multi-Agent Systems (LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen, custom orchestration) ◾ LLM Integration (OpenAI / ChatGPT, Anthropic / Claude, Gemini, local models) ◾ RAG Pipelines, Embeddings, Vector Search, AI Chatbots ◾ ML / Deep Learning (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Python) ◾ SaaS (B2B & B2C) / Multi-tenancy Architecture ◾ Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, k8s, CI/CD, Serverless ◾ 15+ years with .NET / C# ◾ 10+ years with JavaScript / TypeScript ◾ 5+ years with Node.js / NestJS ◾ Python (AI/ML, Django, Serverless), Java, and more In technology, my focus spans AI-powered systems, Web, Mobile & Distributed Software: - AI & ML: LLM orchestration (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini), AI agents, RAG, vector databases, TensorFlow, PyTorch, prompt engineering, fine-tuning. - Backend: Node.js / NestJS, .NET / ASP.NET Core, Python, JS / TypeScript. - Frontend: React/ReactNative, Angular, Vue. - Data: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MS SQL, MySQL, Kafka, RabbitMQ, ElasticSearch. - Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Serverless, CI/CD. Some of the latest OSS projects include: - An Agentic Runtime that Autonomously Builds and Maintains Web Apps - Orchestration System for Autonomous AI Companies - AI-powered Open-Source ERP/CRM/HRM Platform - Work and Project Management Platform with AI features - Modern Commerce Platform (reactive server, mobile & web apps) Feel free to message me to get more details about my experience relevant to your specific project, I am always open to new opportunities! 📞 Reach out by inviting me to your project right now! 📞 Looking forward to working with you on amazing projects, - Ruslan