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Alexander S.

Senior Software Engineer | DevOps Engineer | System Administrator

If you’re looking for a senior web engineer or system architect who can deliver reliable, scalable solutions — you’re in the right place. With 20+ years of hands-on experience in web development, backend architecture, and infrastructure, I help businesses build, optimize, and scale their digital products. I’m available for both long-term collaborations and short-term contracts. ⸻ What I Bring to Your Project Backend & Application Development • PHP 7/8 (Laravel, Symfony, Zend, Slim, Yii, CodeIgniter) • Node.js (Express.js, Nest.js, Meteor.js) • REST / SOAP / RPC API development • Mobile app backend architecture • Fintech and payment solutions Cloud & Infrastructure • AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean, Yandex Cloud • IaaS / PaaS / SaaS architecture • Kubernetes, Docker • CI/CD pipelines, DevOps automation • Linux server administration & monitoring • LAMP / LEMP / MERN / MEAN stacks Integrations & Specialized Solutions • Payment / Email / SMS / Voice gateway integrations • Marketing & transactional mailing systems • GPS tracking & navigation software • OpenStreetMap / OSRM integrations • Video streaming (Flussonic, Wowza, OvenMediaEngine) • Server-side video processing (FFMPEG) • E-commerce (Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce, OpenCart, BigCommerce) • WordPress (themes & plugins) • Sales funnels & custom business logic Frontend • HTML, CSS • React, Vue, Angular Databases • SQL / NoSQL systems Other • Reverse engineering • Performance optimization • Bug fixing & legacy system stabilization • Minor experience in Ballerina / Choreo ⸻ AI-Enhanced Development Workflow I actively use modern AI-powered development tools to increase productivity, accelerate debugging, improve code quality, and speed up delivery — without compromising architecture or long-term maintainability. Within the scope of my technical expertise, AI allows me to: • Prototype faster • Refactor and optimize more efficiently • Detect edge cases earlier • Improve documentation and testing coverage This means faster turnaround times and better results for your project. ⸻ I believe in balancing development speed with long-term product quality. Moving too fast creates technical debt; moving too slow kills momentum. My goal is to deliver clean, scalable solutions — efficiently and responsibly. If this sounds like what you’re looking for, feel free to reach out. Let’s build something solid. Thank you for your time.

🇰🇿Petropavlovskiy, Kazakhstan$40/hr100% JSS4.91 (131)Since Mar 2010

Earnings and projects

MRR
$280

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#101,045 / 412k
🇰🇿Country#164 / 762
Revenue, last 30 days
$827

Last 6 months: $1.7k

World#48,822 / 412k
🇰🇿Country#83 / 762
Total earnings
$562k

Billed in all: $578k

World#2,147 / 412k
🇰🇿Country#15 / 762
Per project
$3.2k

$1.7k in the last 6 months

World#51,910 / 412k
🇰🇿Country#135 / 762
Projects, last 6 months
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#128,096 / 412k
🇰🇿Country#197 / 762
Projects in all
173

Across 187 contracts

38% fixed62% hourly
World#12,608 / 412k
🇰🇿Country#24 / 762

Earnings, last 30 days

$578k+$827 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$577.5k$578.0k$578.5kOct 9Oct 24Nov 8

Skill rankings: Top 17% in FFmpeg

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