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I'm Elman Huseynov, a senior software engineer with 10 years in software engineering. I have led teams at Zalando, Shopify, and an AI procurement startup, scaling ad-automation across 27 markets. I excel at stakeholder management, conflict resolution, roadmap prioritization, and mentoring. I’ve hired 10+ engineers and managed up to 5 engineers; Based in Berlin, Germany since 2020 with permanent resident status. I’m passionate about building scalable backend and frontend systems, shaping team culture, and delivering reliable, high-impact software.…I'm Elman Huseynov, a senior software engineer with 10 years in software engineering. I have led teams at Zalando, Shopify, and an AI procurement startup, scaling ad-automation across 27 markets. I excel at stakeholder management, conflict resolution, roadmap prioritization, and mentoring. I’ve hired 10+ engineers and managed up to 5 engineers; Based in Berlin, Germany since 2020 with permanent resident status. I’m passionate about building scalable backend and frontend systems, shaping team culture, and delivering reliable, high-impact software.

Elman Huseynov

Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, Front-End Developer, +2

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I'm Elman Huseynov, a senior software engineer with 10 years in software engineering. I have led teams at Zalando, Shopify, and an AI procurement startup, scaling ad-automation across 27 markets. I excel at stakeholder management, conflict resolution, roadmap prioritization, and mentoring. I’ve hired 10+ engineers and managed up to 5 engineers; Based in Berlin, Germany since 2020 with permanent resident status. I’m passionate about building scalable backend and frontend systems, shaping team culture, and delivering reliable, high-impact software.…I'm Elman Huseynov, a senior software engineer with 10 years in software engineering. I have led teams at Zalando, Shopify, and an AI procurement startup, scaling ad-automation across 27 markets. I excel at stakeholder management, conflict resolution, roadmap prioritization, and mentoring. I’ve hired 10+ engineers and managed up to 5 engineers; Based in Berlin, Germany since 2020 with permanent resident status. I’m passionate about building scalable backend and frontend systems, shaping team culture, and delivering reliable, high-impact software.

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I’m Elman Huseynov, a senior software engineer with 10 years in software engineering. I have led teams at Zalando, Shopify, and an AI procurement startup, scaling ad-automation across 27 markets. I excel at stakeholder management, conflict resolution, roadmap prioritization, and mentoring. I’ve hired 10+ engineers and managed up to 5 engineers; Based in Berlin, Germany since 2020 with permanent resident status.

I’m passionate about building scalable backend and frontend systems, shaping team culture, and delivering reliable, high-impact software.

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German

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Work Experience

Deputy Engineering Manager at Zalando

August 1, 2023 - November 9, 2025

Joined as a founding engineer to establish the Digital Media AdTech team; scaled and led the team. Defined hiring processes, development workflows, and product release standards used across 27 markets. Migrated to a new AdTech provider (-32% annual cost savings). Scaled ad-generation automation in the mid-funnel from 15% to 90% (≈€200K annual savings). Hosted department-wide meetings on incidents, anomalies, costs, and infrastructure health. Built YouTube Bulk Uploader with Google (reduced video campaign launch time by 90%, 700+ videos per month). Conducted 1:1s, mentoring, and performance reviews. Delivered real-time ad-performance dashboards in Google Looker Studio (−67% reporting time, 360+ hrs/month saved, ≈€15K annual savings). Interviewed and onboarded new hires. Drove consistent code-review practices across the team, clarified ownerships, and mentored engineers on actionable feedback.

Senior Software Engineer at Shopify

June 30, 2023 - June 30, 2023

Delivered frontend features for two flagship products - Shopify Balance and Shopify Editions (Winter 2023), increasing deployment frequency from 4/week to 10+ /week. Eliminated 100 flaky tests on the backend and raised coverage from 60% to 70%, stabilizing CI. Supported two peak events (Black Friday and Cyber Monday) via load testing. Improved reliability by expanding tests across 3 layers: unit, integration, and end-to-end.

Full-Stack Engineer at Scoutbee

June 30, 2022 - June 30, 2022

Migrated core workflows from a monolithic application to microservices and event-driven architecture using AWS Step Functions and AWS SQS. Raised automated test coverage from 30% to 80%; reduced release-related bugs quarter-over-quarter by 50%. Managed a team of 5 engineers building the Scoutbee Intelligence Platform. Attended customer calls to demo features, gather feedback, and handle technical questions. Led code reviews for feature work and refactors; paired with team mates to spread patterns and reduce regressions.

Full-Stack Engineer at Pineparks

November 30, 2020 - November 30, 2020

Built a scalable warehouse management system for an international manufacturer, improving operations across five countries. Designed and delivered a food delivery platform for schools in Estonia (300+ daily orders) and optimized daily report generation speed by ~80% (50s → 7–10s). Improved frontend and backend reliability through critical bug fixes and extensive testing. Mentored and trained junior developers, conducting code reviews and improving development practices.

Full-Stack Engineer at DPI Creative Agency

May 31, 2018 - May 31, 2018

Led the development of enterprise applications and websites; created and supported single-page frontend applications based on React.js. Developed and supported backend systems from scratch with Laravel. Implemented responsive HTML layouts that were consistent across browsers and platforms. Tested web applications and performed troubleshooting before deployment. Applied DRY/SOLID principles to improve code quality.