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Hi, I’m Alexey Shustov. I’m a Senior Backend Engineer and Architect with a Master’s degree in Physics and 10+ years of experience building high-scale systems. I’m proficient in Ruby and JavaScript and specialize in AI-driven automation and high-concurrency tracking (20k+ RPM). I’ve proven I can double engineering velocity and cut operational overhead by 50% through architectural innovations and model-as-a-judge AI workflows. I’m passionate about crafting robust cloud architectures, mentoring teammates, and delivering clean, scalable solutions.…Hi, I’m Alexey Shustov. I’m a Senior Backend Engineer and Architect with a Master’s degree in Physics and 10+ years of experience building high-scale systems. I’m proficient in Ruby and JavaScript and specialize in AI-driven automation and high-concurrency tracking (20k+ RPM). I’ve proven I can double engineering velocity and cut operational overhead by 50% through architectural innovations and model-as-a-judge AI workflows. I’m passionate about crafting robust cloud architectures, mentoring teammates, and delivering clean, scalable solutions.

Alexey Shustov

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Hi, I’m Alexey Shustov. I’m a Senior Backend Engineer and Architect with a Master’s degree in Physics and 10+ years of experience building high-scale systems. I’m proficient in Ruby and JavaScript and specialize in AI-driven automation and high-concurrency tracking (20k+ RPM). I’ve proven I can double engineering velocity and cut operational overhead by 50% through architectural innovations and model-as-a-judge AI workflows. I’m passionate about crafting robust cloud architectures, mentoring teammates, and delivering clean, scalable solutions.…Hi, I’m Alexey Shustov. I’m a Senior Backend Engineer and Architect with a Master’s degree in Physics and 10+ years of experience building high-scale systems. I’m proficient in Ruby and JavaScript and specialize in AI-driven automation and high-concurrency tracking (20k+ RPM). I’ve proven I can double engineering velocity and cut operational overhead by 50% through architectural innovations and model-as-a-judge AI workflows. I’m passionate about crafting robust cloud architectures, mentoring teammates, and delivering clean, scalable solutions.

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Hi, I’m Alexey Shustov. I’m a Senior Backend Engineer and Architect with a Master’s degree in Physics and 10+ years of experience building high-scale systems. I’m proficient in Ruby and JavaScript and specialize in AI-driven automation and high-concurrency tracking (20k+ RPM).

I’ve proven I can double engineering velocity and cut operational overhead by 50% through architectural innovations and model-as-a-judge AI workflows. I’m passionate about crafting robust cloud architectures, mentoring teammates, and delivering clean, scalable solutions.

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Work Experience

Senior Backend Engineer & Architect at Team Internet (Acquired Wando)

October 1, 2018 - Present

AI strategy: Architected a 'no human-in-the-loop' automated content creation platform using AWS Bedrock (Claude), Gemini, and GPT-4. Business impact: built a custom automated state machine with a 'model-as-a-judge' validation layer, reducing required engineering effort by 50%. High-load engineering: designed a high-concurrency tracking microservice on AWS Edge Lambda to handle 20k requests per minute and manage 500 GB of data with a focus on user privacy. Operational efficiency: automated marketing campaign workflows, reducing launch-to-publish times from days to hours. Infrastructure: independently managed cloud infrastructure using AWS CDK, ensuring scalable and reproducible environments. Leadership: acted as primary architect for core services and mentored junior/mid-level developers on system design and clean code.

Ruby Developer at Profitero

November 1, 2016 - August 1, 2018

Process Transformation: Led the transition to TDD and CI/CD, doubling feature delivery frequency from bi-weekly to weekly. Modernization: Assisted refactoring of a legacy data analytics platform and migrated core modules to a microservices architecture. Data Integrity: Improved data processing reliability for a high-volume internal analytics platform used by global brands.

Backend Developer at Ikantam

January 1, 2014 - October 1, 2016

E-commerce optimization: Developed a custom A/B testing framework using statistical models to drive conversion improvements. Feature Engineering: Implemented complex time-booking systems and integrated multiple 3rd-party payments and logistics APIs.