I am a full-stack engineer with experience building products from 0 to 1 at startups and scaling systems at large tech companies. I specialize in React and frontend development, but also work across the stack with Python/Django, AWS, and Docker. Recently, I’ve been diving into AI and LLM engineering.

Azamat Smagulov

I am a full-stack engineer with experience building products from 0 to 1 at startups and scaling systems at large tech companies. I specialize in React and frontend development, but also work across the stack with Python/Django, AWS, and Docker. Recently, I’ve been diving into AI and LLM engineering.

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I am a full-stack engineer with experience building products from 0 to 1 at startups and scaling systems at large tech companies. I specialize in React and frontend development, but also work across the stack with Python/Django, AWS, and Docker. Recently, I’ve been diving into AI and LLM engineering.

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Language

English
Advanced
Russian
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Work Experience

Software Engineer Prog.AI at Prog.AI
August 1, 2023 - Present
Building both frontend and backend of Prog.AI, a recruiting platform to source software engineers. Designed and built a Chrome Extension to source candidates from Linkedin and Github using React, Typescript, Django DRF, AWS, Docker, and PostgreSQL.
Tech Lead Software Engineer at Smartestprep
August 31, 2023 - July 15, 2025
Hired and managed a team of software engineers to create a user-friendly university search and application platform using Django DRF, React, Next.js, AWS, Docker, and PostgreSQL. Designed and oversaw the development of a gamified Learning Management System (LMS) for transitioning courses and 1000 students smoothly. Crawled a comprehensive list of 2000+ universities from 7 different sources.
Software Engineer at Vacuumlabs
March 31, 2023 - July 15, 2025
Developed an MVP for an omnichain lending protocol enabling lending funds across different blockchains. Utilized Aave v2, Solidity, and Layerzero. Led the frontend team to build the interface delivering the MVP. Explored Move language and created tutorials, projects, and a team study plan to enhance organizational proficiency.
Software Engineer at Yelp
May 31, 2022 - July 15, 2025
Built solutions for enterprise customers and millions of users using React, Python, Docker, MySQL, AWS, and Splunk. Frontend lead on a new signup flow for Multi Location businesses, increasing upsales. Led projects implementing Business Highlights and Branded Search features that significantly boosted ad click rates and revenue by millions of dollars.
Software Engineer at Prog.AI
August 1, 2023 - Present
Built frontend and backend for Prog.AI, a recruiting platform to source software engineers. Designed and built a Chrome Extension to source candidates from LinkedIn and GitHub. Tech: React JS, TypeScript, Django, AWS, Docker, PostgreSQL.
Tech Lead Software Engineer at Smartestprep
August 1, 2023 - September 17, 2025
Hired and managed a team of software engineers to create a user-friendly university search and application platform. Designed and oversaw the development of a gamified Learning Management System (LMS) to transition courses and 1000 students to the platform. Crawled a comprehensive list of 2000+ universities from 7 sources.
Software Engineer at Vacuum Labs
March 2, 2023 - September 17, 2025
Developed MVP for an omnichain lending protocol enabling lending funds across different chains. Used Move language, Aave v2, Solidity, and LayerZero to build the protocol. Led frontend team to build the interface for omnichain lending protocol and created tutorials, projects, and a team study plan to enhance understanding.
Software Engineer at Yelp - Biz Multiloc (Ad Products)
May 2, 2022 - September 17, 2025
Built solutions for enterprise customers and millions of users. Used React, Python, Docker, MySQL, AWS, Splunk. Frontend lead on a new signup flow for Multi Location businesses. Increased upsales. Led backend to implement Branded Search feature for advertisers, increasing revenue.
Software Engineer at Prog.AI
August 1, 2023 - Present
Built both frontend and backend of Prog.AI, a recruiting platform to source software engineers. Designed and built a Chrome Extension to source candidates from LinkedIn and Github. (React, TypeScript, Django DRF, AWS, Docker, PostgreSQL)
Tech Lead Software Engineer at Smartestprep
August 1, 2023 - September 17, 2025
Hired and managed a team of software engineers to create a user-friendly university search and application platform (Django DRF, React, Next.js, AWS, Docker, PostgreSQL). Designed and oversaw the development of a gamified Learning Management System (LMS) to transition courses and 1000 students to the platform smoothly. Crawled fully comprehensive list of 2000+ universities from 7 different sources.
Software Engineer at VacuumLabs
March 1, 2023 - September 17, 2025
Developed an MVP for an omnichain lending protocol that enables lending funds across different chains. Utilized Aave v2, Solidity, and LayerZero to build the protocol. Led the frontend team to build the interface for omnichain lending protocol to deliver the MVP. Explored Move language and created tutorials, projects, and a team study plan to enhance understanding and proficiency in the language for the whole organization.
Software Engineer at BIZ Multiloc Ad Products
May 1, 2022 - September 17, 2025
Built solutions for enterprise customers and millions of users. Used a combination of different frameworks and tools, built monitoring dashboards and alerting systems. Frontend lead on a new signup flow for Multi Location business. Increased amount of upsales. Led backend team to implement Branded Search feature for Multi Location business advertisers, thus increasing revenue in millions of dollars.

Education

B.Sc. at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
September 1, 2016 - February 28, 2021
B.S. Computer Science at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
September 1, 2016 - February 1, 2021
B.S. in Computer Science at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
September 1, 2016 - February 1, 2021

Qualifications

International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) Silver Medal
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016
Silver medal, International Chemistry Olympiad
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016
International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) Silver Medal
January 1, 2015 - September 17, 2025
International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) Silver Medal
January 1, 2016 - September 17, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Education, Professional Services