resume.json

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    "name": "Bulat Kurbanov",
    "label": "Senior Backend Developer",
    "email": "me@kurbezz.me",
    "url": "",
    "summary": "Senior Backend Developer with 8+ years of experience, specializing in high-performance systems (Python, Rust), cloud migrations, and scalable microservices.",
    "location": {
      "countryCode": "RS",
      "address": "Serbia, Novi Sad / Remote"
    },
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        "network": "GitHub",
        "username": "kurbezz",
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        "network": "Telegram",
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      "name": "Spines",
      "position": "Full Stack Developer",
      "startDate": "2024-06-01",
      "summary": "",
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        "Design and optimize scalable architectural solutions, improving system performance and maintainability through microservices migration.",
        "Develop new microservices with FastAPI, ensuring scalability and efficiency.",
        "Maintain and enhance existing services built with Django and FastAPI, optimizing code quality and performance.",
        "Improve CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure to enhance deployment speed and reliability.",
        "Orchestrated the end-to-end migration of infrastructure from AWS to Azure, reducing operational costs and ensuring system stability during the transition."
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      "url": "https://spines.com"
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      "name": "Speechki",
      "position": "Python Backend Developer",
      "startDate": "2021-09-01",
      "endDate": "2024-04-01",
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      "highlights": [
        "Developed and maintained backend services using Django and FastAPI.",
        "Worked with PostgreSQL (PL/pgSQL), Redis, RabbitMQ, Docker, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).",
        "Authored a high-performance library in Rust for Python applications.",
        "Wrote unit and integration tests using Pytest."
      ],
      "url": ""
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    {
      "name": "CS GROUP",
      "position": "Head of Software Development",
      "startDate": "2021-01-01",
      "endDate": "2021-06-01",
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      "highlights": [
        "Led a cross-functional team, established engineering standards through mentorship and rigorous code reviews, resulting in higher code quality and 0 critical production bugs.",
        "Managed and optimized software development, testing, and deployment workflows.",
        "Implemented Scrum/Kanban frameworks, reducing time-to-market for key features and improving sprint predictability."
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      "name": "CS GROUP",
      "position": "Senior Full Stack Developer",
      "startDate": "2020-02-01",
      "endDate": "2020-12-01",
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        "Developed scalable backend services using Django and Django REST Framework.",
        "Built responsive frontend components with Vue.js.",
        "Developed and deployed a cross-platform mobile application using Flutter and Dart.",
        "Designed and implemented automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD and GitHub Actions.",
        "Worked with PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, and Docker to enhance system performance.",
        "Designed and maintained unit and integration tests using Pytest, ensuring code reliability."
      ],
      "url": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Zarnitza",
      "position": "Full Stack Developer",
      "startDate": "2019-02-01",
      "endDate": "2020-02-01",
      "summary": "",
      "highlights": [
        "Developed and maintained backend services using Django and Django REST Framework.",
        "Optimized PostgreSQL schemas and query performance, enabling the system to handle increased data loads during peak sales periods.",
        "Developed frontend components and user interfaces using JavaScript and Vue.js."
      ],
      "url": ""
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    {
      "name": "DIA.LOG",
      "position": "Software Developer",
      "startDate": "2018-03-01",
      "endDate": "2019-12-01",
      "summary": "",
      "highlights": [
        "Developed a native Android application and Flask backend to automate insulin delivery, improving life quality for diabetic patients."
      ],
      "url": ""
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    {
      "institution": "Kazan National Research Technical University (KNRTU-KAI)",
      "area": "Computational and Applied Mathematics",
      "studyType": "Bachelor of Engineering",
      "startDate": "2016-01-01",
      "endDate": "2018-01-01",
      "score": "Undergraduate Studies (No degree)",
      "courses": []
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        "Python (Expert)",
        "Rust (Advanced)"
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        "Django (Expert)",
        "Django REST Framework (DRF) (Expert)",
        "FastAPI (Advanced)"
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      "name": "Testing",
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      "keywords": [
        "Pytest (Advanced)"
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    {
      "name": "Databases & SQL",
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        "PostgreSQL (Expert — PL/pgSQL, Optimization)",
        "Redis (Intermediate)"
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    {
      "name": "Messaging and Queues",
      "level": "",
      "keywords": [
        "RabbitMQ (Intermediate)"
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    {
      "name": "Containerization and Orchestration",
      "level": "",
      "keywords": [
        "Docker (Advanced)",
        "Docker Swarm (Intermediate)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Cloud Technologies",
      "level": "",
      "keywords": [
        "Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure (Intermediate)"
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    {
      "name": "DevOps Tools",
      "level": "",
      "keywords": [
        "GitLab CI/CD",
        "GitHub Actions"
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      "name": "ChatGPT voiceover plugin",
      "description": "Developed a plugin for ChatGPT that converts text to speech using the Speechki API.",
      "highlights": [
        "Successfully launched a B2C service as one of the first 15 third-party plugins in the official ChatGPT Plugin Store."
      ],
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        "Python",
        "FastAPI",
        "SQLAlchemy",
        "Vue"
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      "type": "application"
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    {
      "name": "Image Text Drawing Library",
      "description": "Wrote a library for drawing text on images using Rust.",
      "highlights": [
        "Developed high-performance Python extensions using PyO3 and Rust, accelerating image creation with text by 40x while maintaining seamless integration with the existing Python codebase. Excellent support for languages such as Indic, Arabic, Thai and Lao, Khmer, Myanmar, Tibetan, Hangul, Hebrew, and many others."
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        "Python",
        "PyO3",
        "HarfBuzz"
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      "name": "Insulin Pump Management Application and Backend",
      "description": "Developed an application and backend for managing an insulin pump based on the OpenAPS project.",
      "highlights": [
        "Improved the quality of life for people with diabetes."
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      "keywords": [
        "Flask",
        "Java",
        "Kotlin"
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      "name": "Internal Logistic Management System",
      "description": "Developed a system for automating internal logistics within the company. The system allows tracking order status, managing warehouse inventory, and handling accounting.",
      "highlights": [
        "Reduced order processing time, improved reporting, and enhanced inventory control."
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        "Django",
        "Django REST Framework (DRF)",
        "Vue.js",
        "PostgreSQL"
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      "name": "Mobile Application for Drivers",
      "description": "Developed a mobile application for drivers to manage routes and order statuses.",
      "highlights": [
        "Automated the process of managing order statuses and routes within the company."
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        "Flutter",
        "Dart"
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        "Reduced the number of late order shipments by 30%."
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        "Django",
        "PostgreSQL"
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