Uladzislau Rybakou

Backend / Full Stack Engineer
Tbilisi, Georgia [email protected]

Profile

Backend-focused Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience specializing in Node.js (TypeScript, NestJS). Strong track record of designing scalable APIs, handling complex database architectures (PostgreSQL), and building robust cross-system integrations. Experienced in safely managing data migrations, modernizing legacy codebases, and leveraging advanced AI-driven development workflows (Claude, Antigravity, Cursor) to drastically accelerate time-to-delivery. Available for a full-time commitment.

Technical Skills

Languages:
TypeScript JavaScript SQL
Backend Core:
Node.js NestJS Express REST APIs
Data & Queues:
PostgreSQL ClickHouse Kafka BullMQ Redis
AI & Workflow:
AI Agents Claude Antigravity Custom Skills & Hooks Cursor
DevOps & Testing:
AWS (RDS, SQS, ECS, Lambda) Docker CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) Jest Git

Employment History

Backend Developer | Blask, Tbilisi
Jul 2024 — Jun 2026
  • Database Engineering & Migrations: Managed complex PostgreSQL schemas, optimized analytical queries, and executed secure database updates to maintain high data consistency across microservices.
  • System Integrations: Engineered resilient cross-system integration pipelines using Kafka, BullMQ, and Redis, preventing data loss through Dead Letter Queues (DLQ) and retry mechanisms.
  • Architecture & Testing: Developed scalable REST APIs with NestJS and TypeScript. Maintained high system reliability by covering critical integration points and business logic with comprehensive unit and E2E tests (Jest).
  • AI-Driven Development: Utilizing advanced AI orchestration tools and agentic workflows (Antigravity IDE, Claude) to rapidly analyze infrastructure, fast-track legacy refactoring, and automate boilerplate code extraction.
Full Stack Developer | DIBSCapital, Tel Aviv
Jun 2022 — Jun 2024
  • Third-Party Integrations: Connected internal core systems with external partner applications (North Capital KYC, InvestReady, Stripe), facilitating secure user data flow and synchronization.
  • Cloud Infrastructure: Deployed and managed backend services within AWS environments (ECS, Lambda, RDS), scaling infrastructure to support sensitive transactions reliably.
  • Feature Delivery: Developed and optimized robust full-stack solutions, ensuring seamless integration between Node.js backend services and React frontend interfaces.
Backend Developer | Nublecraft
Apr 2021 — Jun 2022
  • System Modernization: Audited and iteratively refactored legacy codebases to modernize APIs and improve overall system performance without disrupting active business operations.
  • API Development: Built, optimized, and documented reliable server-side REST APIs using Node.js for seamless integration by internal and external clients.
Live Video Streaming Engineer | Specmedia, Minsk
Mar 2017 — Jun 2020
  • Infrastructure Management: Maintained live streaming infrastructure, ensuring continuous uptime, network optimization, and stable video delivery pipelines.

Education

Engineer, Institute of Information Technologies BSUIR, Minsk
2008 — 2013

Information Technologies and Systems in Logistics

Rolling Scopes School
Jun 2019 — 2020