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EMIL HADZHYIEV Email [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
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TG @the_fenrir
Senior Python Software Engineer in [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
Location Kharkiv, Ukraine · Remote
Python · AWS · RPA & AI Automation

EDUCATION
Bachelor's Degree — Computer Science Sep 2018 – Oct 2022
Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics (NURE)
Master's Degree — Computer Science Oct 2022 – Jun 2024
Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics (NURE)

PROFILE
Python Software Engineer with 4+ years of commercial experience building and scaling production SaaS on AWS-
centric infrastructure. Contributed to an InsurTech platform processing thousands of personal lines policies daily,
with ~200 concurrent long-running RPA jobs and AI-driven automation reducing significant manual overhead.
Experienced in integrating Claude and OpenAI APIs into real-world automation pipelines. Delivered computer
vision modules for real-time UAV tracking on live video streams. Comfortable working across backend, DevOps,
and integration layers in fast-paced startup environments.

EXPERIENCE

Python Software Engineer
InsurTech Startup (Confidential) · Remote · Full-time Sep 2025 – Present
– Contributed across multiple teams and product directions — web platform, RPA automation, AI integration,
and third-party integrations — gaining broad technical ownership across a scaling InsurTech company
serving the US personal lines market.
– Worked on the core SaaS backend — REST APIs, data models, async task pipelines, and AWS
infrastructure — supporting thousands of personal lines insurance policies processed daily.
– Built and scaled ~200 concurrent long-running RPA jobs per day automating insurance document
processing, data extraction, and workflow orchestration across carrier systems using Playwright and custom
automation tooling.
– Integrated Claude and OpenAI APIs to automate document triage and error remediation, significantly
reducing manual processing overhead.
– Implemented fuzzy logic matching and predictive analytics modules for data quality enforcement and
automated anomaly detection across policy pipelines.
– Managed and evolved AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS, SQS, Lambda, ECS, CloudWatch) across dev,
staging, and production environments.
Stack: Python, Django, DRF, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Celery, Redis, AWS, Docker, Pandas, Playwright, Claude API,
OpenAI API, RPA

Python Software Engineer — Computer Vision
NDA (Independent Contract) · Remote · Part-time Jun 2024 – Jul 2024
– Delivered a real-time object detection and tracking system for live video streams, covering classification and
tracking of airborne targets including aircraft and UAVs.
– Designed image processing and tracking algorithms achieving stable real-time performance in operationally
challenging conditions (variable lighting, occlusion, high-speed targets).
Stack: Python, OpenCV, C, Linux

Python Software Engineer
PLANEKS — Python Web Development Co. · Remote · Full-time · Outsource Jun 2022 – Aug 2025
 – Contributed to 10+ Python-based projects across multiple industries — healthcare, insurance, sales
automation, and knowledge bases & chatbots — in varying capacities: greenfield development, feature work
on existing platforms, backend improvements, and pre-sales technical discovery.
– Built healthcare-oriented platforms with strict data handling requirements, insurance workflow tools with
carrier integrations, sales automation systems with CRM connectivity, and AI-powered knowledge base and
chatbot products using LLM APIs.
– Worked across the full backend stack on each engagement: REST API design, database modeling, async
task processing, third-party integrations, and AWS deployments.
– Participated in pre-sales across the full cycle: technical discovery, solution architecture, effort estimation,
and client presentations.
– Conducted technical interviews and code reviews; mentored 2 junior engineers through onboarding and
engineering best practices.
Stack: Python, Django, DRF, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, AWS, Docker, React, JavaScript, Elasticsearch,
Scrapy

SKILLS
Backend Python 3, Django, Django REST Framework, FastAPI
Cloud & DevOps AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, SQS, RDS, ECS, CloudWatch), Docker, Docker Compose,
GitHub Actions, Linux, Nginx
ML / CV OpenCV, NumPy, Pandas
AI & LLMs Claude API, OpenAI API — integrated into production automation and chatbot
workflows
Databases PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Redis, Elasticsearch
Async & Queues Celery, asyncio, SQS, Redis
Automation & RPA Playwright, Scrapy, Selenium, fuzzy logic, process automation pipelines
Frontend React, JavaScript, Bootstrap
Practices OOP, SOLID, REST API design, system architecture, code review, mentoring
Testing pytest, unittest, locust
Languages English — Professional working proficiency · Ukrainian — Native