Summary
Alexander Shlemin is an experienced backend engineer and independent contractor with 13 years in software development, specializing in Python-based APIs, distributed systems, and high-load services. He has delivered production backends across domains including confidential genomic computing (Intel SGX), application delivery controllers, fintech, and telemetry systems, often leveraging Django, FastAPI, Airflow and async frameworks. Comfortable with both monoliths and microservices, he pairs systems-level work (PostGIS, Kafka, Elasticsearch) with practical automation and scraping solutions. His career shows a pattern of stepping into varied problem spaces—secure storage, OS automation, vending systems—bringing reliability and performance to niche, mission-critical projects. Based in Serbia, he maintains a portfolio of open and private contract work and publicly shares a detailed CV of recent engagements.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer, Software and Computer-based systems, Engineer, Software and Computer-based systems at Komsomolsk-on-Amur State Technical University (KnASTU)