Alexander Ermolaev

Curriculum Vitae

Montenegro · Remote / Open to relocation

Profile

Application Architect and full-stack engineer with 16+ years of experience designing, building, and leading delivery of production software — from a high-traffic e-commerce marketplace to a fleet of independently managed trading systems. Comfortable owning a system end-to-end: architecture decisions, team leadership, cross-functional communication with stakeholders, and production reliability.

Currently operate as a one-man band on my own projects — I design the architecture and implement it myself, using AI-assisted development to deliver and run systems at the pace of a small team.

Also fits: Solutions Architect / Software Architect / Technical Architect.

Core Skills

Architecture & Leadership

Application & Platform Architecture
Distributed Systems Design
Solo End-to-End Delivery (AI-Assisted Development)
Technical Leadership & Team Management
Cross-Team & Stakeholder Communication
Legacy System Modernization
CRM System Design

Backend & Web

Functional Programming (Elixir/OTP, Phoenix)
PHP (Laravel, Symfony, Yii2)
Node.js
JavaScript / TypeScript
React, Angular
REST API Design & Third-Party Integrations
MySQL, PostgreSQL & Relational Data Modeling

Infrastructure & DevOps

Docker & Containerized Deployments
CI/CD Pipeline Design (GitLab CI)
Linux / FreeBSD Administration
Cloud Infrastructure (DigitalOcean)
Cloudflare (DNS, CDN, WAF)
Reverse Proxy (Nginx)
Observability (Prometheus, Grafana)
Infrastructure as Code (Ansible)

Real-Time & AI-Driven Systems

WebSocket / Real-Time Systems
Event Streaming (Kafka)
Analytics Data Stores (ClickHouse)
Exchange & Telegram Bot API Integration
AI-Adaptive System Design (ML-based decision logic)

Simulation & Game Architecture

Godot Engine / GDScript
3D Simulation Systems
Automated Testing (GUT)

Additional Languages & Platforms

Java, C++, Scala, Delphi
Mobile: Objective-C (iOS), Android
CMS: WordPress, Joomla, OpenCart

Process & Tools

Agile / Scrum
Git
Jira, YouTrack

Experience

Elixir Developer
Sep 2025 — Present
True-label — Remote
  • Design and operate distributed backend systems (Elixir/OTP, Phoenix) — a multi-node orchestration platform that dynamically provisions containerized workers across regions, with Prometheus/Grafana observability and Ansible-driven infrastructure.
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Senior PHP Developer
Nov 2024 — Sep 2025
True-label — Remote
  • Maintained and extended a production PHP platform — documentation, bug fixes, and the local Docker-based development environment.
Backend Developer (Contract)
Nov 2022 — Present
Confidential Client — Retail Supply Chain — Remote
  • Built a supply-chain management platform (Laravel, PostgreSQL) integrating Kafka event streaming and ClickHouse analytics for a retail client.
Team Lead / Senior Developer
Oct 2016 — Jul 2023
The Recon Group — Saint Petersburg, Russia / Remote — gotrg.com
  • Designed the platform architecture behind directliquidation.com, a high-traffic e-commerce marketplace, and built vipoutlet.com.
  • Led a cross-functional team of PHP, front-end, and C# engineers.
  • Translated business requirements into technical specifications and delivery plans.
  • Acted as primary technical liaison with the company's US headquarters.
Full Stack Developer
Feb 2016 — Sep 2016
Svarog Systems — Krasnoyarsk, Russia
  • Owned the full web server lifecycle — architecture decisions, environment setup, and administration (PHP 5.6, Yii2, MySQL).
PHP Developer
Apr 2015 — Jan 2016
Netkotem — Krasnoyarsk, Russia
  • Developed and maintained PHP/JavaScript web applications backed by MySQL; contributed to an Objective-C iOS companion app.
Web Developer (Independent Contractor)
Aug 2011 — Apr 2015
Self-Employed — Krasnoyarsk, Russia
  • Built websites, web applications, and CRM systems on CMS platforms for small business clients.
System Administrator
May 2009 — Oct 2012
Prima Telecom — Lesosibirsk, Russia
  • Configured and maintained internal networks, servers, and services (chat, forum, FTP) for a regional ISP.

Languages

  • Russian — Native
  • English — B2 — Upper Intermediate

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