Alex Sandruk

Senior Software Engineer | Applied AI, AI Integration, Backend, and Platform Systems

Remote-first / Europe time zones / English-speaking teams

About

Backend/platform engineer who helps product teams ship practical AI workflows, DevOps/SRE-minded systems, and production changes that are easy to verify and operate. Strongest fit: TypeScript/Node.js, Python/FastAPI, PostgreSQL, AI integration, LLM workflow engineering, browser QA, and platform implementation.

Work Experience

ScrumLaunch

RemoteAIBackendPlatformPythonFastAPI

AI Software Engineer

Oct 2025 - Present

AI integration and delivery systems for product teams that need reliable AI workflow automation.

Building backend and platform features for AI integrations, authentication, CI/CD, runtime checks, and Python/FastAPI services.

  • Builds AI workflow integrations with clear review and verification paths.
  • Works across TypeScript/Node.js and Python/FastAPI services.
  • Keeps changes tied to concrete checks: builds, browser QA, deployment verification, and clear handoff notes.

Hypetrain

RemoteTypeScriptNestJSSaaSNATSRedisGCP

Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead

Apr 2025 - Jan 2026

Influencer marketing SaaS for campaign orchestration, creator discovery, outreach, billing, and AI-assisted selection.

TypeScript/NestJS SaaS backend and platform work for influencer campaign workflows, AI-assisted engineering, and reviewable delivery.

  • Contributed to implementation, technical direction, code review, and engineering process.
  • Worked with event-driven backend workflows using NATS JetStream, Redis/BullMQ jobs, PostgreSQL, and deployment on GCP.
  • Used AI-assisted development while keeping review, tests, and production boundaries explicit.

Independent Software Engineer / Consultant

AI WorkflowsPythonPostgreSQLBrowser Automation

AI Software Engineer / Consultant

Jul 2023 - Present

Custom AI workflow systems, verification tools, and public-data ingestion for complex internal workflows.

Independent engineering work around AI workflows, verification tooling, browser automation, and public-data ingestion.

  • Built workflows for source-backed handoffs, decision records, and human approval.
  • Prototyped agentic developer workflows, Telegram/data ingestion rails, and browser verification tooling.

Earlier Engineering Experience

FintechBlockchainBackendDevOpsGoSolidity

Engineering Manager / DevOps / Backend Systems

2011 - 2024

Fintech/blockchain product groups, exchange/startup operations, GRPLabs, and outsourced backend and web systems.

Engineering management, DevOps/platform work, and startup delivery across fintech/blockchain, exchange/product operations, GRPLabs, and outsourced backend and web systems.

  • Led delivery across ambiguous product, engineering, operations, and client environments.
  • Built the backend, DevOps/SRE, product, Go/Solidity, and integration experience that now informs platform work.

Skills

Languages

TypeScriptNode.jsPythonGoSolidity

Backend and Data

NestJSFastAPIPostgreSQLRedisAPI design

Cloud and Infrastructure

DockerCI/CDGCPCloud RunKubernetes/GKEGitOpsObservability

AI and Workflow Systems

NATS JetStreamKafka/AsyncAPI exposureAgentic workflowsRuntime verificationBrowser QA

Projects

Writing