Vitalii Popov
Full-Stack Engineer Β· Distributed Systems Β· AI
- Go
- Python
- TypeScript
- React
- Next.js
- PostgreSQL
- Kafka
- Kubernetes
- LLM Integration
Full-stack engineer focused on building systems that create measurable business value. 5+ years in e-commerce and logistics, with hands-on AI development experience.
Companies I've worked with
Work that paid for itself
Documented savings, and the projects behind them.
Documented cost savings across production systems
What makes this combination rare
From silicon to screen
I build embedded computer vision that runs on-device in C, distributed backend services handling 200M+ items, and production React/Next.js frontends β all of it myself, not handed off between specialists.
AI-certified, not AI-curious
I'm Anthropic-certified on the Claude API/SDK and Claude Code, and I've applied RAG, LangChain, and MCP to tools I actually shipped β not slide decks.
Startup and enterprise experience
9 startup products in a year at WeDo.agency and freelance work for egsha β alongside Infineon (Europe's largest semiconductor manufacturer) and Amazon-scale OZON. Equally comfortable in both worlds.
Trilingual and ready to relocate
Fluent in English, German, and Russian, with EU work authorization already in place β open to roles beyond Germany too.
Education
M.Sc. Web Engineering
TU Chemnitz, Germany Β· 2023 β present
Distributed systems, cloud-native apps, and service engineering β while working full-time at Infineon.
GPA 2.39 (German scale, 1.0 = best)
B.Sc. Software Engineering
HSE University, Moscow Β· 2019 β 2023
Algorithms, software architecture, databases β the CS fundamentals everything else builds on.
GPA 4.2 / 5.0
Open to opportunities
Based in Chemnitz, Germany β targeting roles in Germany, open to EU Β· UK Β· US Β· UAE Β· CA Β· SG Β· JP Β· KR Β· AU
Also open to (EU Β· UK Β· US Β· UAE Β· CA Β· SG Β· JP Β· KR Β· AU)
Want to learn more?
Explore my projects with full business context, or read about my engineering journey.