Alexander Lapygin
RU

About

Approach

I run projects end-to-end — from the first call and spec through to live operation. Short cycles and concrete commitments.

Tech preferences: simple, proven stacks. Astro, TypeScript, Node, PostgreSQL, minimum magic. I don't retrain clients on framework-of-the-month.

If a problem isn't mine — I'll say so and recommend the right people.

Technical expertise

Frontend
  • · Astro
  • · TypeScript
  • · React (when justified)
  • · CSS architecture
Backend
  • · Node.js
  • · PostgreSQL
  • · Redis
  • · REST/GraphQL APIs
Architecture
  • · System decomposition
  • · Stack selection per problem
  • · SLOs, reliability, security
AI tooling
  • · Embedding LLMs into products
  • · Documentation for assistants
  • · Voice-to-spec pipelines
Documentation
  • · Technical specifications
  • · Operations runbooks
  • · Decision journals

Experience

  1. 2023 — present
    Independent developer

    Web applications and specifications for clients in Russia and CIS.

    • · Shipped multiple client and SaaS products from scratch
    • · Repeatedly pulled projects out of stuck states
    • · Long-term operations contracts
  2. 2018 — 2023
    Senior Engineer / Tech Lead

    Product teams: web, backend, infrastructure.

    • · Architected high-load services
    • · Mentored junior engineers
    • · Built engineering culture (tests, reviews, on-call)

Education

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