Leonid Voronin
Backend developer, PHP / Laravel
Tashkent, remote or hybrid
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Backend developer working in PHP/Laravel, with 3 years in fintech and medtech and a BSc in Software Engineering (IT Park University, EPAM school, 2026). I break complex systems down into scalable architecture, with a focus on code performance and its cost to run in the cloud. I use AI tools heavily in daily work.
Experience
Backend developer
February 2026 — August 2026
DMed — Uzbekistan's unified state medical system
- Worked on a high-load system serving more than 10 million users.
- Designed and wrote optimized high-load PostgreSQL queries.
- Built integrations with the Interior Ministry and the Prosecutor's Office.
- Optimized file storage in the database and SeaweedFS, cutting server storage costs.
- Delivered on tight deadlines under strict government requirements.
Backend developer
April 2024 — November 2025
Alif Uzbekistan, fintech
- Cut API latency fivefold (from 1000 to ~200 ms) through SQL optimization and refactoring.
- Merged 2 client ecosystems into one by introducing Unified Identity and solving data consistency.
- Improved client and partner onboarding, integrated MyID.
- Designed modules with DDD, worked with CQRS.
- Lowered cloud costs: Kubernetes resource and storage audit, data compression.
- Built an automated client scoring algorithm for the compliance team.
- Designed a universal integration scheme used for every new partner.
- Mentored two junior developers.
Side projects
Split the Bill
Telegram Mini App · t.me/splitt_app
- Splits a restaurant bill right inside Telegram: Telegram sign-in, live payment tracking, EN/RU/UZ.
- FastAPI and PostgreSQL, Next.js, Tailwind and Zustand; product funnels in PostHog.
TG SERP
tg-serp.uz
- Turns posts from public Telegram channels into pages for Google, Yandex and AI search.
- NestJS, Redis and BullMQ workers, PostgreSQL, S3 + CDN, OpenAI moderation and SEO metadata, server-rendered Next.js with JSON-LD, Click and Payme billing.
Telegram bot platform
Side project
- 170+ bots test demand for ideas and route people to working products; webhook ingestion with deduplication and source attribution.
- An MCP server for AI agents; a username checker on MTProto with Telegram Stars payments.
Education
BSc, Software Engineering
2023 — 2026
IT Park University, EPAM School of Engineering branch
- Bachelor's degree, June 2026; Front-End specialization in the EPAM program.
- Merit-based scholarship from the IT Park Directorate for the 6th semester.
- The academic director's reference: “one of the most promising students in his cohort.”
- Algorithms and data structures, cryptography, backend and frontend, QA, data analysis.
Backend Engineering in PHP
2023 — 2024
Alif Academy
- PHP, SQL and Redis, two Laravel applications, web server environment setup.
Android and iOS with Flutter
2023
PROWEB
- 8 months, 64 lessons, six pet projects in Flutter.
Blockchain Engineering
Summer 2026
Web3 Academy — Armenian Code Academy × Asterium
Competitions and volunteering
EPAM internship in Spain
2024
ITPU | EPAM
- One of 8 students awarded a fully paid internship and a visit to EPAM's offices.
CodeBattle winner
2023
ITPU | EHU Lithuania
- International programming competition.
AI hackathon
2024
New Uzbekistan University
- An AI-powered learning app built in Unity.
- Participant prize: a 3M sum voucher for Tehnikum courses.
Techstars Startup Weekend
2026
Tashkent
- A 54-hour ideathon: from idea to product, the Business Model Canvas, customer validation.
Competitive programming olympiad
2024
ITPU
Mobile developer at CityMove startup
2023
Pizza&Pitch winner
- Frontend of the Flutter mobile app.
Volunteer
2023 — 2024
ICTWeek Uzbekistan, EPAM e-Kids
- ICTWeek: the ITPU booth.
- EPAM e-Kids: mentor teaching children to code in Scratch.
Outside work
Running and mountains
Uzbekistan
- Bukhara Night Race: a 21.1 km half marathon (2025) and 10 km (2026).
- Zaamin Ultra 2025: 5 km.
- Mountains on weekends.
Skills
- PHP, Laravel, PostgreSQL, MySQL
- Docker, Kubernetes, Redis, Kafka, ElasticSearch
- DDD, CQRS, microservices, SOLID
- Grafana, Prometheus, Sentry
Languages
- Russian — native
- English — C1
- Spanish — A1
Contacts
- Telegram@BopoH_L
- LinkedInin/leonidvoronin
- Emailvlo99@yandex.ru
- GitHubBopoHL