Ilya Lebedev ⚡️

Ilya Lebedev

Senior Software Engineer
Tbilisi, Georgia · Remote (US/EU time zones), B2B contract · Russian (Native), English (C2), Spanish (A1)
ilya0lebedev@gmail.com · ilyalebe.dev · linkedin.com/in/ilya-lebedev-554225102 · github.com/lebedevilya · Telegram: @rubyminer

Profile

Senior software engineer with 8+ years building and scaling production SaaS systems and distributed infrastructure. Ex-founder (Techstars Web3 '25): built and scaled an infrastructure-heavy platform to 18,000+ users and 25,000+ deployed nodes. Fluent across Ruby, Python and JavaScript on APIs (REST/GraphQL), background workers, data pipelines and integrations. Hands-on with LLM orchestration, RAG and AI coding tools; happy to pick up any tech stack.

Experience

Backend Ruby Engineer (Contract)

Feb 2026 – Jun 2026 — Orangesoft (remote)
  • Delivered backend features on a fixed-length contract for an outsourcing client in the US healthcare segment (under NDA).
  • Built and maintained integrations with Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems for secure patient and clinical data exchange.
  • Implemented the backend architecture for real-time messaging and chat workflows.
  • Developed administrative panels, operational tooling, and compliant data export pipelines.
Tech: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Sidekiq, Redis, REST APIs, RSpec, Docker

Technical Founder

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026 — nodes.garden (remote)
  • Founded and led the technical development of Web3/AI node as a service platform.
  • Built APIs and internal tooling used for managing large-scale infrastructure. 25,000+ nodes deployed in a year.
  • Scaled platform from 0 to 18,000+ users and six-figure revenue.
  • Secured an Arbitrum ecosystem grant and implemented Node NFT smart contracts and marketplace.
  • Owned backend architecture, core domain modeling, background processing.
  • Built browser automation and data collection workflows with proxy handling, retries and failure recovery.
  • Assembled and managed a distributed team of 10 people including engineers, customer support, BD.
  • Completed Techstars Web3 2025, XFounders Season 4 and Founder.University Cohort 9 programs.
Tech: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, RSpec, GoodJob, Hotwire, TailwindCSS, Solidity, Foundry, OpenZeppelin, ethers.js, MetaMask, JSON-RPC, Arbitrum, Docker, fly.io

Fullstack Ruby Engineer

Aug 2024 – Mar 2025 — Reinvented Hospitality (remote)
  • Built and launched a full-cycle POS system (Rails + Hotwire) in under 3 months.
  • Designed and delivered core domain features for restaurant and hotel operations.
  • Delivered tax reports, data exports and operational tooling.
Tech: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Sidekiq, Hotwire, MiniTest, TailwindCSS, ViewComponent, AWS, Docker

Backend Ruby Engineer

Aug 2022 – Aug 2024 — Xometry (remote)
  • Contributed to backend architecture of a manufacturing marketplace with thousands of buyers and suppliers globally.
  • Implemented & launched UK and TR regional apps under tight deadlines (1 month).
  • Built AI-powered HS codes search tool which cut down code search time for logistics team by 90%+
  • Designed and implemented async intercompany communication systems with background processing and data consistency.
  • Fully owned & managed Salesforce integrations/pipelines.
  • Built foundational domain systems (HS codes, manufacturing attributes, pricing logic).
Tech: Ruby on Rails, React, RSpec, PostgreSQL, Sidekiq, GraphQL, RabbitMQ, Redis, Python, Airflow

Backend Ruby Engineer

2019 – 2021 — Sputnik8, Igooods, Rubyroid Labs (remote)
Backend development across e-commerce, travel, insurance, and internal tooling products. Both in-house and outsourcing projects from EU/US.
Tech: Ruby on Rails, React, VueJS, RSpec, PostgreSQL, Sidekiq, GraphQL, REST APIs, Heroku, AWS

Internships & Early Career

2017 – 2019
  • Yandex: Web Developer Intern. Python, React, GraphQL.
  • Joint Institute for Nuclear Research: C++/CUDA Developer Intern.
  • WorldQuant: Quantitative Research Consultant.

Selected Projects

Core Skills

  • Languages: Ruby, JavaScript, Python
  • Backend: REST/GraphQL APIs, distributed systems, domain modeling, scalability, performance optimization
  • Web3: Solidity, ERC-721, Foundry, OpenZeppelin, ethers.js, JSON-RPC
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis
  • Async: Sidekiq, SolidQueue, RabbitMQ
  • Infra: Docker, CI/CD, AWS, GCP, fly.io, Heroku, Kamal
  • Observability: Datadog, Sentry, Appsignal
  • Frontend: Hotwire, React, ViewComponent, TailwindCSS
  • AI: LLM integrations, RAG, vector DBs
  • Payments: Stripe, PayPal, CloudPayments, Copperx & others

Education & Programs

  • M.Sc. Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Saint Petersburg State University, 2017–2019
  • B.Sc. Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Saint Petersburg State University, 2013–2017
  • Startup programs: Techstars Web3 '25 (Dublin & London), XFounders Season 4 (with Starknet Foundation), Founder.University Cohort 9