Ilya Lebedev ⚡️
Senior Full-Stack / Product Engineer
Name: Ilya Lebedev
Location: Remote (US/EU time zones), B2B contract
Languages: Russian (Native), English (C2), Spanish (A1)
Contact
Website: ilyalebe.dev
Email: ilya0lebedev@gmail.com
LinkedIn: ilya-lebedev-554225102
Telegram: @rubyminer
GitHub: lebedevilya
Profile
Senior product engineer with 7+ years of experience building, scaling and operating distributed systems and SaaS platforms with focus on performance, reliability and system design. I take ownership of architecture, domain modeling and end-to-end delivery across backend and product UI. I focus on delivering measurable user value, not just technical solutions. Comfortable operating systems in production, handling incidents and making pragmatic tradeoffs.
Experience

Technical Founder

Mar 2025 – Jan 2026 — nodes.garden (remote)

  • Founded and led the technical development of Web3/AI node as a service platform built with Ruby on Rails.
  • Owned backend architecture, core domain modeling, APIs, background processing, and internal tooling.
  • Built systems orchestrating operations across thousands of servers via API. 25,000+ nodes deployed in a year.
  • Scaled platform from 0 to 17,000+ users and six-figure revenue, owning architecture, reliability and production operations.
  • Worked with browser automation, CAPTCHA bypassing and anti-detection techniques
  • Hired, managed and led a distributed team of 10 people including engineers, customer support, BD, etc.
  • Completed Techstars Web3 2025, XFounders Season 4 and Founder.University Cohort 9 programs.
Tech: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, RSpec, GoodJob, Hotwire, TailwindCSS, Docker, fly.io

Ruby Engineer

Sep 2024 – Mar 2025 — reinvented-hospitality.com (remote)

  • Developed a full-cycle restaurant POS system (Rails+Hotwire) from scratch in under 3 months.
  • Designed and delivered core domain features for restaurant and hotel operations.
  • Delivered reporting, exports, and operational tooling.
Tech: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Sidekiq, Hotwire, MiniTest, TailwindCSS, ViewComponent, AWS, Docker

Ruby Engineer

Oct 2022 – Sep 2024 — xometry.de (remote)

  • Worked on a large-scale manufacturing marketplace connecting hundreds of thousands of buyers & suppliers globally.
  • Implemented & launched UK and TR regional apps under tight deadlines (1 month).
  • 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).
  • Architected and executed migration of the multi-repo architecture into a unified platform.
  • As a side project built AI-powered HS codes search tool which cut down code search time for logistics team by 90%+
Tech: Ruby on Rails, ReactJS, RSpec, PostgreSQL, Sidekiq, GraphQL, RabbitMQ, Redis, Python, Airflow

Ruby Engineer

2019 – 2021 at sputnik8.com, igooods.ru, rubyroidlabs.com (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, ReactJS, VueJS, RSpec, PostgreSQL, Sidekiq, GraphQL, REST APIs, Heroku, AWS

Internships & Early Career

2017 – 2019

  • Yandex: Web Developer Intern. Frontend development for high-load internal tools. Python, ReactJS, GraphQL.
  • Joint Institute for Nuclear Research: C++/CUDA Developer Intern. Developed parallel computing algorithms using CUDA for physics simulations.
  • WorldQuant: Quantitative Research Consultant. Built quantitative models aimed at predicting price movements of various asset classes.

Education & Programs

XFounders Season 4

2025 — x-founders.com

1 month on-site program involving dozens of startups and mentors, organized with Starknet Foundation

Techstars Web3 '25

2025 — techstars.com

Participated in a 3-month startup accelerator program with onsite events in Dublin, London and New York

Master's Degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

2017–2019 — Saint Petersburg State University

Bachelor's Degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

2013–2017 — Saint Petersburg State University

Selected Projects

nodes.garden

Web3/AI NaaS platform built with Ruby on Rails. Finalist of Backdrop Build V4–V6:  backdropbuild.com/builds/nodesgarden

customs.codes

RAG customs codes AI classification tool built with Ruby on Rails. Finalist of Backdrop Build V3:  backdropbuild.com/builds/v3/customscodes

Core Skills
  • Languages: Ruby, Javascript, Python, Go (learning)
  • Backend: Rails, APIs, distributed systems, background jobs
  • Databases: PostgreSQL (performance, indexing, partitioning)
  • Async: Sidekiq, SolidQueue, RabbitMQ
  • Infra: Docker, CI/CD, AWS, GCP, fly.io, Heroku
  • Observability: Datadog, Sentry, Appsignal
  • Frontend: Hotwire, ReactJS
  • AI: LLM integrations, RAG, vector DBs
  • Payments: Stripe, PayPal