Oleksandr Lytvynov

Senior infrastructure & backend engineer · Norway · Available for consulting

Summary

Senior infrastructure and backend engineer based in Norway, working through Lytvynov Oleksandr Consulting. Background in Linux server operations and PHP/Laravel hosting platforms, now building Python/FastAPI systems with LLM and retrieval pipelines: an AI course generator, a scraping platform, a Telegram community manager, a self-hosted CRM and this site with its AI twin. I favour systems that stay quiet in production: clear ownership, observability from day one, honest scope.

Experience

December 2019 – December 2022·

Senior Developer & System Administrator — FastServers, Estonia (remote)

Modernized a legacy infrastructure with poorly structured systems. Built scalable IaC with Ansible and Terraform, simplified system architecture through microservices, and established best practices for operational reliability and scalability.

  • Modernized legacy infrastructure with automated CI/CD solutions and proactive monitoring
  • Built scalable Infrastructure-as-Code with Ansible and Terraform
  • Designed microservices architecture for efficient integration
  • Technologies: Linux, Bash, MySQL, Laravel, REST API, WHMCS, Ansible, AWS, Zabbix
September 2009 – December 2022·

Technical Project Specialist — QTC, Czechia-Ukraine (remote)

Built a reliable platform offering competitive web and VPS hosting solutions. Developed scalable infrastructure with CDN, geo-DNS, automated setups, proactive monitoring and dynamic backup systems.

  • Developed scalable hosting infrastructure with CDN, geo-DNS, and automated CMS setups
  • Implemented proactive monitoring and dynamic backup systems
  • Optimized resource usage and automated deployment processes
  • Technologies: Bash, Nginx, Apache, Nagios, PowerDNS, MySQL, PostgreSQL, PHP
November 2007 – November 2011·

Help Desk Engineer — Techno-Web, Ukraine

Strengthened Techno-Web's reputation by improving customer service and developing a systematic approach to content management and security control.

  • Improved customer service and developed systematic approach to content and security
  • Consistently positive customer feedback strengthened company market position
  • Technologies: Linux, Bash, Perl, VPN, Proxy, anti-DDoS, Nagios, Jail, OpenVZ
January 2003 – November 2007·

Self-employed Web Developer — Luhansk, Ukraine

Offered website design and development for corporate clients in a rapidly growing online services market. Built long-term relationships and a subscription-based support model, resulting in a loyal customer base.

  • Developed customized websites tailored to client needs
  • Established subscription-based model for ongoing support
  • Technologies: PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash
January 2002 – January 2003·

Technical Lead — Proton, Ukraine

Designed and implemented computerized solutions to improve efficiency and security in power and cooling systems for data center operations. Led technical design from planning to installation.

  • Led design and integration of structured cabling systems for data center operations
  • Delivered cost-effective and stable power and cooling system
  • Technologies: Visio, server diagnostic tools, cable testers, Windows Server

Selected projects

AI course generator for an e-learning platform

Temporal-orchestrated course generation with Gemini, 16 orchestrator agents, multi-tenant PostgreSQL with row-level security, Entra ID SSO, QR-verified certificates; CI-driven deploys. 2026, private.

PythonFastAPITemporalPostgreSQL + pgvectorGeminiNext.js

Web scraping and analysis platform

Celery stage queues, sitemap/robots discovery, httpx with proxy pools and Playwright, Gemini structured analysis, LLM cost logging, JSON/CSV/Markdown/PDF exports. 2026, private.

PythonCeleryPlaywrightPostgreSQLGemini

Telegram community manager

Webhook bot with Telethon sync, anti-spam strategy registry, embeddings in pgvector, RSS relevance scoring with Gemini, React admin. 2026, private.

PythonFastAPIpgvectorGeminiReact

Self-hosted CRM for a consulting business

Single Next.js 15 application with Prisma, headless Rocket.Chat, MediaCMS and MinIO, appointments and video calls, soft delete with optimistic locking, embeddings worker, GitHub Actions deploy. 2026, private.

TypeScriptNext.jsPrismaPostgreSQLDocker

Personal site with an AI twin

This site: FastAPI + Astro, Gemini-only twin with scope gate and injection defence, GitHub repositories ingested into pgvector with secret scanning, GDPR retention, CI-only deploys. 2026.

PythonFastAPIAstropgvectorGeminiDocker

Emergency Power & Water Infrastructure

Facilitating backup solutions for power and alternative water supply, supporting local communities and ensuring access to necessary resources.

Hosting company site with AI-generated content

Legacy PHP moved to a PSR-4 MVC layer, daily Gemini content pipeline with JSON schema and search grounding, Cloudflare purge and IndexNow, Turnstile. 2025, private.

PHPMySQLGeminiCloudflare

Ubuntu server automation toolkit

Bash toolkit that turns a fresh Ubuntu 22.04 server into a tuned LEMP host: RAM-derived PHP-FPM and MySQL settings, vhost + Let's Encrypt in one command, Laravel bootstrap. 2025, public.

BashNginxMySQLPHP-FPMCertbot

Evacuation Logistics Support

Voluntary assistance for safe evacuation from war zones, with a focus on inclusive logistics that accommodates different needs.

Protective Equipment Production

Production and distribution of protective equipment, promoting safety and care for people in demanding situations.

Skills

Languages:Python · TypeScript · PHP · Bash · SQL
Backend:FastAPI · SQLAlchemy 2 · Alembic · Celery · Temporal · Laravel · Next.js API routes · Prisma
Data:PostgreSQL · pgvector · Redis · MinIO · MySQL
Infrastructure:Linux · Docker Compose · Nginx · Let's Encrypt · GitHub Actions · Kubernetes (k3s, ArgoCD) · Cloudflare
AI:Gemini (google-genai) · RAG with pgvector and hybrid search · structured outputs · prompt-injection defence · cost budgets · evaluation harnesses
Frontend:Astro · React · Tailwind · shadcn/ui · Next.js
Operations:OpenTelemetry · Prometheus · Grafana · Jaeger · structured logging · GDPR-aware data retention
DevOps:Ansible · Terraform · CI/CD · Git
Observability:Zabbix · Nagios · Monitoring

Languages

UkrainianNative
RussianNative
EnglishFluent
Norwegian (Bokmål)Fluent

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