
Pavel Gasanov
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Almaty, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
Toptal member since September 26, 2022
Pavel is a web engineer and senior full-stack developer with a master's degree in computer science. He specializes in working with AI startups and brings extensive experience across projects of all sizes—from small prototypes to large-scale online intranets, data processing platforms, and content management systems. Pavel is a passionate programmer who thrives in collaborative environments, consistently finding common ground among team members to deliver optimal solutions to complex problems.
Portfolio
Experience
- JavaScript - 6 years
- Full-stack - 6 years
- Python - 6 years
- Django - 6 years
- Figma - 5 years
- React - 5 years
- TypeScript - 5 years
- Next.js - 4 years
Preferred Environment
Git, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Front-end, HTML5, CSS3, Slack, Figma, Agile, Cursor AI, Claude
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on is an authentication and authorization service for the hotel industry that millions of people use yearly.
Work Experience
Lead Developer
Camcorder AI
- Built an AI-driven video editing SaaS (Camcorder AI) with real-time storyboard generation, semantic video trimming, and auto-subtitles, scaling to 5,000+ weekly users within 3 months.
- Implemented full-stack infrastructure (Inngest, Modal, cloud services) including secure authentication, video processing pipelines, and scalable APIs, reducing average video rendering time by 40% and cutting server costs by 25%.
- Led end-to-end feature development, from AI-powered voiceover generation to platform-ready exports, integrating ML models and optimizing UI/UX—boosting customer retention by 30% through faster workflows and intuitive design.
Lead Full-stack Developer
Icowork
- Led the front-end and back-end development of a brand-new website based on a Figma layout.
- Optimized the front end with an SEO specialist, making the website escalate to the top five for low-frequency requests and the top ten for high-frequency queries in the Russian segment.
- Refactored the back end to optimize slow-running queries and improve legacy code performance.
- Maintained and improved a complex website for flexible space owners, resulting in a 60% increase in new partners.
- Integrated a specialized booking system for rental spaces.
Full-stack Developer
Series Code
- Collaborated in developing two new highly performant microservices for several Fortune 500 companies.
- Performed legacy code migration from Python 2 to Python 3 for a FreeRADIUS server.
- Built a custom authorization portal using Okta's SSO solutions.
- Implemented various new software features and maintained a large-scale codebase.
Lead Full-stack Developer
Project ROI
- Led the design, development, automated testing, and deployment of a web application for stock analytics.
- Implemented a customer portal with multiple unique features, such as a dividend calculator, an analytics catalog, and an interface with video lessons.
- Integrated multiple 3rd-party APIs, such as the Telegram Bot API for the newsletter, IEX Cloud for stock data updates, and the Google and VK APIs for social interactions.
Full-stack Developer
Pathway AI
- Developed several critical features for a dashcam software, allowing users to evaluate the driving quality in real time.
- Rewrote time-critical parts of the Python code into C++, reducing power consumption and delays in video processing.
- Created a service that quickly analyzes photos from dashcams, allowing specialists to process data as soon as the car stops.
Software Developer
Unimet LLC
- Developed two innovative technologies for the aluminum industry that were used extensively in numerous facilities in Europe and Russia.
- Designed, tested, and deployed the power supply system for industrial magneto-hydrodynamic stirrers that use Texas Instruments microcontrollers.
- Led a team of developers in creating a control board and supervised the project's complete lifecycle, from developing electrical schemes, circuit boards, and firmware to testing the product on industrial equipment.
Experience
Camcorder AI
I was responsible for the full-stack development of the entire application, from architecting the back-end APIs and real-time video processing pipelines to designing and implementing the front-end user experience. My work included integrating AI models for media analysis and voice synthesis, building scalable infrastructure to handle thousands of concurrent users, and ensuring smooth performance across browsers and devices. I collaborated closely with design and product teams to translate requirements into intuitive workflows, reducing video rendering times by 40% and helping the platform onboard over 5,000 active users in its first months.
Coworking and Rental Space Website
https://icowork.co/en/moscowAs the website's full-stack developer, I changed its front-end redesign using a Figma layout, added server-side rendering to support SEO processes, and implemented multiple features. These improvements ultimately made the website one of the top three coworking aggregators in the Russian segment.
Quickbutik
https://quickbutik.comKlangkantine
https://klangkantine.de/Dividend Stock Club Website
https://project-roi.com/The main feature I implemented is a private cabinet for videos, articles, and useful Google Sheets that members of the club can access. The website is powered by IEX Cloud, the Telegram Bot API, and a curated list of stocks that members can consult to make informed investment decisions.
Poker-odds Evaluator
Correspondence.legal
https://github.com/pogasanov/clsiteAlgoriffix
I was the full-stack developer responsible for creating distributed infrastructure and helped to implement a cloud-based parser.
Swoovy
eCommerce Integrations for The Gateway
https://github.com/pogasanov/thegatewayAWS-based Distributed Web Scrapers
AI-based Dashcam for Driver Performance Evaluation
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science
Siberian Federal University - Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Siberian Federal University - Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Vue, Node.js, REST APIs, Stripe, React Testing Library, Stripe API, Vuex, Django ORM, Vue 2, Amazon EC2 API, React Redux, TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenCV, jQuery, Telegram Bot API, Telegram Messenger API, VK API, Google APIs, Google API, OpenAI API
Tools
Slack, Git, Figma, Docker Compose, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, NGINX, Apache, Webpack, JavaScript Testing, PyCharm, Amazon Simple Email Service (SES), AWS CloudFormation, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Firebase Authentication, WebStorm, Claude, AI SDK, AWS SDK
Languages
JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, HTML5, CSS3, PHP, CSS, HTML, SQL, ECMAScript (ES6), Sass, GraphQL
Frameworks
Django, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Laravel, TestCafe, Angular, Nuxt.js, Material UI, Vuetify, Django REST Framework, Vue SSR, Cypress, Redux, Jest, Flask, Scrapy
Paradigms
RESTful Development, Unit Testing, Test-driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), Web Architecture, Responsive, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), REST, Agile, Marketplace Platforms, B2B, Behavior-driven Development (BDD)
Platforms
Docker, Algolia, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon EC2, Firebase, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, Shopify, AWS Lambda, Vercel, Heroku, WordPress, Contentful, Telegram Bot Platform, DigitalOcean, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Storage
PostgreSQL, JSON, MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Redis
Other
Full-stack, API Integration, APIs, Front-end, Stripe Subscriptions, Server-side Rendering (SSR), Web Scraping, Serverless, Amazon API Gateway, Pixel Perfect, Scraping, Google Search Console, Responsive UI, Content Management Systems (CMS), Microprocessors, Back-end, Hardware, Telegram Bots, eCommerce, Payment APIs, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Fintech, eCommerce APIs, Semantic UI, Gatsby, Cursor AI
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