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Dmitry A.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

$45/hr
5.0
47 jobs

I am a dedicated Data Engineer with a strong foundation in data analytics, specializing in building production-grade data infrastructure, distributed database systems, scalable ETL pipelines, and AI-powered data applications. With 7 years of experience, I help companies: • Transform messy data into automated, reliable, and scalable ETL pipelines for complex financial data that save 100+ hours monthly • Architect distributed database systems: Design multi-tier data architectures for massive-scale record management • Build advanced ETL pipelines with intelligent change detection to process only what's changed, reducing unnecessary processing • Architect cloud-native data solutions and scale data infrastructure across multiple clouds • Automate data workflows to eliminate manual processing and escape Excel Hell • Build Information Retrieval (IR), semantic search, OpenSearch, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems that make massive datasets, documents, and knowledge bases searchable and actionable • Develop AI-powered data applications, including document intelligence, chatbot, and agent-based solutions integrated with existing business workflows • Modernize legacy data systems with cloud & AI solutions • Optimize data infrastructure to reduce costs and improve performance • Design parallel execution frameworks: Implement isolation patterns enabling concurrent pipeline runs without conflicts • Build data foundations for AI initiatives, including vector search, knowledge retrieval, document processing, and AI automation workflows I have been providing a wide range of services in the realm of data analytics and data engineering such as: • ETL/ELT pipeline orchestration: Prefect, Databricks Workflows & Asset Bundles • Lakehouse & distributed database architecture: Databricks/Delta, YugabyteDB (distributed PostgreSQL), Neo4j, OpenSearch • Custom dbt materializations and incremental models: SCD-2, temporal tables • Database optimization and storage compression • Data validation, quality quarantine & reconciliation frameworks • Per-run schema isolation and parallel pipeline execution • Google Sheets automation and dashboard generation • Excel-to-database migration and formula translation • Multi-source data integration: CSV, Parquet, S3, APIs, databases • Data Cleaning & Transformation at scale • Operational Efficiency Analysis • Financial metrics calculation systems • Multi-cloud architecture design • Infrastructure as Code • Cloud services integration: AWS, GCP, Azure • RAG & LLM data applications: grounded citations, document extraction, NL-to-SQL semantic layers • Automated reporting solutions (Python-Excel integration) • Data Visualization & Dashboarding While the above services encapsulate my core offerings, I am inherently adaptable and thrive on diving into new challenges and expanding my skill set. Seeking great, enthusiastic projects that will provide me with challenging, interesting work that I can learn from and contribute to. My stack: Data Engineering: ✅ Python ✅ SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, YugabyteDB, DuckDB) ✅ Prefect ✅ dbt ✅ PySpark ✅ Delta Lake ✅ Databricks Cloud & Infrastructure: ✅ AWS (EC2, S3, Glue, RDS, Lambda, EKS, DynamoDB, ECR, Bedrock) ✅ Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, GKE, Bigtable, Cloud Functions) ✅ Azure (ADF, Synapse, AKS, Cosmos DB, Azure Functions, ACR, Text Analytics) ✅ Terraform ✅ Docker ✅ Kubernetes ✅ Prometheus Data Storages: ✅ RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, DuckDB) ✅ Object Storage (S3, Wasabi) ✅ Graph Database (Neo4j) ✅ Key-Value Database (Redis, DynamoDB) ✅ Document Database + Search Engine (OpenSearch) ETL & Data Processing: ✅ Pandas ✅ NumPy ✅ Selenium ✅ BeautifulSoup Spreadsheet Automation: ✅ Google Sheets API (gspread) ✅ Excel automation (openpyxl, xlwings) ✅ Automated dashboard generation Data Visualization: ✅ Matplotlib ✅ Seaborn ✅ Plotly ✅ Power BI ✅ Grafana Backend Development: ✅ FastAPI ✅ Flask ✅ RESTful APIs ✅ GraphQL ✅ Redis ✅ Nginx ✅ Gunicorn ✅ WebSocket AI/LLM & Agent Systems: ✅ OpenAI API ✅ Anthropic API ✅ Gemini API ✅ AWS Bedrock ✅ Agent Development ✅ AI Chatbots ✅ RAG ✅ NL-to-SQL semantic layers ✅ Semantic search

  • Data Science
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Mining
  • Machine Learning
  • Python
  • Russian
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Engineering
  • Data Modeling
  • Database Optimization
  • ETL Pipeline
  • SQL
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Object-Oriented Programming
Maxim B.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

$9/hr
5.0
4 jobs

I build practical Machine Learning models and Data Science solutions from data preprocessing to deployment in web applications. Built models trained on 5k–10k images, achieving ~85–90% accuracy on test datasets. Implemented end-to-end model deployment and integration, including feature preprocessing, API setup, and front-end visualization. My focus is on Computer Vision and Deep Learning projects, delivering solutions that work reliably in real-world environments. Skills: Tools/Frameworks: Python, TensorFlow (Keras), TensorFlow.js, Scikit-learn, OpenCV, Jupyter, ONNX ML & DL: Computer Vision, YOLO, Object detection, CNN, RNN, LSTM, Transformers Deployment & Integration: AWS, Azure, API integration, browser-based models Data Science & Analytics: Data Preprocessing, Data Collection, Feature Engineering, Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA), Data Visualization

  • Machine Learning
  • Python
  • Deep Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • TensorFlow
  • AI Model Integration
  • JavaScript
  • Model Deployment
  • Gradio
  • API
  • Python Scikit-Learn
Natalya M.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

$22/hr
5.0
1 jobs

Data analyst and Python-based data scientist with an MSc in Astrophysics and Cosmology. I work with complex datasets, applying statistical analysis, machine learning, and data visualization to produce reliable, actionable insights. Experienced in Python (Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn), SQL, and scientific data workflows. Research-oriented, detail-focused, and results-driven.

  • Data Analysis
  • Data Mining
  • Machine Learning
  • Python
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning Model
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Data Visualization
  • SQL
  • NumPy
  • pandas
  • MATLAB
  • Matplotlib
Shynggys T.

Astana, Kazakhstan

$25/hr
5.0
3 jobs

Hi there! I'm Shynggys — a data scientist, analyst, and research consultant with 8+ years of experience turning raw data into business-ready insights. I help teams and organizations clean, explore, and model their data using a structured, result-oriented approach — combining technical tools with real-world logic. ⚙️ My skills include: • Python (pandas, scikit-learn, matplotlib, statsmodels) • Machine Learning (classification, regression, forecasting, NLP) • Data Cleaning, Feature Engineering, EDA • Dashboards in Power BI, Tableau, Excel • SQL, database design, ETL pipelines • Web scraping & API integration (BeautifulSoup, Selenium) • Survey & qualitative research analysis (SPSS, MaxQDA) • Structuring and writing data-driven research with strong methodology 📊 Typical projects I work on: ✔ Credit risk and churn prediction models ✔ Market behavior analysis & reporting ✔ Education and policy research based on real data ✔ Automating data workflows for small teams GitHub portfolio → github.com/ShynggysTorez 🤝 I've worked with: • Startups scaling through smarter analytics • Academic teams writing advanced research reports • Government and consulting clients using data for better strategies My goal is always the same: to turn complex data into clear, explainable results that help people make decisions. Let's connect if you're looking for someone who brings both data depth and communication clarity to the table.

  • Data Analysis
  • Machine Learning
  • Python
  • pandas
  • Data Cleaning
  • Data Visualization
  • Web Scraping
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • SQL
  • Jupyter Notebook
  • Python Scikit-Learn
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Classification
  • Feature Engineering
  • Time Series Forecasting
Gulzhan T.

Semey, Kazakhstan

$40/hr
5.0
4 jobs

Data Scientist / Statistician I am a Data Scientist /Statistics PhD Student seeking opportunities in the technology industries. My interest is to solve problems from a statistician's perspective, and to build tools

  • Data Science
  • Data Analysis
  • Python
  • R
  • Statistics
  • Data Visualization
  • R Shiny
  • Microsoft Office
  • LaTeX
  • Linear Programming
  • Markdown
  • Statistical Computing
Ivan K.

Astana, Kazakhstan

$55/hr
5.0
3 jobs

More than 10 years of experience in startups, specialising in machine learning and R&D. Chief Scientific Officer of IPnote startup (USA), scientific director of the Master's programme "Machine Learning Engineering". Winner of AstanaHub Battle 2023 and participant of TechCrunch 2023.

  • Data Science
  • Machine Learning
  • Python
  • Machine Learning Model
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Python Script

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