Hi! I'm a full stack developer with 8 years of experience. I'll take your project and make it work is the gist of it. I like making bots (eg Slack, Discord and similar) and automation tools. I also like taking over and maintaining existing legacy projects. Weird, I know.
Specific skills below:
🔹 Backend Scripts and API Development
🔸🔸 Mostly in Node.js (Typescript), AWS Amazon, GCP Google
🔸🔸 Firebase, MongoDB, DynamoDB, SQL (Postgres, MySQL)
🔹 Bot and Automation Development (Very specialized custom projects too, ask me)
🔸🔸 Discord, Slack, Twitch, Spotify
🔹 Website Design and Development
🔸🔸 React.js, Angular, Next.js, Tailwind, Bootstrap, SCSS/SASS, HTML/CSS/JS
🔸🔸 Squarespace, Wordpress, Bubble.io
🔹 Chrome Firefox Extensions
🔹 Web Scraping
🔸🔸 Node.js, Puppeteer.js, Cheerio, Casper.js, BeautifulSoup
🔹 Data Parsing, Mining and Analysis
🔹 OpenAI API and general AI integration experience.
API
Amazon Web Services
Python
Node.js
React
JavaScript
Firebase
Web Scraping
Discord Bot Development
Google Chrome Extension
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
OpenAI API
Arshak G.
Yerevan, Armenia
$36/hr
4.9
48 jobs
Profile updated: 22 July 2026
I am an Upwork Expert-Vetted and TOP RATED PLUS Senior Backend Engineer, PHP Developer, API Architect, and DevOps Specialist with nearly 15 years of experience building scalable backend systems, cloud infrastructure, and high-performance web applications. I have completed 15000+ hours on Upwork with consistent 5-star reviews, working with startups, SaaS companies, and enterprise clients to design reliable, secure, and cost-effective server environments.
My primary focus is backend engineering, distributed systems, API development, cloud architecture, and infrastructure automation. I specialize in building scalable server-side applications using PHP, Laravel, Python, Django, Flask, and modern backend frameworks. I work extensively with REST APIs, GraphQL, microservices, authentication systems, event-driven architecture, queue-based processing, and high-load backend systems.
I help businesses design backend infrastructures that are optimized for performance, scalability, maintainability, and long-term growth.
-Core Backend & Server-Side Expertise
* PHP, Laravel, Symfony, custom backend frameworks
* Python, Django, Flask, FastAPI
* REST API development, GraphQL APIs, webhook systems
* Backend architecture, microservices, service-oriented design
* Authentication systems (JWT, OAuth2, RBAC, SSO)
* Queue systems, background jobs, cron workers, async processing
* Database optimization, caching layers, API performance tuning
* SaaS architecture and multi-tenant backend systems
- AI & Intelligent Backend Integrations
* OpenAI, GPT-3, GPT-4, ChatGPT integrations
* DALL·E and AI-generated media workflows
* Machine Learning pipelines
* OCR, document processing, object recognition
* AI automation workflows and intelligent data processing
- Cloud Infrastructure & AWS Expertise
* AWS EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront
* S3, RDS, Route53, VPC, IAM, Cognito
* CloudWatch, SES, SQS, SNS, Elasticsearch
* Elastic Beanstalk, ElastiCache, CloudFormation
* Scalable cloud-native backend deployment
- DevOps & Infrastructure Engineering
* Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Ansible
* CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket Pipelines)
* Infrastructure automation and deployment workflows
* Linux server administration and environment provisioning
* Performance monitoring, logging, observability, failover strategies
- Databases & Performance Optimization
* PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis
* Query optimization, indexing, replication
* Redis, Memcached, Varnish, custom caching systems
* High-performance backend tuning and bottleneck analysis
- Backend Engineering Philosophy
I specialize in designing backend systems that are not only functional but also scalable, maintainable, and production-ready. My experience includes server architecture planning, API ecosystems, distributed backend logic, queue processing, DevOps pipelines, and cloud-native infrastructure.
I have been leading technical teams and delivering complex backend solutions since 2008. Beyond coding, I provide technical consulting, architectural guidance, and infrastructure planning to ensure projects are built correctly from the beginning.
I constantly stay up to date with backend engineering trends, cloud technologies, AI integrations, and DevOps practices to ensure I deliver modern, future-proof solutions.
- Additional Technologies
* Angular, Backbone.js, jQuery
* HTML5, CSS3, SASS
* Linux administration and server hardening
* Security best practices, monitoring, and optimization
* Payment APIs, third-party integrations, webhook systems
If you are looking for a senior backend engineer who can architect APIs, optimize infrastructure, build scalable server environments, and deliver enterprise-grade backend systems, I’d be happy to discuss your project.
API
API Development
PostgreSQL
Python
Full-Stack Development
JavaScript
Web Development
PHP
HTML5
Node.js
HTML
Mobile App Development
React
MySQL
Laravel
MySQL Programming
Web Application
Artificial Intelligence
Web Design
Next.js
Sergei P.
Yerevan, Armenia
$50/hr
4.7
23 jobs
☀ Regardful Python developer ☀ 9+ years of IT experience ☀ Degree in Computer Science ☀ Master of workarounds ☀
Forced to earn money by IT development in order to continue playing the violin. 🎻
I'm mainly engaged in:
• Backend / Web services;
• Processes automation;
• Web Scrapers;
• API integrations;
• Chatbots.
👨🏻💻 HARD SKILLS
• Program languages: Python, JavaScript, C#, PHP;
• Scraping: Selenium, BeautifulSoup, Scrapy;
• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB;
• Web frameworks: Django, Flask, FastAPI;
• Project management: Notion, Jira, Trello, Todoist.
• RESTful apps & Google APIs expert.
😻 SOFT SKILLS
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills;
• Critical thinking, patience, attention to detail;
• Emphatic listener and persuasive speaker;
• Well-developed skills in prioritizing, organization;
• Decision making, time management, and verbal/written communication skills;
• Holland code: AIE
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