Mykola Palamarchuk

Software engineer with 20+ years of experience in data engineering, software architecture, and AI/ML integration. Programming is my passion, so I keep learning and use cutting-edge technologies and development practices in real work. Right now I'm focused on AI agents, especially on making their output more reliable (which includes SDLC and spec-driven development with coding agents, guardrails, evaluation, observability, cost optimization). I've also led small teams and mentored engineers.

Data Engineering

Data Lake Architecture, SQL/NoSQL, Database Optimization, Data Warehousing

AI & ML

Generative AI, Agentic AI, LLM, Machine Learning, PyTorch

Cloud & DevOps

Microservice Architecture, Service Mesh, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker

Observability

OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Langfuse

Development

Full SDLC Management, CI/CD Pipeline Optimization, Git Workflow Design, Agentic SDLC

Programming Languages

Python (with proficiency in multiple additional languages)

Methodologies

Agile Implementation, Scrum/Kanban Facilitation, Cross-functional Collaboration

1. airSlate

   Senior Software EngineerApr 2025 – Sep 2026

   • Helped with AI transformation companywide (tools, frameworks, observability, knowledge sharing, SDLC for coding agents).
   • Developed AI product feature discovery service and knowledge base (Python, LlamaIndex, Dagster, PostgreSQL).
   • Developed full-cycle website generation service based on AI workflows (Python, LangChain).

2. Upwork

   Lead Data EngineerOct 2022 – Jan 2025

   • Designed and implemented an ETL system from scratch (Python, Dagster, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Kubernetes, Data Lake).
   • Created various analytics and observability dashboards (Grafana, Kibana, Redash, Retool, Superset, Snowflake).
   • Created a source-code-based Grafana CI/CD pipeline (Grizzly).
   • Developed a prototype of an AI assistant for SRE (LlamaIndex, OpenAI, RAG, Agentic AI).
   • Led the team to deliver company goals.
   Senior Software EngineerApr 2014 – Oct 2022

   • Migrated the website from Zend Framework to Symfony with the team (PHP).
   • Developed core components to support service mesh infrastructure (PHP, Observability).
   • Initiated and led internal initiatives for architectural improvements (PHP, JS, Java).
   • Developed specialized services for service mesh infrastructure (Java, Python, DevOps, Kubernetes, AWS).

3. Noosphere Ventures

   Senior Software EngineerApr 2013 – Jan 2014

   • Developed a resilient and efficient data collection framework (PHP, MySQL).
   • Led a small team to support the project.
   • Optimized SQL queries to improve web portal performance.

4. INTERSOG

   Software EngineerNov 2012 – Feb 2013

   • Designed and implemented an in-place website i18n tool (PHP, JS).
   • Led a small team to support the project.

5. BeGrouped

   Senior Software EngineerMay 2010 – Jan 2012

   • Designed and developed an SMS-based social network (PHP, Symfony).

6. Reklamaport

   Senior Software EngineerFeb 2009 – Jan 2010

   • Developed a web portal marketplace with the team (PHP, Symfony).
   • Created a platform to collect data for the portal (PHP, MySQL).
   • Migrated the portal to Ruby on Rails with the team.

7. Trustename Inc

   Software EngineerJul 2008 – Jan 2009

   • Improved existing data analytics platform performance (OLAP, PHP).
   • Took part in development of a high-load ads distribution platform (PHP).
   • Migrated the existing administration portal from PHP to Java/GWT.

8. ISSystems

   Software EngineerJan 2006 – Dec 2007

   • Developed websites from scratch (PHP, JS).
   • Developed CRMs and analytics platforms (SQL, OLAP).
   • Worked with clients to define technical tasks.