Backend systems, technical ownership, and applied AI.

More than a decade building Python products, leading technical initiatives, and helping teams deliver dependable software.

Albert Li

Senior Software Engineer

Lviv, Ukraine · Remote

Experience

Global Payments / Dev.Pro

Remote

Senior Software Engineer

March 2023 — Present

  • Led architecture, R&D, and implementation of an automated Python calibration platform, reducing initial store setup effort by 50% from 40 to 20 engineer-hours per store.
  • Reduced missed vehicle detections by approximately 77% (22 to 5 per 100 vehicles) through improvements to detector integration and the tracking pipeline.
  • Increased automated test coverage from 10% to 34% by replacing a legacy test structure with unified pytest-based CI and integration tests.
  • Mentored three engineers through a modularization initiative that removed duplicated logic and isolated proprietary components for patent-related work.

Levi9

Ukraine / Remote

Lead Python Engineer · Aldipress

March 2021 — January 2022

  • Led backend delivery for a Django-based product while remaining hands-on with architecture, implementation, and reviews.
  • Worked closely with an experienced engineering manager and mentored a junior engineer within a compact product team.
  • Translated business needs into maintainable backend changes across product and operational workflows.

Python Engineer · Visualfabriq

December 2020 — March 2021

  • Developed Python services for a data-intensive SaaS platform and contributed to reliable integrations and domain workflows.
  • Collaborated across engineering and product to deliver focused changes in an established enterprise codebase.

Touch Stay

Remote

Team Lead / Senior Python Engineer

October 2017 — October 2019

  • Led a product engineering team while continuing to design and implement core backend functionality.
  • Helped deliver approximately 80% of product features during a period of rapid SaaS growth.
  • Created a collaborative environment around ownership, feedback, and dependable delivery.

Education

Master’s degree

Engineering and applied systems

Research included hybrid renewable-energy systems, modeling, and data-driven technical evaluation.

Hiring & mentoring

Engineering organizations

Conducted 200+ technical interviews, mentored engineers, and taught Python to early-career developers.

Languages

EnglishProfessional working proficiency
UkrainianNative / bilingual
RussianFull professional proficiency

Capability groups.

Grouped around the work I want the site to signal: backend ownership, applied AI, cloud delivery, data foundations, and technical leadership.

Backend Systems

Production services, APIs, background processing, and pragmatic system design.

PythonDjangoFastAPIFlaskCeleryREST

Applied AI

Computer-vision pipelines and AI-assisted workflows tied to operational outcomes.

OpenCVYOLOPyTorchOpenVINOPandasNumPy

Cloud & Delivery

Reliable delivery and operation across AWS, containers, and Linux environments.

AWSDockerLinuxJenkinsGitHub ActionsAnsible

Data & Messaging

Data stores and asynchronous foundations for SaaS and backend products.

PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedisRabbitMQSQS

Technical Leadership

Turning ambiguous work into a plan, aligning people, and raising engineering quality.

System DesignMentoringArchitectureR&DCode ReviewHiring