Alex Baranov
VP Of Engineering at Unreal Labs
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Baranov is a seasoned engineering leader with 11 years of experience, currently serving as VP of Engineering at Unreal Labs in London after roles at Samaya AI, Headspace, Sayana (YC W20), CERN, and Yandex. He blends deep technical chops—illustrated by his popular go-openai wrapper for OpenAI APIs—with product-focused leadership scaling AI-driven teams and infrastructure. Trained as a physicist (MS in High Energy Physics from MSU) and a Y Combinator alumnus, he brings a research-grade approach to building reliable, production-ready ML systems. Known for moving quickly from prototypes to production, he pairs hands-on backend development with strategic roadmaps that align engineering execution to business outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
Alumni, Winter 2020, Alumni, Winter 2020 at Y CombinatorLomonosov Moscow State University
Github Skills (9)
json10
http10
openai-api10
go10
api10
apidoc10
golang9
chatgpt-api9
gpt8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
sashabaranov/go-openai
Aug 2020 - Jan 2023
OpenAI, GPT 5.6, GPT-Image-2, Whisper API clients for Go
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:116 releases, 468 reviews, 20 commits in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily contributed to the development of an OpenAI API wrapper for Go. Their commits focused on creating the initial API client code, including request and response structures. They implemented core functionalities like listing engines, getting engine details, and creating completions. Additionally, the user integrated search capabilities into the API wrapper.
gogptopenaiwhispergolang
skygrid/skygrid-api-server
Mar 2016 - Jun 2022
Maps higher-level concpets like "Monte-Carlo simulation request" to metascheduler jobs
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 3 months
metaschedulersimulationmonte-carlomonte-carlo-simulationrequest
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