Alex Shalaiev
Principal Software Engineer at ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Shalaiev is a Principal Software Engineer and technical leader with 11 years of experience modernizing legacy systems into AI-powered, cloud-native platforms while leading teams of up to 14 engineers. He combines deep full-stack expertise—serverless architectures, TypeScript/Node, PHP, React, and AWS—with hands-on system administration and information security background from earlier operations roles. Alex has founded and scaled products, including an AI-driven project management tool and an AI-enabled shipping chartering platform, and has repeatedly driven cost and performance optimizations in cloud infrastructure. Known for instituting Agile practices, measurable delivery metrics, and accessible UX redesigns, he bridges product strategy and engineering execution. Based in Munich with a Master’s in Computerized Control Systems, he brings entrepreneurial grit and a practical focus on reliability and observability that often goes beyond typical engineering leadership.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEM, Master’s Degree, COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEM at Odessa National Polytechnic University
German, English, Russian, Ukrainian
Github Skills (20)
mailjet9
starter-kit7
php7
packagist7
transactional-emails6
docker6
laravel6
yii6
cms6
cron4
laravel-package4
package4
dashboard3
sender2
scheduling2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
myorb/shalaiev
Sep 2020 - Jan 2023
Contributions:2 PRs, 22 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 4 months
myorb/alox
Feb 2016 - Jun 2017
Contributions:51 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
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