Curriculum Vitae
Tarlan Isaev
DevSecOps & Platform AI Engineer
10+
Years of experience
30+
Docker clusters managed
98%+
Uptime maintained
3 days
Release cycle, down from 2 weeks
Professional Summary
Results-driven DevSecOps & Platform AI Engineer with 10+ years of expertise architecting Azure, hybrid, and customer-hosted cloud infrastructure, automating CI/CD pipelines, and driving Docker containerization. Proven leader in mixed OS administration (Ubuntu, RHEL, Windows Server), DevSecOps frameworks, SOC 2 compliance/audit readiness, release risk mitigation, and end-to-end observability. Skilled in leveraging responsible AI agentic workflows to maximize operational velocity, enhance system reliability, and accelerate SDLC productivity.
Relevant Work Experience
14 RolesTechnical Lead & Software Architect
SurfySacramento, CA
- Distributed Infrastructure Architecture: Architecting and deploying a global network of proxy nodes across multiple cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean) using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) with remote state management via Supabase Edge Functions, achieving 98%+ uptime across 30+ distributed nodes
- Advanced Protocol Implementation: Implementing and optimizing multiple circumvention protocols including VLESS Reality (port 443), Hysteria 2 (port 8443), and AmneziaWG (port 51820) with BBR congestion control and kernel-level performance tuning for maximum throughput in restricted networks
- Zero-Knowledge Security System: Designing and implementing vault-first security architecture using Supabase Vault for all sensitive credentials (SSH keys, VPN secrets, API tokens), with automated secret rotation and GitHub Actions masking to ensure zero exposure in logs or environment files
- Intelligent Orchestration & Sharding: Building heuristic-based node ranking system with deterministic sharding algorithms, leveraging PostgreSQL RPCs (get_best_nodes_for_orchestrator) for real-time health monitoring and optimal node distribution across user profiles
- Full-Stack Development: Developing Next.js 16 web application with Server Components, Telegram bot integration using inline keyboards and callback queries, and real-time telemetry dashboard powered by Supabase Edge Functions and PostgreSQL triggers
- CI/CD & Automation Pipeline: Establishing "Omniscient Orchestration" automated bridge connecting Terraform infrastructure provisioning to deployment workflows via GitHub Actions repository_dispatch, enabling seamless node deployment with automatic credential vaulting
- Database & Backend Engineering: Architecting PostgreSQL schema with Row Level Security (RLS), soft deletes for referral chain integrity, and atomic state management using FOR UPDATE locks for trust and balance operations
- AI-Augmented Development: Pioneering integration of advanced AI coding assistants (Claude, Cursor) with context-aware agentic workflows, accelerating development velocity while maintaining code quality and architectural consistency
- Team Leadership & Documentation: Establishing engineering best practices, conducting code reviews, and maintaining comprehensive technical documentation covering architecture, protocols (DBBAP authentication), deployment procedures, and contributor guidelines
Technical Lead & Software Architect
ShowcaseSacramento, CA
- Cross-Platform Mobile Development: Architecting and implementing native iOS/iPadOS application using Swift 6.3.1 and SwiftUI with @Observable pattern and strict concurrency, alongside Android version transpiled via SKIP framework (Swift → Kotlin/Jetpack Compose), achieving true code-sharing across platforms
- Modern iOS Architecture: Implementing cutting-edge Liquid Glass design language following iOS/iPadOS 26 design principles with frosted glass effects, subtle gradients, and premium golden accents for luxury aesthetic. Building SwiftUI screens with observable state management and seamless navigation patterns
- Backend Integration: Architecting Supabase backend infrastructure with PostgreSQL database, implementing Row Level Security (RLS) policies, database triggers, and public storage buckets for video content delivery. Designing schema for scenarios and videos with soft deletes and referential integrity
- Video Management System: Building comprehensive video library system supporting 20-25 curated videos (max 30 seconds each) across 5 life scenario profiles (Family, Wellness, Guests, Investor, Architecture), with fullscreen playback and external display mirroring via AirPlay
- CI/CD & Deployment: Establishing automated deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions for daily database backups, TestFlight distribution for iOS beta testing, and APK sideload preparation for Android kiosk deployment
- Technical Leadership: Managing project architecture decisions, conducting code reviews, and maintaining comprehensive technical documentation covering database schema, API integration, content upload procedures, and deployment workflows
Technical Lead & Software Architect
CareEchoSacramento, CA
- Full-Stack Development Leadership: Directing and implementing Next.js web application, native iOS (Swift), and Android applications with unified architecture patterns across all platforms
- Backend Infrastructure: Architecting and building Supabase backend with PostgreSQL database, implementing database triggers and Edge Functions for real-time data processing. Integrating Upstash for Redis caching, rate limiting, and serverless messaging (QStash) to optimize performance and scalability
- Modern UI/UX: Leading iOS design implementation with Liquid Glass design principles and Apple's best practices, creating fluid, translucent interfaces with depth and hierarchy for enhanced user experience
- DevOps & CI/CD Ownership: Establishing and managing all deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions for web and Android, and Xcode Cloud for iOS app delivery with continuous integration across all platforms
- Team & Technical Leadership: Managing development team, conducting code reviews, and establishing engineering best practices, coding standards, and development workflows
- System Architecture: Defining and owning all system architecture decisions, API design, data models, and integration patterns to ensure scalability and maintainability
- AI-Augmented Development: Pioneering the integration of advanced AI coding assistants, including Claude Code, Cursor, and ChatGPT Codex, into the development workflow. Implementing automated contextual agentic coding practices to accelerate development velocity, improve code quality, and enable intelligent code generation with context-aware assistance across the entire codebase.
DevOps Engineer
MestoSan Francisco, US
- Introduced 30 containerization tools that enabled 10 developers to efficiently deploy Docker applications, reducing analytics time by 20%
- Orchestrated deployment and management of 30+ Docker clusters across Azure, AWS, and TimeWeb, maintaining an exceptional 98% uptime rate over 36 months
- Streamlined release processes, reducing the release cycle from 2 weeks to 3 days through strategic DevOps collaboration and process optimization
DevOps Engineer (Volunteering Part-time)
DreemmeDelaware, US
- Friendly platform for speed video meetings. Invited as a DevOps engineer to help this startup with cloud infrastructure and services. A secure & safe app with speed video calls and face recognition & emotion analysis (harassment-free environment).
- Application: Client SPA application, Node.js server with Socket.io and REST endpoints, Firebase (Authentication, Firestore, Cloud Functions), Twilio (audio/video communication service)
- Services: Sentry (error monitoring), PM2 (supervisor for Node.js), Digital Ocean (load graphs), Prometheus and Grafana monitoring, Alert Management
- Hosting staging on Digital Ocean, running through Docker Compose
Hoster of the podcast
Venture ClubMoscow, Russia
- The entrepreneurial community helps startups to raise funds. Running my podcast on VC with awesome interesting startups, entrepreneurs, and people with some expertise around the globe. Also posting some startup-related news. We have around 17,000 users.
DevOps engineer at MedicalAI project
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT)Moscow, Russia
- Medical project to automate processes through Machine Learning in Fluoroscopy and ECG
- Spearheaded MedicalAI project, leveraging Machine Learning to automate processes in Fluoroscopy and ECG technologies
- Rapidly deployed 5 Linux physical and virtual servers using Terraform and Ansible within the first 4 weeks of employment
- Developed 10 customized Linux environments with Nvidia chip integration for AI model training, achieving an 80% performance improvement over previous implementations
DevOps Engineer at Telecom Company
Intellect GroupMoscow, Russia
- VPS and network infrastructure supporting
- Provided comprehensive technical support for Android tablet software applications in the EMIAS project, successfully resolving over 1,000 technical issues
- Supported mission-critical operations affecting 3,000+ users, ensuring seamless medical application performance
- Designed and implemented 5 advanced testing stands, driving a 300% increase in software and hardware testing efficiency
Mobile Game Developer
RedFoxAuckland, New Zealand
- Game development on Unity with C#
- Game development on Marmalade and ZeroBrane Studio with Lua
- Cross-platform development for iOS, Android, and WebGL, macOS and Windows platforms
- Publishing a cross-platform 2048 game and mobile apps on iOS and Android
- Source control Unity collaboration, GitHub, and BeansTalks
Founder and CEO of The Computer Company
One TitanMyshkin, Russia
- Assembling computers based on the Intel and AMD processors
- Installing and supporting Windows OS, Mac OS X, Linux, and additional software and tools
- Satellite antenna maintenance
- Assembling web and LAN networks
- Freebooting of the game consoles
- Computer Troubleshooting
- PC, laptops, and cell phone fixing
Electronic and Computer Sales
Liniya TokaMyshkin, Russia
- Computer and electronic sales
- Assembling computers based on the Intel and AMD processors
- Windows OS and software installation on PCs and laptops
- Selling office and electronic equipment
- Hardware and software repair of computers and laptops
- Replacement and improvement of components in PCs and laptops
- Setting up LAN networks with shared access to the Internet
Industrial Engineering as Subcontractors for Gazprom Company
APSP - 4Myshkin, Russia
- Building industrial facilities
- Windows OS and software installation on PCs and laptops
- Cost estimation with Bagira and Microsoft Office
- Editing architectural projects with AutoCAD and a PDF editor
- Software support
Technical Manager at Computer Game Club
PolygonMyshkin, Russia
- Installing & supporting Windows OS
- Maintaining a LAN network
- Computer maintenance & LAN network maintenance
- Computer games
Computer Network Administrator at Food Company
Food Stock MarketMyshkin, Russia
- Computer assembling & hardware repairing
- Maintaining & administering the LAN network
- Installing & supporting Windows OS
- Microsoft Office
Skills & Competencies
77 SkillsPlatform AI & Agentic Workflows
- Autonomous AI Coding Agents
- Claude Code & Cursor
- Agentic Workflow Orchestration
- Context-Aware Code Generation
- LLM & API Integrations
- Prompt Engineering
- Nvidia GPU / CUDA Acceleration
- Edge AI Pipelines
DevSecOps & Security
- SOC 2 Compliance Readiness
- Supabase Vault (Zero-Knowledge Secrets)
- Zero-Trust Architecture
- Row Level Security (RLS)
- Secrets Rotation & Masking
- TLS / Certificate Lifecycle
- Vulnerability Scanning
- Release Risk Mitigation
Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure
- Microsoft Azure
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- DigitalOcean
- Hybrid Cloud & Customer-Hosted
- Cloudflare Edge & CDN
- Linux Kernel Tuning & BBR
Containerization & Orchestration
- Podman & Quadlet
- Rootless Containers
- Kubernetes (K8s)
- Docker & Docker Compose
- Helm Charts
- Multi-Cluster Orchestration
- Container Hardening
CI/CD & Automation
- GitHub Actions (Omniscient Orchestration)
- Xcode Cloud
- GitLab CI
- Jenkins
- FluxCD (GitOps)
- Rancher
- Automated Rollbacks & Smoke Testing
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Terraform (Multi-Cloud / Remote State)
- Ansible Automation
- Cloud-Init
- Declarative Infrastructure
Distributed Systems & Protocols
- VLESS Reality
- Hysteria 2
- AmneziaWG & WireGuard VPN
- Reverse Proxies (NGINX)
- Deterministic Sharding & Node Ranking
- WebSockets & Real-time Telemetry
Modern Full-Stack Engineering
- Next.js 16 (App Router / RSC)
- React 19
- TypeScript (Strict)
- Tailwind CSS
- Node.js & Fastify / Hono
- Python (FastAPI, Django)
- RESTful APIs & Webhooks
Mobile & Cross-Platform
- Swift 6 & SwiftUI (@Observable)
- SKIP Framework (Swift → Kotlin)
- Jetpack Compose
- Apple Liquid Glass Design
- FlutterFlow
- React Native
Databases & Serverless Data Layer
- PostgreSQL (RPCs, Triggers, RLS, FOR UPDATE)
- Supabase (Edge Functions, Auth, Realtime)
- Upstash (Redis Caching & QStash)
- MySQL
- SQLite
- Firebase
Monitoring & Observability
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Sentry Error Monitoring
- Distributed Telemetry Dashboards
- Zabbix
- Alert Management & Incident Response
Systems & Mixed OS
- Enterprise Linux (Ubuntu, RHEL, Debian)
- Windows Server Administration
- Bash & Shell Scripting
- PowerShell
- Embedded IoT (Nvidia Jetson, Raspberry Pi)
Education & Credentials
Bachelor's degree in Software Development Diploma Level 7
Edenz Colleges Technology Academy
Auckland, New Zealand · April 2016 - February 2017
General English + IELTS Preparation
National Tertiary Education Consortium (NTEC)
Auckland, New Zealand · July 2015 - March 2016
Bachelor of Economics of Enterprise, major in Management and Informatics in Technical Systems
Rybinsk State Aviation Technological Academy named after P. A. Solovyov
Russia · September 2003 - July 2009
High School Diploma
Municipal Educational Institution Myshkin Secondary School
Russia · September 1992 - June 2003
Head of Technical Associations of the Aircraft Modeling
Young Technician
Russia · September 1997 - June 2003
Languages
English
AdvancedRussian
NativeAzerbaijani
NativeReferences & Endorsements
VerifiedCameron R. Law
Executive Director at Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Sacramento, California
Linkedin.com/in/cameronrlaw/Alex Greaves
Founder/ CEO at FlutterFlow
San Francisco, US
Linkedin.com/in/asgreaves/Darya Rayn
Director at Welkin Farms
Sacramento, California
Linkedin.com/in/wfdaryaryan/Lena Gaponenko
CEO at Mesto
Moscow, Russia
Telegram @lenagaponenkoSergey Krylov
Founder/ CEO at Dreem.me
Telegram @svkrylovDaniel Pitman
Microbiologist Founder at CEO Catch-22
Auckland, NZ
Telegram @svkrylovKatelan Cunningham
Founder/ CEO at LA Fridges
Los Angeles, US
Linkedin.com/in/katelancunningham/Sergey Vtorov
DevOps engineer Intellect group
Lithuania
Telegram @euexpatNaumkin Nikita
CTO at Intellect group
Moscow, Russia
Telegram @niksonnnnnBhargavi Kotte
Organiser at Impact NPO Charity
Auckland, New Zealand
+640210517000Gloria Gaspar
Worldwide & Auckland organizer at The Resource-Based Economy
Auckland, New Zealand
+6402040228615Independent Engineering & Homelab
22 ProjectsNetfleet
multifunctional water transport service (WordPress + MySQL)
M208
Yaroslavl River Station tourist information site (WordPress + MySQL)
Langouste
Universal Dredging Machine amphibious dredger (WordPress + MySQL)
Yardock
Yaroslavl Regional Port subsidiary for universal dredgers (WordPress + MySQL)
Hipnosisclinica
Treatment benefits for mind and body (WordPress + MySQL)
Topdesignpro
Design studio (WordPress + MySQL)
Yarportflot.com
Marine project for ferry boat trips in Yaroslavl
Topdesignpro.ru
Modern solutions for stylish urban and country residences
Catch-22.co.nz
Fishing equipment
Topmakeup
Makeup and beauty marketplace
Hybridized
Live and DJ mixes from electronic artists
VPN UK
VPN service in the UK (WireGuard)
VPN Poland
VPN service in Poland (WireGuard)
Audiobookshelf
Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server (Audiobookshelf + persistent data)
Hybridized mobile
Live and DJ mixes app (FlutterFlow + Firebase)
Topmakeup mobile
Makeup and beauty marketplace (FlutterFlow + Supabase)
Foodshare.club
Foodsharing startup (ReactJS + Supabase)
Foodshare Blog
Foodshare blog (Ghost + MySQL)
Foodshare App Store
Foodsharing mobile app on Apple App Store
Foodshare Google Play
Foodsharing mobile app on Google Play Market
Foodshare Appsmith
Internal tool development (Appsmith + MongoDB)
Foodshare n8n
Workflow automation tool (n8n + persistent data)
Focus Areas & Personal Interests
Resource-Based EconomyThe Venus ProjectThe Zeitgeist MovementScienceSustainabilityInformation TechnologiesVeganismAthleticsPodcasts