Mykhailo Barsukov

Took ownership of the MVP end-to-end as founding engineer, defining architecture, scope, and delivery strategy against tight, investor-facing milestones.

Architected the platform core around ML and rule-based algorithms for clothing-pattern geometry adaptation, combining data-driven models with deterministic tailoring rules.

Directed cross-functional delivery as sole engineer: ran R&D working sessions, assigned training-data and craft-documentation tasks, and automated ~80% of the training-data pipeline.

Audited an inherited fashion-tech platform, established that its core mechanics were non-functional, and secured founder buy-in to rebuild the core from scratch.

Aligned technical decisions with business and investor priorities, steering the roadmap toward demo-ready milestones.

Built and maintained a multi-tenant financial platform with complex data relations and dynamic role-based access control across admin and client portals.

Developed a Node.js transaction processing service handling account balance updates with consistent sub-50ms response times.

Built an automated tier-upgrade system that promotes clients based on activity and calculates personalized financial terms.

Led a critical project mid-development after an unexpected team change — fixed security vulnerabilities, hired and onboarded replacement developers, and ensured client satisfaction under pressure.

Developed an AI-powered SaaS tool with Supabase auth and real-time subscriptions, including an OpenCanvas-based chat interface and content editor.

Re-engineered the notification service, reducing message send time from 2 hours to 15 minutes (~87.5%).

Onboarded new developers, delivered technical presentations on best practices, and designed scaling strategies for future platform growth.

Led development of global search functionality for an internal ERP system used by 400+ colleagues, designing REST endpoints and integrating them with a Next.js front end.

Built an end-to-end e-commerce platform, integrating headless CMS data through REST APIs and managing the MySQL database schema.

Led a site redesign under a tight deadline, managing SEO optimization, i18n multilingual support, and direct coordination with the US client.

Developed a backend for an international student-card issuance platform using Node.js and Express, integrating the Monobank payment API, DIIA government KYC verification, and student eligibility checks.

Built real-time inventory-synchronization webhooks between an e-commerce store and KeyCRM.

Implemented Stripe payment processing, content management, and automated email workflows for an online language school, automating course access and user management.

Designed a complex shopping-cart system for a restaurant ordering platform with dynamic product relationships, modifiers, and conditional pricing logic.