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Alek M.AM

Alek M.

Senior Software Engineer | Backend, AI Agents

$570/day
Dubai, AE
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Alek

If you're looking for someone who can step in quickly, understand your vision, and deliver real results—not just code—I’m here to help. I partner with founders, product teams, and technical leaders who need a senior engineer that can own a problem end-to-end, simplify complexity, and move projects across the finish line with confidence.

What sets me apart is my ability to combine deep technical understanding with a strong sense of product thinking. I don’t just build features; I help you make the right architectural decisions, improve performance, reduce operational overhead, and ensure what we create will scale with your business. Clear communication, fast execution, and long-term thinking are at the center of how I work.

I typically support clients with:
  • Designing and building backend systems or services from the ground up
  • Implementing event-driven or highly scalable architectures
  • Integrating AI/ML capabilities into existing products
  • Optimizing performance, stability, and cloud infrastructure
  • Developing MVPs, proof-of-concepts, or automation tools
If you need a reliable partner who brings senior-level ownership, technical depth, and a focus on measurable impact, let’s connect. Your next project deserves more than just execution — it deserves expertise.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Macedonian

    Native or bilingual

  • Croatian

    Fluent

  • German

    Basic

Can work on-site
Dubai (up to 50km)

Experience

  • CozmoAI
    Staff Software Engineer
    November 2025 - Today (7 months)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    • Reduced voice AI roundtrip latency from ~2s to 950ms (TTFT avg 550ms), enabling natural, real-time conversational experiences in production
    • Architected agent systems handling real-world complexity — tool execution, multi-step flows, structured outputs, and safe failure modes
    • Reduced customer operational costs by ~25% through workflow automation, replacing manual support and sales processes
    • Led full customer delivery lifecycle — requirements capture, technical design, implementation, rollout, and iteration — as part of a 5-person field engineering team
    Tech: Node.js/TypeScript, Python, Go, React, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, LLM/Agent tooling, Voice AI
    Node.js Python Agentic AI React.js GO
  • Aurora Labs
    Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead
    October 2022 - October 2025 (3 years)
    • Built and shipped an LLM-powered investment recommendation platform, driving 10% increase in active usage, 5% growth in paying customers, and 8% average portfolio growth among active platform users during the period
    • Developed AI-based fault detection systems for autonomous vehicle binary code, improving software reliability and reducing critical failure rates — adopted by several enterprise clients
    • Led full product lifecycle — architectural planning, implementation, testing, deployment, and cross-team alignment
    • Mentored engineers and set execution standards through design reviews, delivery planning, and quality gates
    Python Agentic AI Event-driven architecture AWS
  • Lunatech
    Software Engineer
    May 2021 - September 2022 (1 year and 4 months)
    Rotterdam, Netherlands
    • Designed and deployed scalable backend services using Java (Quarkus) and PostgreSQL, focusing on maintainability and performance
    • Implemented Python-based computer vision and object detection pipelines for real-time, safety-critical autonomous vehicle processing

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Education

  • Master's degree
    FINKI, Cyril and Methodius
    2025
    Master's degree
  • Bachelor's degree
    FINKI
    2020
    Bachelor's degree

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