Agents, evaluation & guardrails
App categorization and publishing workflows, blog generation, and lead sourcing, supported by evaluation and guardrails for agent behavior.
Applied AI / Backend Engineer
Ivan
Stakhov.
About
I build AI systems and backend infrastructure for real products.
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ExperienceFroxy Labs · June 2025 — present
Automating the app-publishing workflow
At Froxy Labs, I work on app code scanning and a publishing agent for app categorization, store content, and publishing profile completion in Google Play Console and App Store Connect. I also build blog-generation workflows and a lead-sourcing engine, with evaluation and guardrails for agent behavior.
App code scan
App categorization
Store content
Publishing agent · Google Play Console / App Store Connect
Backend foundation
Python and FastAPI services with validation models, PostgreSQL, Redis/Celery, asynchronous jobs, REST APIs, and WebSockets.
Integrations & delivery
External integrations including Stripe, RevenueCat, and PostHog, with Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD, and automated testing.
Experience
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Applied AI & Backend Developer
Froxy Labs
- Developed app code-scanning and publishing-agent workflows for app categorization, store content, and publishing profile completion in Google Play Console and App Store Connect; added evaluation and guardrails.
- Integrated these workflows into Python/FastAPI services using PostgreSQL, Redis/Celery, asynchronous processing, REST APIs, and WebSockets.
- Also worked on blog-generation workflows and a lead-sourcing engine; integrated Stripe, RevenueCat, and PostHog, and supported Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD, and automated tests.
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C / Lua Software Engineer
RSPAMD LTD
- Developed Redis-backed Lua plugins, including replies and improvements to known_senders.
- Migrated C/C++ cryptographic code to OpenSSL 3.0 APIs and built a secretbox header encoding/decoding module.
- Added Python utilities and Python/Robot Framework integration tests.
Education
AUCA / Bard
Double-degree program with Bard College.
Recognition
- ICPC NERCSemifinalist / 3rd Degree Diploma · 2023, 2024, 2025
- RuCodeFinalist · 2024
What I work with
Skills
LLM & agent engineering
LangChain, LangGraph, LangMem, OpenAI SDK, RAG, Qdrant, pgvector, MCP, tool calling
Froxy Labs · publishing agent, blog generation, lead sourcing
Production backend
Python, FastAPI, asyncio, Pydantic, SQLAlchemy, REST APIs, WebSockets
Froxy Labs · async workflows and external-service integrations
Data & background work
PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, Kafka
PostgreSQL, Redis & Celery · application data and background jobs
Infrastructure & testing
Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, pytest, Robot Framework
Froxy Labs and Rspamd · deployments, CI, and automated tests
Systems & security
C, C++, Lua, OpenSSL 3.0, Redis
Rspamd · plugins, crypto migration, and secretbox encoding
Product engineering
Flask, React
Flask services and React interfaces
A few things I've worked on
Selected projects
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Stovo
Self-hosted corporate messenger and workspace for teams, built for infrastructure they control.
Go · React · TypeScript · PostgreSQL · Redis · S3
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Open Prompt Format
A repository-first format and tooling for writing, versioning, loading, and evaluating portable prompts.
Python · TypeScript · Prompt tooling
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03
okf-agent
A repository-owned knowledge bundle and local search index for coding agents, with CLI and MCP workflows.
Python · SQLite · MCP · CLI
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04
rgsd
Spec-driven development for AI coding agents built around recursive delegation.
JavaScript · TypeScript · AI agents
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