Remote or hybrid · full-time, part-time, projects

Ilhomjon Kurbanov

Software & AI engineer, IT specialist

From idea to impact

Backend engineer with more than twenty years in IT — from system administration and networks to high-load AdTech and FinTech platforms. I design APIs, data models and infrastructure, lead teams and take products all the way to production.

Years of experience
21+
Projects delivered
40+
Industries
6
Ilhomjon Kurbanov
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Work experience

What I have worked on, by specialisation.

  1. 2017 — now9 years 9 months

    Backend development & architecture

    Backend services and admin panels for high-load products: REST and GraphQL APIs, message queues, caching, full-text search, file storage and monitoring. Database design from specifications, microservices and integrations.

    • PHP
    • Yii2
    • Laravel
    • Go
    • REST API
    • GraphQL
    • MySQL
    • PostgreSQL
    • Redis
    • Kafka
    • RabbitMQ
    • Elasticsearch
    • MinIO / S3
  2. 20224 months

    Technical leadership

    Choosing the technology stack for projects, introducing development, testing and delivery practices (CI/CD, code review), owning the quality of the product, growing the team’s skills and solving the hardest technical problems.

    • Architecture
    • CI/CD
    • Code review
    • Mentoring
    • Git
  3. 2005 — 202217 years 3 months

    Web development (full-stack)

    Websites, online stores and web applications from the layout to the server side: corporate sites, product catalogs, multisite platforms and forums on Yii2, Joomla!, MODX, WordPress and OpenCart. Earlier — desktop applications in Delphi.

    • JavaScript
    • jQuery
    • HTML5
    • CSS3
    • Bootstrap
    • Joomla!
    • MODX
    • WordPress
    • OpenCart
    • Delphi
  4. 2005 — now21 years 2 months

    System administration & DevOps

    Windows Server, Active Directory and Exchange administration, building local networks and CCTV, hardware maintenance; today — Linux hosting, Docker, Nginx, CI/CD pipelines and observability with Prometheus, Grafana and Kibana.

    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Nginx
    • CI/CD
    • Prometheus
    • Grafana
    • Kibana
    • Windows Server
    • Active Directory
    • Exchange

Tech stack

Backend

  • PHP
  • Yii2
  • Laravel
  • Go
  • REST API
  • GraphQL
  • Microservices
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ

Data & storage

  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • Memcached
  • Elasticsearch
  • NoSQL
  • MinIO / S3

DevOps & monitoring

  • Linux
  • Docker
  • Nginx
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • CI/CD
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Kibana

Frontend

  • JavaScript
  • React
  • PWA
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Bootstrap

Industries I built software for

Products and systems I have designed and built.

AdTech & programmatic advertising

Platforms for buying and selling ads in real time and managing campaigns.

  • DSP, SSP, DMP and an ad exchange (OpenRTB)
  • Advertising cabinet and campaign management
  • Geo-targeting and targeted SMS campaigns
  • Corporate website with a content management panel

FinTech & payments

Financial applications and payment services with back-office tools.

  • Backend and admin panel of a fintech mobile app
  • Online payments for gardening communities with a manager panel
  • Accounting module for payment records

GovTech & public finance

Information systems for public finance and digital government services.

  • Subsidy and grant application portals
  • Vacancy and recruitment portal
  • Treasury resources API for integrations
  • RESTful services and databases designed to specification

Data & analytics

Collecting, storing and visualising user behaviour and system metrics.

  • Clickstream analytics platform: backend and admin panel
  • Search and aggregations on Elasticsearch
  • Monitoring dashboards: Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana

Notifications & messaging

Systems that deliver messages to large audiences quickly and reliably.

  • Management panel of a public alert system
  • Targeted SMS campaigns with audience segmentation
  • Queues and background delivery on Kafka / RabbitMQ

E-commerce & corporate websites

Online stores, catalogs and company websites with content management.

  • Product catalogs and product cards with modifiers
  • Multisite platform and a community forum
  • 25+ websites on Joomla!, MODX, WordPress and Yii2

Personal projects

What I build on my own initiative.

2026

Personal portfolio

This site: a React single-page application rendered on the server by PHP, installable as a PWA, in three languages, with an admin panel for every section.

  • PHP 8.4
  • Yii2
  • React
  • Vite
  • PWA
  • MySQL

2026

Quick Domain (qd.uz)

Short links with QR codes, click statistics and scheduled reports, a balance and payments; monitoring of short .uz domains.

  • PHP 8.4
  • Yii2
  • MariaDB
  • REST API
  • Telegram Bot API

Platform for Architecture Firms

A platform for managing the work of architecture and design organizations.

CRM for Construction Companies

A customer relationship management system tailored to construction companies.

Qulay Do‘kon — Small Business Platform

A platform for small businesses to manage sales, inventory, customer relationships and more.

Management Software for Building Supply Stores

Software for building supply stores to manage sales, inventory, customer relationships and related operations.

Smart Email

An intelligent email service.

Get in touch

Tell me about your project or role — I usually answer within a day.