Ruslan Konovalov

Technical Product Manager / AI Engineer

Product-minded engineer with experience across voice AI, backend architecture, machine learning, bioinformatics, and enterprise integrations.

  • Voice and chat AI agents
  • Backend and platform architecture
  • ML and data pipelines
  • CRM, telephony, and cloud infrastructure

Career highlights

  • Designed technical architectures for production voice and chat AI agents.
  • Built backend services and API contracts for high-load product platforms.
  • Worked across Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis, WebSockets, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, and Yandex Cloud.
  • Delivered integrations with SIP/PBX, Bitrix24, amoCRM, enterprise APIs, webhooks, MQTT, sensors, and edge devices.

Projects and teams

Aiva

Technical Product Manager / AI Engineer

  • Designed and developed the technical architecture for voice and chat AI agents used in customer support, lead qualification, outbound communications, and CRM automation.
  • Owned the full technical product lifecycle, from use-case discovery and solution design to development, deployment, and production support.
  • Designed AI agent architectures and dialogue workflows integrating LLMs, RAG and knowledge bases, STT/TTS, and real-time voice pipelines.
  • Built integrations with telephony, CRM, and enterprise systems, including SIP/PBX, Bitrix24, amoCRM, APIs, and webhooks.
  • Developed production-facing AI services using Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis, and real-time WebSocket infrastructure.
  • Designed and maintained deployment and infrastructure workflows using Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, and Yandex Cloud.
  • Implemented analytics and monitoring workflows for AI agent quality, performance, and operational reliability.

Samokat

Solutions Architect

  • Designed backend architecture for a Backend-Driven UI platform powering mobile applications.
  • Built scalable backend services and API contracts that enabled product teams to update mobile experiences without releasing new app versions.
  • Designed configuration models and backend components for a high-load retail platform.
  • Owned architecture and backend development from the early stages of the project, working closely with product and engineering stakeholders.
  • Focused on scalability, reliability, and operational readiness of backend services.

Rive

Senior Software Engineer

  • Developed backend services and internal tools for a real estate technology platform using Python, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL.
  • Digitized operational workflows across property acquisition, management, and resale processes.
  • Designed and integrated APIs and backend services supporting core business operations.

X5

Senior Software Engineer

  • Worked across system architecture, backend development, and integrations.
  • Designed and developed backend systems for an instant-delivery platform supporting high-volume e-commerce operations.
  • Designed APIs and integrations for internal operator and dispatcher workflows.
  • Developed production backend infrastructure supporting rapid order processing and delivery operations.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Bioinformatician / Research Engineer

  • Built data analysis pipelines and custom software tools for scientific data processing.
  • Developed reusable Python tools for data analysis and time-series processing.
  • Designed end-to-end data collection workflows integrating sensors, edge devices, MQTT, and server infrastructure.
  • Built web-based monitoring and analytics tools for real-time activity data.

SBER

Data Scientist / ML Engineer

  • Developed machine learning solutions, applying classical ML algorithms to real business problems.
  • Built data processing and ML pipelines for model development and experimentation.
  • Evaluated and tested ML models against real-world business requirements.
  • Worked across data processing, machine learning, and software engineering, gaining hands-on experience across the full data and AI stack.

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