Adel Nizamutdinov
Senior Software Engineer
Kazan, Tatarstan ยท Remote
[email protected]
www.linkedin.com/in/adelnizamuddin
adelnz.com
github.com/meoyawn
Summary
- 14 years of experience shipping software; 6+ years building and running a bootstrapped SaaS
- Design APIs and build reusable developer tooling
- Built and led two engineering teams
Skills
- Languages - Go, TypeScript, Kotlin, Java, Python
- Backend and data - PostgreSQL, SQLite, Temporal, Node.js, API design
- Media - FFmpeg, HLS
- Delivery and operations - Ansible, CI/CD, Linux, OpenTelemetry, Terraform
- Frontend and mobile - React, SolidJS, Android
- Product engineering - SaaS, product development, customer discovery, SEO
- Customer work - support, sales, marketing
Experience
Founded and run Listenbox, a bootstrapped podcast hosting SaaS that reached $3K in monthly recurring revenue.
- Develop and maintain Listenbox using Go and TypeScript
- Delivered media uploads, imports, publishing, billing, teams, and a public API
- Orchestrated media processing with Temporal, including retries, cancellation, and cleanup
- Built deterministic E2E tests with controllable service mocks and OpenTelemetry trace assertions
- Automated deployments and infrastructure management with Terraform and Ansible
- Owned production debugging, maintenance, reliability, customer support, SEO, sales, and marketing
Other projects:
- Built StrengthMCP, connecting AI assistants to training programs, workout logging, and training history via the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Created ResponsibleAPI, a TypeScript DSL and compiler targeting OpenAPI 3+
Worked on: Listenbox, StrengthMCP, Arrowbox
Developed passenger and driver Android apps. Interviewed Android developers.
- Redesigned the passenger app
- Introduced UI integration tests
Worked on: Wheely, Wheely for Chauffeurs
Developed Android apps, hired developers, and provided technical leadership.
- Created internal processes and infrastructure for Android development
- Hired and led three Android developers
- Built two apps from scratch
Worked on: District Power Grids, Lighting Service
Developed Yandex.Search for Android.
- Adapted the UI for tablets
- Improved app performance
- Introduced tests for application upgrades
Worked on: Yandex Start
Developed Android apps, hired developers, provided technical leadership, and presented customer demos.
- Built four apps from scratch
- Created internal processes for Android development
- Hired and led three Android developers
Worked on: Meloman, BreakingNews.ie, Irish Examiner, Diligent HighBond, Roadtrippers
Education
Kazan State University
September 2010 - July 2015
Specialist in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
Worked on: KSU Schedule, VK Vibes, Hitster.fm
Honors & awards
Built a high-performance charting view in two weeks.
