Ismat Samadov

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING · BACKEND · DATA · AI

I design, build and ship software: backend services and APIs, scalable data workflows, full-stack products and enterprise AI systems. My work spans cloud and on-premises environments, financial services and independently operated platforms.

Baku, AzerbaijanOpen to opportunities across Europe

Experience

From production backend and cloud infrastructure to AI applications, data platforms and analytical systems in banking.

  1. AI Engineer

    PASHA Real Estate · Full Time · Onsite

    Baku, Azerbaijan ·

    InfrastructureMicrosoft Azure

    • Design and build production LLM assistants and agents for legal, procurement and construction teams, handling contracts, tenders and reports.
    • Develop retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and document processing pipelines across PDFs, spreadsheets and email.
    • Integrate OpenAI- and Anthropic-powered applications with internal enterprise systems on Azure, focusing on reliability and output quality.

  2. Data Analyst

    Bank of Baku · Full Time · Onsite

    Baku, Azerbaijan ·

    InfrastructureOn-premises infrastructure

    • Automate product analytics, ETL pipelines, and reporting with Python and SQL.
    • Develop predictive models for market trends and business forecasting.
    • Design and optimize analytical workflows and queries for large datasets and strategic monitoring.

  3. Backend Developer

    Codeavors LTD · Part Time · Remote

    Remote · –

    InfrastructureGoogle Cloud

    • Developed asynchronous Python backend services and REST APIs within a modular, containerized architecture.
    • Integrated MongoDB and Redis for storage and caching; structured reusable service components.
    • Used Docker, Google Cloud and GitLab CI/CD for deployment and collaborative delivery.

  4. SQL Developer

    Kapital Bank · Full Time · Onsite

    Baku, Azerbaijan ·

    InfrastructureOn-premises infrastructure

    • Developed fraud detection and behavioral risk-scoring models using Python, scikit-learn, and TensorFlow.
    • Built feature pipelines for anomaly detection and rule-based fraud monitoring.
    • Optimized SQL investigations and partnered with engineers to integrate ML models into production systems.

  5. Business Analyst

    Unibank · Full Time · Onsite

    Baku, Azerbaijan ·

    InfrastructureOn-premises servers

    • Developed SQL procedures, Python ETL workflows, and validation pipelines for loan performance analysis.
    • Built BI dashboards and automated reporting, reducing manual reporting effort by 60%.
    • Worked with stakeholders to turn business requirements into analytical solutions.

  6. Credit Verification Specialist

    Unibank · Full Time · Onsite

    Baku, Azerbaijan ·

    • Evaluated consumer loan applications and creditworthiness using income, debt, and credit history.
    • Verified documents, employment, and identity through phone and database checks to detect fraud.
    • Documented decisions under lending policy while meeting accuracy and turnaround targets.

  7. Fuel Logistics Officer

    Azerbaijan Air Defense Forces · Full Time · Onsite

    Azerbaijan ·

    • Led fuel service for an air defense unit as Chief Lieutenant, coordinating supply with operations.
    • Managed fuel storage, distribution, inventory, and safety compliance.
    • Supervised and trained personnel in equipment handling and emergency response.

Independent software & research

Products I build and operate end to end: from architecture, backend and data ingestion to interfaces, deployment and maintenance.

Software products & platforms

All three products are independently deployed on Hetzner infrastructure.

  1. BirJob

    birjob.com

    Independent full-stack developer · Job aggregation platform

    Designed and built a job aggregation product with automated scraping, deduplication, notifications and an LLM-based CV-to-job compatibility feature.

    Next.jsTypeScriptPythonPostgreSQLHetzner

  2. softon.dev

    softon.dev

    Independent software developer · Data API platform

    Built a multi-dataset API platform with consistent authentication, pagination and documentation, using Go and HTMX for its services and interface.

    GoHTMXREST APIsHetzner

  3. soften.dev

    soften.dev

    Independent full-stack developer · Technology job discovery

    Built a focused technology job-search product, with job discovery and alerts backed by softon.dev APIs.

    Job searchAPI integrationHetzner

Independent research

Open-data analysis and practical experimentation.

Baku Bus Route Efficiency

View research on GitHub

Independent researcher · Public transport networks

Explore bus network efficiency using Python and open transport data, with reproducible code and analysis published on GitHub.

PythonOpen dataTransportation research

Education & credentials

  1. MBA — Artificial Intelligence

    Azerbaijan State University of Economics

    Baku, Azerbaijan ·

  2. Bachelor — Management of Industry

    Mingachevir State University

    Mingachevir, Azerbaijan ·

  3. Oracle Database SQL Certified Associate

    Oracle · Certification

    ID 290631207OCASQL12C ·