Senior Software Engineer · Resource Team Lead
Aleksei Paramonov
I build and run the Go and Kubernetes operator layer of SAP’s internal cloud service for developers, used by 500+ teams, and lead a unit of 8 engineers. Increasingly, I do it AI-first.
Sofia, Bulgaria (residence permit) · open to relocation · available for B2B / contract via an individual entrepreneur (IE)
| Name | Result | Context |
|---|---|---|
| platform-reach | 500+ teams | SAP’s internal cloud service for developers; I own the Go operator layer behind it |
| allocations | ~25% fewer | Heap allocations on a hot query path of a Go GraphQL service in load testing (preliminary); found with pprof |
| hackathon | Prize winner (3rd) | EPAM Gemini Enterprise Global Hackathon — stream of 20 teams (160+ teams overall) |
Highlights
- Cross-cluster sync operator. Designed and built from scratch; unblocked teams that needed data from another cluster.
- Performance. Found and fixed a heap-allocation bug with pprof, cutting heap allocations ~25% (preliminary, in load testing) on a hot query path. Introduced the Vertical Pod Autoscaler.
- Platform policy. Introduced Kyverno and admission webhooks.
- Leadership. Lead a Go unit of 8 engineers.
AI in practice
I moved to AI-assisted engineering about two years ago and use Claude Code daily. I hold the Claude Certified Architect – Foundations and Google Cloud Gemini Enterprise Agent Development credentials, and built a Kubernetes-to-Gemini Enterprise connector in a two-day hackathon.
Contact
Looking for Lead or Staff Platform / Backend roles (an AI-platform variant works too) in the US, Canada, UK or remote. Based in Sofia, Bulgaria with a residence permit; open to relocation and to B2B / contract engagements.