Amanali Karatay

Software Engineer & Founder based in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with hands-on experience building and operating a production multi-tenant SaaS AI platform end-to-end — backend, frontend, infrastructure, and cloud deployment. Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certified. Skilled across Python/FastAPI, React/TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Kubernetes (GKE) on GCP, with applied experience in LLM/RAG systems (hybrid retrieval, cross-encoder reranking, LLM-as-judge evaluation). Founder of Pulsar AI, a chatbot platform serving ~100 users across the US and Central Asia. Background also spans embedded C++ development (aerospace ground-station software, 3rd place at SpaceHack 2024) and game development in Unity/C#. Broad self-directed study in mathematics, physics, and genetics complements a strong engineering foundation. Currently completing a BSc in Information Systems at Almaty Management University, open to full-stack, AI/ML, DevOps, or cloud engineering roles internationally.