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Curriculum Vitae

Andrey Balkonsky

Fullstack Developer · Head of IT

Riga, Latvia · Remote only

Fullstack developer with 15+ years of hands-on experience, based in Riga, Latvia and working fully remotely. I build backends and APIs with PHP & Laravel and frontends with React, Next.js and TypeScript. Today I lead IT at a company that delivers turnkey software projects, while still building projects myself.

AI in my work. For the past year I have been using AI in my projects. Today it is an important part of modern development, and part of how I work.

How I got here

I started programming as a teenager: I ran my own Counter-Strike game project and needed websites for it, so I taught myself to build them. Later I completed a Java course with distinction and helped my classmates with their assignments. For more than a decade development was my hobby next to my day jobs; since 2024 it has been my full-time profession.

Experience

  1. Head of IT

    2025 — Present

    Confidential (under NDA) · turnkey software development

    Remote

    Leading IT at a company that delivers turnkey software projects, from idea to production.

    • Hire developers and build the team
    • Own the system architecture and make technical decisions
    • Run code reviews and keep code quality high
    • Estimate and commit to project deadlines
    • Communicate directly with clients
    • Build projects hands-on alongside leading the team
    • Team leadership
    • Hiring
    • Architecture
    • Code review
    • PHP
    • Laravel
    • React
    • Next.js

  2. Web Developer

    Feb 2024 — 2025

    Create Et Scribe

    Estonia · Full-time, on-site

    Internal web development.

    • Developed internal web applications and web pages
    • Designed databases and wrote SQL for MySQL
    • Built user interfaces and server-side logic with PHP and object-oriented code
    • PHP
    • MySQL
    • SQL
    • Database design
    • OOP
    • UI development

  3. Mechanic

    Jul 2022 — 2024

    Sanitex Latvija

    Latvia · Full-time, hybrid

    • Serviced and repaired coffee machines
    • Coffee machine service

  4. Mechanic

    Dec 2017 — 2022

    Paulig Group

    Latvia · Full-time, hybrid

    • Serviced and repaired coffee machines
    • Coffee machine service
    • Information security

  5. Mechanic

    Sep 2015 — 2017

    Primulator AS

    Latvia · Hybrid

    • Serviced beer stations and cold drinks machines
    • Beer station service
    • Cold drinks machine service

Selected projects

  • Axolot

    Task manager

    Web application for managing tasks and projects.

  • GardenR28

    Online bar service

    Online service for a bar.

  • KOTIS

    Human resource service

    Web platform for HR processes.

  • VRTransmission

    Landing + CRM

    Landing page and CRM for an auto service.

Other projects I have worked on are covered by an NDA and cannot be shown publicly.