Hey, I'm Andrey Surzh — software engineer.
The era of solo developers has arrived. — Hire freelance full-stack developer, Go, React, AI-assisted MVP development, Cyprus
While agencies assemble 15-person teams and schedule their third alignment meeting — I've already shipped your MVP. Got an idea or a spec for a product? Send it over, let's talk.
The world has changed.
Claude &
Codex write code now.So why hire an engineer?
Accountability
AI is a powerful, fast, but irresponsible workforce. I use AI as a tool, but I own everything it produces as if I wrote it myself. My responsibility is that the software works and does what your business needs.
Architecture Is Still Not an AI Task
Claude generates functions and modules brilliantly. But decisions about service boundaries, data structure, scaling, and future bottlenecks require a full understanding of the system. That context can't be passed in a prompt. Architecture remains an engineering task.
AI Does Exactly What You Ask
It'll write thousands of lines of code in minutes. But it amplifies the quality of the task you give it. Well-defined task → great system. Poorly defined task → a problem built at speed. An engineer is needed to point AI's power in the right direction.
Software Needs Maintenance and Evolution
A system has to survive months and years of change. New requirements, integrations, load, edge cases. Code needs to evolve without the system turning into chaos. An engineer builds it so it can grow — not get rewritten every six months.
Two Modes I Work In
Custom Software for Your Business
Web applications that solve your company's specific problem. Not Salesforce you'll spend six months configuring — a system that works exactly the way you need it to.
CRM for forensic expertise · Affiliate marketing tracking · Custom accounting systems
Technical Co-founder for Your Startup
I've launched startups — and some of them took off. I'll own the entire technical side: architecture, development, deployment, scaling.
Famed — medical clinic platform, ×4 monthly growth · Skladno.pro — storage unit booking · Splice.me — SaaS for telecom design
Projects I Can Show
Unfortunately, many great projects are hidden behind NDAs. But here are the ones I can talk about.
WTS Studio — AI Storyboard Creator
2025
OpenEventor 4 — Open Source Sports Timing
2025
RTB Server — Real-Time Bidding PoC in 3 Days
2025
Famed — Telemedicine Platform
2020Famed is an Uber-like platform for radiology. A patient gets an MRI or CT scan at a clinic, and within an hour a qualified radiologist from another city writes up the report. I joined as a technical co-founder and built the entire stack from scratch.
The problem
When someone gets an X-ray, MRI, or CT scan, they walk away with a disc of images in the medical DICOM format and a written report from a radiologist. But what if you don't trust the local doctor's expertise? What if there's no specialist in your city? What if you got injured skiing in the Alps and can't understand the German report?
What we built
The platform connects three types of users: radiologists, clinics (as wholesale customers), and private patients. A clinic uploads DICOM images, the system picks a doctor with the right specialization, and the doctor writes a digitally signed PDF report that lands in the patient's account.
We support 400+ types of examinations — from simple chest X-rays to whole-body PET/CT scans. There's a rating system and regular testing to keep radiologist quality in check.
The hard parts
- DICOM: the medical image format is a world of its own. We had to study the standard in depth and build a viewer that works in the browser
- High load: several gigabytes of medical images flow through the platform daily
- Medical data laws: Russian regulations on personal health data are no joke — full compliance was mandatory
- Medical terminology: we had to learn enough radiology to build proper workflows
Where it is now
The platform is alive and growing. Famed serves major medical networks across Russia and is expanding into other CIS countries. What started as an MVP is now a full-scale telemedicine infrastructure.
What Clients Say
“Andrey S. has been instrumental in the success of our "FaMed" project over 1.5 years. As a Systems Architect and Developer, his expertise, especially with the DICOM medical file fo...”
Dmitry R.
CEO of FaMed LLC
“Fantastic person and developer. High level of work quality. Always looking to add value. If he was still available we would definitely still be working together!”
SunMapper Client
Full stack help & support on SunMapper tool
“Absolutely amazing web developer! I've worked with dozens of web developers over the years, but Andrey is one of the most advanced and was able to handle an extremely complex proje...”
Personalized Videos Client
Automated marketing video generation
Check out my Upwork profile — lots of reviews there
Let's Talk
Have a project in mind? Reach out — I'll respond within a day.