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
2025OpenEventor 4 — Open Source Sports Timing
2025OpenEventor 4 is the fourth version of my sports timing software. It handles timing and race office operations for skiing, cycling, running, marathons, orienteering — pretty much any competition where you need to measure time accurately.
The open source move
Starting with v4, the project is fully open source under the BSD license. Previous versions were closed, but I decided it was time. The sports timing community is small, the tools are niche, and open-sourcing it makes more sense than trying to guard the code.
What it covers
The full cycle of race timing and administration. Registration, start lists, timing, results, protocols — everything a race office needs to run an event from start to finish. If you've ever timed a race, you know there's a million edge cases: DNFs, DSQs, manual time corrections, split times, category results. All handled.
Electronic marking systems
The real value is integration with electronic marking systems. OpenEventor 4 works with OSTIS, SFR, and SPORTIdent — these are the hardware systems used in orienteering and other endurance sports. Athletes carry transponders or chips, punch at control points, and the software reads all the data in real time.
Why v4
Each version was a full rewrite reflecting where I was as a developer at the time. v4 uses React with MUI on the frontend and Go with SQLite on the backend. SQLite was a deliberate choice — race timing software often runs on a single laptop at a finish line somewhere in the woods. No need for a database server.
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.