Senior Backend Engineer @ Preply · PhD candidate · AI & Automation
Vitalii Pavliuk
Hey! I'm Vitalii Pavliuk — a Senior Backend Engineer at Preply, PhD candidate in Computer Science, and an engineer & researcher in AI, automation and intelligent systems. I build systems that help people and businesses get more done with less time. Welcome to my corner of the web!
Follow my work
Most of what I learn and build I share in my Telegram channel.
My projects and career path
2024 — now
2023 — now
2022 — 2024
Kavall
Full-Stack Engineer
2016 — 2022
2020 — now
2013 — 2019
Beyond code
23 countries visited
Curious about the world and open to new things.
Amateur triathlete
Cycling, running and endurance races — sport as a tool for discipline and systems thinking.
Smart home & self-hosting
Home Assistant (Zigbee, ESP32, MQTT), Raspberry Pi, home servers, DNS & networking.
Long-term investing
Investing through Interactive Brokers, focused on financial independence and building capital.
Personal transformation
Engineering isn't only about software — I apply the same principles of systematic improvement to my own life (from ~100 kg down to ~90 kg).
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right.”