Jul 2025 - Current
Glesysglesys.com
Backend Developer
Building backend systems at one of Sweden’s leading hosting and cloud infrastructure providers.
Ilya Glebov Sweden
Software engineer and Tech Lead turning complex problems into reliable systems—from startups to enterprise. Focused on backends, infrastructure, and developer experience.
23 years building scalable backend systems
What I do
Backend & APIs
I build backend systems primarily with PHP and the Laravel ecosystem. I care about clean architecture and APIs that make sense—code you can come back to in a year and still understand.
Infrastructure
Big fan of Docker, Ansible for automation, and Traefik for routing. CI/CD pipelines that just work and infrastructure you can rely on—that's the goal.
Performance
I use Locust for load testing and enjoy fine-tuning Nginx, MySQL, and other systems. If it's slow, I'll find out why—and fix it before users notice.
Tooling
Testing, linting, refactoring—I enjoy finding tools that make these seamless. When nothing fits, I build my own to improve DevEx.
Currently exploring Go, Elixir, and Rust.
Experience
See all work Nov 2021 - May 2025
Booztboozt.com
Backend Developer
Backend development for one of the Nordic region’s leading fashion e-commerce platforms. Worked with PHP, Symfony, Go, and Python. Performance tuning, microservices architecture, and CI/CD pipelines. Performance optimization with Locust for load testing.
Confirmed: Laravel over Symfony. Fell in love with Go for tooling. Had way too much fun with Locust and Python—should’ve started years earlier. Also made some great friends here.
Featured Project
SomaFM CLI
Terminal-based music player for SomaFM radio stations, built with Go.
Mac · Windows · Linux soon