# Denis Lipatov

> Senior backend engineer (PHP / Laravel) in Belgrade, Serbia (CET). Builds Laravel backends and the LLM features and MCP servers inside them, in production. Built VotaWallet, an expense tracker for Serbia, on his own.

Open to senior backend roles: remote with EU and US teams, or relocation. Also takes contract work and consulting.

## CV

- [CV in English (PDF)](https://votapil.ru/cv/Denis_Lipatov_CV_EN.pdf)
- [CV in Russian (PDF)](https://votapil.ru/cv/Denis_Lipatov_CV_RU.pdf)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/votapil)

## VotaWallet

- [votawallet.app](https://votawallet.app): expense tracker for life in Serbia. Scanning the QR code on a fiscal receipt brings in the official receipt record, with no OCR; categories learn from the user's confirmations. Web app, Telegram bot and Android on Google Play. iOS is in App Store review.
- [Web app](https://my.votawallet.app)
- [Telegram bot](https://t.me/VotaWalletBot)
- [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.votawallet)
- MCP server: users connect Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini to their own wallet. The server computes totals and currency conversions; records added by AI are marked, and an AI import can be undone. The code is private.

## Experience

- GrowFood, Senior Backend Engineer, Sep 2022 - Jun 2026, fully remote: partner integrations behind one entry point, performance work from p90, LLM features in production, AI-assisted development setup for the team.
- Alyce, Senior Laravel Developer, Sep 2021 - Jul 2022: B2B SaaS, US team.
- Coalition Education Center (matetech.ru), Senior PHP Developer, Jul 2019 - Sep 2021.
- Media Target (pushex.io), Backend Developer, Dec 2017 - Jun 2019.
- TriLan (diler.ru), Backend Developer (freelance), Aug 2017 - Dec 2017.
- legko.com, Laravel Developer, Nov 2016 - Jun 2017.
- Earlier roles, 2012 - 2016: project manager, PHP and Android developer.
- Education: Synergy University, Applied Informatics (Bachelor's).
- Languages: Russian (native), English B2 (certified), Serbian (basic).

## Open source and side builds

- [VotaCrudGenerator](https://github.com/votapil/VotaCrudGenerator): Laravel package that generates CRUD code from the database schema. [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/votapil/votacrudgenerator)
- [votaboilerplate](https://github.com/votapil/votaboilerplate): Laravel 13 and Nuxt 4 starter for projects written with coding agents.
- [VotaMonad](https://github.com/votapil/VotaMonad): one-day build at Monad Blitz Belgrade, Aug 2026; on-chain track-and-trace. [Live demo](https://monad.votapil.ru)

## Contact

- Email: [denis@votapil.ru](mailto:denis@votapil.ru)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/votapil)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/votapil)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/votapil)
- [Threads](https://www.threads.com/@votapil)

## Optional

- [This page in Russian](https://votapil.ru/?lang=ru)