Product development
You understand the business problem, but the product is still only an idea?
I map the workflow, define a useful first release and build the web product end to end.
Founder & software engineer — Almaty · worldwide
I build software for the way your business works.
I’m the founder of Lumisys and a hands-on software engineer. I turn business workflows into web products, internal tools, integrations and automation — from the first sketch to a production system. I also handle migrations and cloud infrastructure when a project needs them.
Tell me what you’re building→
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manual work removed through automation
business apps secured behind one login
people moved in one migration — zero data loss
01 / What I build
From a business problem to software people can use.
Internal tools
Your team runs an important process through spreadsheets, chats and repeated data entry?
I build internal tools and admin systems around the way the team actually works.
Automation
People copy the same information between systems or repeat the same routine every day?
I connect the systems and automate the repeatable parts, with logs and a clear recovery path when something fails.
Production readiness
The software works, but releasing it safely or understanding failures still depends on guesswork?
I add the practical foundation: authentication, permissions, logging, backups, containers and documented releases.
Infrastructure & migrations
A platform has to be moved, consolidated or connected without disrupting the business?
That is where my infrastructure background helps: I have delivered migrations for up to 5,000 people with zero data loss.
Lumisys — my product
Running a café means piecing together sales, stock, suppliers and staff by hand?
I’m building Lumisys to put that operational picture in one product and make the next action clear.
02 / Experience
Experience that has worked at real-world scale.
people in one migration
mail, files and chats intact — zero data loss
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business apps, one login
ex-employees locked out in minutes, not weeks
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manual IT operations
the routine became scripts; the team got its week back
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devices under management
enrolled, encrypted, wipeable — from 20-device shops up
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Figures from work I personally delivered. References are available on request.
03 / Process
A clear path from context to a working release.
1
Understand the context
Tell me what the business is trying to improve, who uses the process today and where it breaks down. I will say plainly whether I can help.
2
Shape the first release
We define the smallest useful version, the constraints, the stages, the cost and what success should look like.
3
Build and ship
I write the code, release in small steps, add tests and monitoring, and document the system so it is safe to change and easy to run.
04 / About
A founder who still writes the code.
I’m Gleb Safonov, based in Almaty. Right now I’m building Lumisys, software for running cafés: I shape the product, write the code and run the servers myself.
Before that I spent 5 years on company IT infrastructure: moved up to 5,000 people between Microsoft 365 tenants with zero data loss, wired single sign-on into 50+ business apps, managed 10,000+ devices. Since then I start with one question: who keeps this running a year from now? I work in English and Russian.
Behind every release sits a private setup where agents from different labs write, argue and check each other’s code. You only see the result.
One engineer. A custom harness. Agents that don’t sleep.
Questions and answers
Do you work with companies outside Kazakhstan?
I live in Almaty and work remotely with companies in Kazakhstan and abroad. I speak English and Russian.
Can you take over a system someone else built?
Yes. First we get to know the system and agree on the scope together: what we fix, what we change, what we rebuild. Then we build the project to that plan.
Do you make websites for small businesses?
Yes, under my own name — from a one-page business site to a web app.
Can I order Lumisys as a service?
Lumisys is my product for cafés. Ask me about it at projects@lumisys.net.
What if my project is not a fit?
I will tell you directly if I cannot help.
06 / Contact
Tell me what you want to build or improve.
Share the context, the people involved and what a useful result would look like. You can write in English or Russian. If I am not the right person, I will tell you directly.
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