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Full-stack engineer , circuits & code.

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I'm a full-stack web developer in Baku. Right now I build internal systems and landing pages at Megasec, freelance on CRMs, Shopify apps, and automation on the side, and study Computer Science at ADA. Before the web pulled me in, I spent two years teaching robotics, programming, and electronics to kids and coaching competition teams – still the best way I know to actually learn something: explain it to a twelve-year-old until it works. I write across the stack – React/Next and Astro up front, Laravel/Node with Mongo and MySQL behind – and there's usually an ESP32 and a soldering iron somewhere on the desk.

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TypeScriptReactNext.jsAstroNode.jsLaravelExpressMongoDBMySQLPythonC/C++ESP32
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§ 01 – selected work

Things I built.

§ 02 – experience

Where I've worked.

  1. Jun 2025 – present
    Baku, Azerbaijan

    Full-stack Web Developer · Megasec LLC

    Building internal management systems and backend services in Laravel/PHP – workflow automation and database-driven features – plus responsive landing pages in Next.js, with a focus on performance and UX.

  2. Dec 2023 – present
    Remote

    Software Engineer · Freelance

    Web apps, CRM systems, and automation platforms in Node.js, Laravel, and Google Apps Script. Shopify integrations and frontends in Next.js, React, and Astro.

  3. Jun 2023 – Oct 2024
    Baku, Azerbaijan

    Robotics, Programming & Electronics Mentor · Enteskedu

    Taught kids aged 3–16 through project-based learning with VEX, LEGO SPIKE Prime, Arduino, and ESP32. Coached robotics competition teams, prepared students for international competitions, and trained staff.

§ 03 – toolkit

What I work with.

Full-stack web
  • HTML/CSS
  • JavaScript / TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Astro
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Laravel / PHP
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
Systems & hardware
  • Python
  • C / C++
  • Arduino
  • ESP32
  • Google Apps Script
  • Shopify API
Robotics teaching
  • LEGO SPIKE Prime
  • VEX GO / 123 / IQ / VR
  • Matatalab
  • BBC micro:bit
§ 04 – milestones

Proof of work.

A mix of robotics and STEM competitions, hackathons, olympiads, and a couple of things that have nothing to do with a keyboard.

  1. 2025

    NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge

    Team captain of one of 25 teams selected worldwide – the first and only team from Azerbaijan.

    Robotics & STEM
  2. 2025

    Baku Metro Hackathon

    1st place with my team “KhatAI”.

    Hackathons
  3. 2024–2025

    Robotex Eurasia – quarter- & semi-finals

    Five 1st places as a competitor, plus a 3rd place and a special-jury certificate as a mentor, across Azerbaijan and Türkiye rounds.

    Robotics & STEM
  4. 2022 & 2024

    SAF STEAM Hackathon (international)

    1st place in 2022 and 3rd place in 2024.

    Hackathons
  5. 2021

    Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad (JBMO)

    One of 6 students selected to represent Azerbaijan.

    Academics
  6. 2020 & 2021

    National Mathematics & Informatics Olympiads

    Finalist in both the national maths and informatics olympiads of Azerbaijan.

    Academics
  7. 2024

    SAGE Entrepreneurship Program (IDDA)

    Selected among 36 of 300 applicants and graduated the program, hosted by the Innovation and Digital Development Agency of Azerbaijan.

    Entrepreneurship
  8. 2024

    TikTok Startup Academy 3.0

    Selected participant, hosted by AstanaHUB in Astana, Kazakhstan.

    Entrepreneurship
  9. 2023–2024

    IAC & World Space Week

    Volunteered for WSW 2023 and IAC 2023 with the National Space Agency of Azerbaijan; presented with a team at IAC 2024.

    Space
  10. 2022

    Maine Jazz Festival

    Gold medal on bass with my jazz band.

    Music
  11. 2021

    SAT

    1500 SAT, 800 on SAT Subject Math Level 2, and 750 on SAT Physics.

    Academics
  12. 2021–2022

    Programming Club, Fryeburg Academy

    Founded and ran the programming club at my high school in Maine, USA.

    Leadership
§ 05 – off the clock

Also: music.

Away from the keyboard I'm usually holding a different kind of instrument. Guitar and bass are home; accordion and drums I can fake convincingly enough to have fun. Time in an orchestra, a vocal jazz group, and both a jazz and a rock band – there's a gold medal from the Maine Jazz Festival on bass somewhere.

  • Guitar main
  • Bass main
  • Accordion a little
  • Drums a little
song of the day
Teen Town
Weather Report

“Jaco's bass line – still chasing that feel.”

on repeat upd. 21 May
§ 06 – writing

Notes from the field.

Nothing published yet – I'm writing the first few. Check back soon.

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§ 07 – contact

Have something interesting to build?

I read everything, reply to most of it. The fastest way in is a real email – tell me what you're working on, what's stuck, and what good looks like.

rashid.artoghrul@gmail.com → github ↗