Rust Saiargaliev
Building reliable Django systems, open-source tools, and useful web apps for 10+ years.
I am
- a lead engineer at voiio, working on an employee wellbeing platform, data workflows, AI adoption, and video infrastructure.
Open source and side projects
- Model Bakery — the go-to Django fixture library with 1.4M+ monthly downloads.
- YearYear — a small app for yearly reflection and planning.
- pypigraph.org — a visualization tool for exploring Python package dependencies.
- django-devbar — a browser devtool for measuring SQL queries.
Occasionally, I write
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Previously, I used to
- work at thermondo, SMENA, and in other places.
- create and moderate engineering communities, host meetups, and give lightning talks.
- abandon a lot of side projects.
See my full CV.