About Oleg Gera

I’m a senior software engineer with over 10 years of hands-on experience building all sorts of software - from quick prototypes to complex distributed systems. Throughout my career, I’ve worked on more than 100 projects across different domains, including IoT, genomics, and AI. I enjoy both writing good code and working with people to deliver meaningful solutions.

Current Project

I’m currently building DescripShot - a tool that helps stock photographers save time by automatically generating image descriptions using AI. It’s a fun project that combines my interest in AI with practical problem-solving.

Technical Expertise

  • Languages: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Swift
  • Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB
  • Frameworks: React.js, Django, FastAPI
  • AI/ML: LLMs, Gen AI, Prompt Engineering
  • DevOps: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Datadog, AWS CDK, Terraform

Professional Experience

Director @ DescripShot

May 2024 - Present • Remote

Building an AI-powered tool that helps stock photographers work faster by automating image descriptions.

Software Engineer & Technical Lead @ Shift Lab

May 2022 - Feb 2023 • London, UK

  • Built Genome - a tool that helps brands create better social media content using AI
  • Worked closely with ML engineers to get their research into production
  • Got promoted to Tech Lead after six months
  • Used Python, TypeScript, React, MongoDB, AWS, Kubernetes, and LLMs

Software Engineer @ Genomics England

Oct 2017 - Apr 2022 • London, UK

  • Built tools that helped clinical scientists analyse genomic variants
  • Rewrote older jQuery apps in React/TypeScript
  • Set up monitoring with DataDog that helped us catch issues quickly
  • Made deployments 6x faster by moving everything to Docker
  • Got our testing up to 90% coverage (needed for medical device certification)

CTO / Lead Engineer @ LETO

Oct 2011 - May 2017 • London, UK

  • Started as a small dev shop with £500 and grew it to £2.3M in revenue
  • Led teams ranging from 2 to 20+ developers
  • Built stuff for companies like Barclays, British Museum, and Admiral
  • Mostly used Python (Django/Flask), PostgreSQL, and AWS

Notable Projects

  • Built scrapers that processed 200,000+ websites weekly
  • Created an image optimization service using AWS Lambda and Go
  • Made a macOS app for monitoring GitLab pipelines
  • Set up various automation tools that saved teams hours of manual work
  • Helped modernize legacy systems in healthcare and finance

Get in Touch

I enjoy talking about tech and building useful things. If you want to chat or work together, drop me a line.