Beknur Karshyga

Software Engineer

Integration specialist building scalable microservices and solving complex problems

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About Me

I'm a passionate software engineer specializing in Go development with 4+ years of experience building scalable microservices and distributed systems. Currently working as a Software Engineer (Integration Specialist) at Plata Card in Limassol, Cyprus.

I have a strong background in backend development, system architecture, and team leadership. I'm constantly learning about System Design concepts and enjoy mentoring others in their technical journey.

4+ Years Experience
20+ Students Mentored
1000+ LeetCode Problems Solved

Experience

Software Engineer

Jan 2026 – Present

Plata Card · Limassol, CY

  • Integration specialist focused on building and maintaining third-party service integrations
  • Developing robust API integrations with payment gateways and financial service providers
  • Designing scalable integration architectures using Go microservices
  • Ensuring high availability and reliability of integration pipelines

Senior Go Developer

June 2025 – Dec 2025

Bereke Bank · Astana, KZ

  • Built and supported Go microservices integrating with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, and internal APIs
  • Automated customer appeals creation through event-driven pipeline using Apache Kafka
  • Optimized complex SQL queries (joins, CTEs) for CRM, legal, and customer data workflows
  • Cleaned up architectural and technical debt, improving system stability and maintainability

Mid-level Go Developer

June 2022 – June 2025

Armenotech/APS · Limassol, CY

  • Increased conversion rate from 10% to 80% for Australian merchants
  • Integrated cryptocurrency exchange for automatic transaction confirmation
  • Reduced development time from 3 weeks to 5 days by merging 17 integrations
  • Achieved 76% test coverage, improving code readability and bug detection
  • Developed QR code payment service for Kenyan partners integration
  • Maintained transaction status service, replacing four services and speeding up changes by 400%

Engineering Team Lead

Nov 2021 – June 2022

Agricultural Service · Astana, KZ

  • Managed a development team of 4 people
  • Reduced deployment time by 50% using GitHub Actions and Docker
  • Accelerated order delivery from 10 minutes to 2 minutes
  • Introduced Prometheus metrics with Grafana dashboards for real-time monitoring

Junior Go Developer

Feb 2021 – Nov 2021

Kassa24 · Almaty, KZ

  • Improved functionality and fixed bugs for 13 banks
  • Eradicated PCI-DSS vulnerabilities by hashing personal information

Skills & Technologies

Languages

Go JavaScript SQL Python

Backend & APIs

REST API gRPC GraphQL

Databases

PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis DynamoDB

Message Brokers

Apache Kafka NATS RabbitMQ

DevOps & Cloud

Docker Kubernetes AWS CI/CD

Monitoring

Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack Jaeger

Soft Skills

Leadership Strategic Thinking Mentoring Communication

Get In Touch

I'm always open to discussing new opportunities, collaborations, or just having a chat about technology.

📧 karshyga.beknur@gmail.com 💼 LinkedIn 💻 GitHub 📱 +7 708 228 0636