# diyaz.

> Personal portfolio and technical blog of Diyaz Yakubov — software engineer, full-stack developer, and founder based in Helsinki, Finland.

## About

Diyaz Yakubov is a software engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable web applications, distributed systems, and cloud-native solutions. He holds a Master's degree in Software Engineering from Tampere University (Finland) and a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering from EKSTU (Kazakhstan). He is the founder of TopTop.dev, a software development company serving SMBs in the Nordic region.

## Areas of Expertise

- Software Architecture, Microservices, Domain-Driven Design
- Full-Stack Development: C#/.NET, TypeScript, React, Angular, Node.js
- Cloud & DevOps: Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD
- Data: PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch
- AI & Emerging Tech: LLMs, OpenAI, RAG, Prompt Engineering, AI Agents, WebAssembly
- Published researcher in edge computing (ESOCC 2025, Springer LNCS)

## Projects

- [TopTop.dev](https://toptop.dev): Custom software development company — cloud solutions and AI-powered services for Nordic SMBs
- [EuroJackpot Stats](https://eurojackpotstats.eu): Lottery number generator with statistical analysis of 911+ historical draws, 6 strategies, 22 languages
- [IoT Edge Kubernetes Research](https://github.com/DiyazY/iot-edge): Comparative analysis of lightweight Kubernetes distributions for edge computing (published in ESOCC 2025)

## Blog Topics

Technical deep-dives covering .NET, React, WebAssembly, memory management, cloud computing, speculative design, and DIY maker projects.

## Links

- Website: https://diyazy.github.io
- GitHub: https://github.com/DiyazY
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/diyaz-y-4ba636116
- Medium: https://medium.com/@diyaz.yakubov
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7989-4614
- Toptal: https://www.toptal.com/resume/diyaz-yakubov
- Company: https://toptop.dev

## Contact

For collaboration, consulting, or project inquiries, reach out via LinkedIn or through TopTop.dev.