Maksud Gurbanli

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About

"Self-taught since I was 14. What keeps me going is seeing what I build actually get used."

I'm a software developer from Azerbaijan, recently graduated with a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Maastricht University. I got into programming at 14, starting with Discord bots, and it grew from there into machine learning and AI.

Right now I'm at FPS4 working on agentic AI systems, mainly around local LLM inference and automating code workflows. From September 2026 I'll be at TU Eindhoven for the M.Sc. in Data Science & AI.

LOCATION Eindhoven, Netherlands

LANGUAGES EN · NL · RU · AZ

NATIONALITY Azerbaijani

Python MongoDB Java SQL React / Next.js Machine Learning Agentic AI LLM Inference discord.py asyncio TensorFlow HTML / CSS / JS

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Experience

FEB 2026 - PRESENT Current

Software Developer

FPS4 ↗

Working on agentic AI systems for automating code repository management, design-to-code workflows, and database integration, with a focus on local LLM inference for cost and privacy. Also built a React/Next.js component package to replace duplicated UI code across the web app with a shared library.

Python Agentic AI Local LLMs React Next.js

OCT 2021 - PRESENT

Discord Bot Developer

Vikings Studio ↗

Contracted to modernize and scale the administration and entertainment bot for a nearly 100k member community. Built the support systems from scratch: private-thread ticketing, appeals workflows handling over 5,000 requests a month, automated transcripts, audit logs, and Roblox identity linking.

Python discord.py MongoDB Roblox API asyncio

2022 - PRESENT

Freelance Developer

Self-Employed

Discord bot development for clients around the world since 2022. I handle everything from requirements to deployment and ongoing support, usually for communities in the tens of thousands.

Python MongoDB Full Stack

JUN - AUG 2022

Research Intern

eiLink R&D (BP Startup)

Built an OCR model using CNNs to recognise Azerbaijani handwriting. The main challenge was data scarcity, so I generated a synthetic training set by augmenting rare fonts with noise, color shifts, and distortions. Got to 98.8% accuracy on handwritten letters the model had never seen.

Python TensorFlow CNNs OCR Data Augmentation

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Projects

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Rune

Flagship Discord Bot

Discord bot serving a nearly 100k member community. Handles entertainment, guild management, support ticketing, Roblox log ingestion, and HR automation. Built with Python, asyncio, and MongoDB.

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Azerbaijani Handwriting OCR

Machine Learning Research · eiLink R&D

CNN model for recognising Azerbaijani handwritten characters, reaching 98.8% accuracy. The main challenge was data scarcity. I generated a synthetic dataset by augmenting rare fonts with noise, color shifts, and distortions.

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B.Sc. Thesis

Academic Research · Maastricht University

Bachelor's thesis in Computer Science at Maastricht University, submitted June 2026.

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FPS4 UI Component Library

Frontend Engineering · FPS4

Built a React/Next.js component package for FPS4 to replace duplicated UI code across multiple projects with a single shared library.

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Education

Upcoming

SEP 2026 - JUN 2028

M.Sc. Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)

Starting September 2026. Will be focusing on machine learning, statistical inference, and AI systems.

SEP 2023 - JUN 2026

B.Sc. Computer Science

Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Focus on modern AI and software engineering. Graduated June 2026.

SEP 2021 - MAY 2023

IB Diploma Programme

International School Eindhoven

HL: Mathematics (Analysis & Approaches), Physics, Economics · SL: Design Technology, English A, Spanish B