About

Hi, it's Angelina

I am a backend and AI software engineer.

I rely on FastAPI and Django to develop backend systems with integrated AI agents, using both proprietary and open-source models.

I am the founder and engineer at Lazy Silicon, where I develop software for healthcare practitioners and businesses.

I value and advocate for clean and domain-driven system design.

I am passionate about the healthcare industry, having also earned a degree in Healthcare Management from Bocconi University and run a med-tech startup that was behind a top iOS app for managing psoriasis.

I also have strong interpersonal and leadership skills, backed by experience.

Skills

Machine learning models design

I use HuggingFace transformers and unsloth to finetune and cusomize NLP models

Frontend design & development

I am proficient in (plain) Javascript, HTMX, HTML and CSS.

English, French, Russian, Italian

All fluent

AI integration

I develop AI-powered APIs and agents, leveraging existing models from OpenAI, Meta, Mistral, etc., empowered by RAG, tool calling, guardrails, and using various frameworks (Pydantic AI, Open AI SDK).

Relational databases

I am proficient in SQL and relational databases.

Backend development

I develop robust backend systems using FastAPI and Django.

DevOps

I have deployed on Digital Ocean and AWS, using Docker and CI/CD practices.

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

2024-2026

University of London

M.A. in Healthcare Management

2017-2019

SDA Bocconi

B.S. in Business Administration

2014-2017

University of Monaco

Current role

Backend and AI engineer

Lazy Silicon

2025-

Developing client-facing and internal backend systems with agentic AI integrations for healthcare clients.

Technologies used: Python, FastAPI, OpenAI Agents SDK, Redis, PostgreSQL.

Leadership experience

Co-founder, CEO & software engineer

Aqt bio

2022-2024

Founded and led a medtech startup Aqt bio, incubated by Bocconi University and now a top-3 psoriasis app on the AppStore. Led a team of three people.

Consulting associate

Boston Consulting Group

2021-2022

Executed numerous high-impact projects for global healthcare clients, acting as a team leader in my last project.

Specialist

Humanitas Research Hospital

2018-2021

Collaborated with medical personnel to ensure smooth international dept hospital operations.

Angelina Chigrinetc