Maksim Ilin
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Available for AI projects, consulting and AI engineering roles

I put AI into businesses: agents, automation, LLM integration.

AI engineer and AI consultant for founders, small teams and companies. I find the process where AI pays off, build the agent or the integration, and ship it inside an MVP, a web app or a Telegram product people already use.

AI engineer and AI consultant based in Croatia. Remote projects for clients in the EU, US, UK, Canada and UAE.

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  • 10+ years leading products & teams
  • Startup & investment experience
  • AI agents shipped to real users
  • Croatia · EU timezone · remote
AI agentsLLM integrationAI automationAI auditMVPsTelegram products
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01 / Selected work

Real builds shipped to real users.

AI agents and assistants, LLM-powered products, FinTech prototypes, B2B websites, mobile apps and experimental social products. These are working builds shipped to real users, not presentation-only mockups.

https://dantiva.com
Dantiva: a multi-model AI studio from first build to first customer
AI product
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Dantiva: a multi-model AI studio from first build to first customer

A production AI workspace for text, images and video. The website, Telegram bot and Mini App share one account and ledger, and the product has moved from launch infrastructure to its first confirmed purchase and monthly subscription.

Vertex AI Veo 3.1GeminiOpenRouterGPT Image 2.5+8
First confirmed purchase on 17 September 2026 and first monthly subscription through the Mini App on 21 September. The same day Dantiva shipped a new light workspace, a Gemini LLM studio and GPT Image 2.5 across web and Telegram, while keeping paid provider calls isolated from free grants and unlimited access.
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Antigram App: Mini App for a 160k audience primary screen
Telegram mini-app
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Antigram App: Mini App for a 160k audience

A Telegram Mini App for Antigram with profiles, a camera, film-inspired visuals and social media features.

Telegram mini-appNative app directionWeb appMedia product+1
Built around an existing 160k+ audience, turning a media/photo project into a more interactive product experience.
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NeuroWallet: FinTech wallet with AI insights primary screen
FinTech prototype
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NeuroWallet: FinTech wallet with AI insights

A FinTech demo product with wallet dashboard, virtual card, asset overview, AI insight card, and Telegram/web-app style mobile UX.

FinTechMobile web appTelegram mini-appAI assistant+1
A stronger product prototype than a simple bot: mobile wallet interface, card flow, navigation, and AI assistant layer.
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Pulsara: voice AI assistant with a project graph
Voice AI assistant
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Pulsara: voice AI assistant with a project graph

A voice-controlled command deck for a 27-project portfolio: a neon galaxy graph that listens, answers out loud, opens any project's architecture, and actually runs the work inside its folder.

OpenAI Realtime APIWebRTCClaude Code CLINode.js / Express+2
Spoken commands such as "status on NeuroWallet" or "audit Dark Fantasy and write a report" now run real work in the correct folder, while the whole portfolio remains visible on one screen.
Event AI Agent: AI agent for event requests
@bot · online
Telegram
/start
Hi, tell me what you need and I'll point you in the right direction.
New requestStatusPricingTalk to a human
Telegram API · Supabase · Railway
AI agent
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Event AI Agent: AI agent for event requests

An AI agent in Telegram that takes messy event requests, asks the missing questions and turns them into a structured brief.

TelegramLLM APIAI agentIntent capture+1
Working AI agent handling real planning requests end to end.
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TT Production: guided event brief bot
Telegram bot
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TT Production: guided event brief bot

A mobile-first event assistant for selecting sound, light, equipment, venues, and technical setup for events.

Telegram botEvent techGuided flowEquipment selection+1
Turns vague event requests into a guided selection flow before a human manager gets involved.
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http://itdepart.ru/
ITDepart: B2B site for IT outsourcing
B2B website
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ITDepart: B2B site for IT outsourcing

A B2B website for IT outsourcing services, structured around practical support packages and lead conversion.

WebLead captureB2B IAService design
Clear B2B presentation. Practical lead-conversion structure.
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LoopFlip: AI-only social network beta
AI prototype
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LoopFlip: AI-only social network beta

A beta prototype exploring what an AI-only social network could feel like.

ReactNetlifyAI mediaProduct concept
Live beta testing a social network built entirely around AI-generated content.
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Beauty Review: consumer reviews app concept
Consumer app
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Beauty Review: consumer reviews app concept

A mobile-first review platform concept for cosmetics, user profiles, honest reviews, ratings, and community-style product discovery.

Consumer appReviewsMobile UXCommunity+1
Shows ability to design consumer-facing mobile product UX beyond B2B tools and bots.
/projects/nauci-shopify/
Nauči: Shopify Course Platform
Shopify store
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Nauči: Shopify Course Platform

A Shopify store for selling video courses, with lessons delivered through Tevello and access opened after purchase.

ShopifyTevelloE-commerce UXCourse platform+1
A course-commerce prototype connecting a high-trust storefront with a practical paid-content delivery flow.
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/projects/gamefoundry/
GameFoundry: AI games marketplace
AI prototype
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GameFoundry: AI games marketplace

A creator marketplace and contest for playable games made with AI, with discovery, curation, creator profiles and a monthly game jam.

HTMLCSSJavaScriptAI product concept+1
A clickable prototype that turns a broad AI-games idea into a focused, testable marketplace loop.
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https://minimir.ilinmaks.com/
mini-world: an ALife experiment on where needs come from
Research
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mini-world: an ALife experiment on where needs come from

A tiny world of neural-net creatures with no reward and no fitness function. It tests whether behaviour that looks like wanting can emerge from selection alone, and it publishes the failures as carefully as the results.

PythonNumPyGitHub ActionsJavaScript+3
Forty of forty preregistered seeds are in, and the headline hypothesis is marked not confirmed: the paired signal is real (p < 0.0001) but the gap of 0.0194 bits does not clear twice the between-seed noise of 0.0530. The instrument survived the experiment: the ablation method and the substitution control transfer directly to evaluating LLM agents.
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More builds

02 / Additional projects
Media productAntigram Media Project
02 / Quick overview

Ask my portfolio.

Choose a question to see the projects, skills and experience behind the answer.

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AI agent for a business process

from €1,500

One process end to end: agent logic, integrations, guardrails, evaluation and operator handoff.

AI inside your existing product

from €1,200

RAG over your knowledge base, LLM features or an assistant integrated into your current stack.

AI readiness audit

from €450

Process and data review, prioritized AI opportunities, budget and a plan for the first implementation.

MVP / web app

from €1,700

A focused working product with the core user flow.

Telegram Mini App

from €1,000

A mobile product with its own interface inside Telegram.

Telegram bot

from €600

Lead capture, guided flows, integrations and operator handoff.

Website / landing page

from €500

Positioning, responsive UI, copy structure and deployment.

Shopify store / course platform

from €900

Storefront structure, commerce UX, Shopify setup and course-access flow.

Interactive / game

from €900

Browser-based interactive experiences scoped to the brief.

Pick a question to see the answer.
03 / Services

AI first. Then the product that delivers it.

Three AI services carry the value: an agent for a process, AI inside your existing product, and an audit that tells you where AI pays off. Websites, MVPs and Telegram products are how that value reaches your users.

AI agent for a business process

An agent that takes one real process end to end: inbound requests, customer support, document intake, lead qualification. Guardrails, evaluation and an operator handoff, so it works on Monday, not just in the demo.

Inbound request agentsSupport & FAQ agentsDocument & data intake

AI inside your existing product

LLM features added to a product you already run: answers over your knowledge base (RAG), smart search, summaries, assistants and copilots. Integrated with your stack, usage and cost under control.

RAG over company knowledgeLLM features & assistantsAPI & workflow integration

AI readiness audit

A short, structured review of your processes, data and tools. You get a prioritized list of where AI actually pays off, what to skip, what it costs and a plan for the first implementation.

Process & data reviewPrioritized AI opportunitiesImplementation plan & budget

Web apps & MVPs

A focused first version of a product, built for real users, deployed and ready for feedback. The usual vehicle for a new AI-powered service.

MVPsInternal apps & dashboardsPrototypes

Websites & landing pages

Clear, responsive websites with useful copy, strong typography and a structure that helps visitors understand the offer and take action.

Marketing sitesLanding pagesFounder/personal sites

Telegram bots & Mini Apps

Bots and Mini Apps that collect requests, guide users and put an AI agent or a business process into an interface people already open every day.

Lead & operator botsMini AppsAI agents in Telegram
04 / Pricing

EUR pricing documents for project work.

Indicative EUR pricing for AI agents, LLM integration, AI audits, MVPs, websites and Telegram products. Final scope and budget are confirmed after a short brief.

PDF · EN

English pricing PDF

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PDF · HRV

Croatian pricing PDF

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PDF · RU

Russian pricing PDF

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AI agent for a business process

from €1,500

One process end to end: agent logic, integrations, guardrails, evaluation and operator handoff.

AI inside your existing product

from €1,200

RAG over your knowledge base, LLM features or an assistant integrated into your current stack.

AI readiness audit

from €450

Process and data review, prioritized AI opportunities, budget and a plan for the first implementation.

MVP / web app

from €1,700

A focused working product with the core user flow.

Telegram Mini App

from €1,000

A mobile product with its own interface inside Telegram.

Telegram bot

from €600

Lead capture, guided flows, integrations and operator handoff.

Website / landing page

from €500

Positioning, responsive UI, copy structure and deployment.

Shopify store / course platform

from €900

Storefront structure, commerce UX, Shopify setup and course-access flow.

Interactive / game

from €900

Browser-based interactive experiences scoped to the brief.

Prices are listed in EUR as project guidelines. AI work is priced by the process it takes over and the integrations it needs; an audit is the cheapest way to find out what that is. Complex builds are quoted separately.

Send a short brief
05 / How I work

Five clear steps from idea to launch.

  1. 01

    Clarify

    Agree on the goal, users, constraints and what a successful first version needs to do.

  2. 02

    Shape

    Turn rough requirements into a focused product flow and a real build plan.

  3. 03

    Build

    Build the core experience with modern web tools and careful AI-assisted development.

  4. 04

    Polish

    Improve UX, responsiveness, edge cases, copy, and the small visual details.

  5. 05

    Ship

    Deploy, test, hand over, and plan the next iteration with you.

06 / Stack

AI engineering, modern web, bots, and the glue between them.

I work across LLM integration, agents, frontend, backend, bots and deployment. AI tools help me move faster, while evaluation, testing and review keep the result reliable.

AI engineering

LLM integrationAI agentsAgentic workflowsRAGEvals & guardrailsOpenAI / Anthropic APIsVoice AI (Realtime API)MCP

AI-assisted building

LovableClaude CodeCodexGPTPrompted workflowsRapid prototyping

Frontend

ReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSLovableResponsive UIComponent systems

Backend & product logic

Node.jsAPIsDatabasesAuthIntegrationsSupabase

Bots & automation

Telegram botsWorkflow automationAI API integrationData collection flowsTelegram mini-apps

Product

MVP scopingUX flowsRapid prototypingDeploymentIterationHypothesis testingStartup launch experience

Tools & deployment

GitHubNetlifyRailwaySupabaseAPI integrationsAI-assisted developmentAI video production
07 / About

Product thinking with hands-on AI engineering.

Maksim Ilin working on an AI product

I like taking a business problem to a working AI solution people actually use. I find the process where AI pays off, design the flow, build the agent or integration, connect it to the tools already in place and take it through evaluation, testing and launch.

Higher IT education with a product-management focus. 10+ years leading teams. Founder/operator experience launching startups from zero, attracting investment, and testing hypotheses. Recent work: AI agents and assistants, voice AI, AI video production and audience products, including Antigram with 160,000+ combined social followers. Born in Moscow, based in Croatia, working with international tools and teams.

Based in
Croatia
Originally from
Moscow
Languages
EN · RU
Availability
AI projects · consulting · roles
08 / For hiring managers

Open to AI engineering, forward-deployed and AI product roles.

  • AI Engineer / AI Solutions Engineer: agents, RAG, LLM integration in production
  • Forward Deployed Engineer: embedding AI into a customer's real processes
  • AI Product Manager / AI Consultant: scoping, prioritization, ROI, rollout
  • Product engineering across web, Telegram and AI surfaces
  • Early-stage startups, founder collaboration, fast cross-functional prototyping
Contact about a role
09 / Contact

Have a process, product or idea you want to put AI into?

Send me the brief, even if it is still rough. I can help find where AI pays off, define the first version, build it, test it and put it in front of users.

Order through the Telegram botThree questions and you get the scope of version one, a timeline and a price band. Smaller services can be paid on the spot with Telegram Stars.Open @ilinmaksbot