George Khananaev
Currently Head of Development & IT Infrastructure at Moon Holidays, leading the engineering team across every platform and product the company ships.
I architect multi-tenant platforms, real-time data pipelines, and AI-driven enterprise systems in Python, TypeScript, and Swift.
About me
About George Khananaev
Senior Full Stack Developer with ten years of experience building enterprise-grade systems across Python, TypeScript, and Swift. Currently Head of Development & IT Infrastructure at Moon Holidays in Bangkok, leading the engineering organization across every platform and product the company ships. Architecting multi-tenant platforms, real-time data pipelines, and AI-driven applications designed for corporations, not individuals. In the AI era, the focus has shifted from writing every line of code to designing solutions that combine user experience, performance, and security at the highest level. Every project built for scale, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
- Location:Bangkok, Thailand
- Age:38
- Nationality:Israeli
- Employment:Moon Holidays, Head of Development & IT Infrastructure
Career
Experience & skills
Ten years of building production software. Here's where I've worked and the stack I bring to the table.
Work
Head of Development & IT Infrastructure
Moon Holidays, BangkokMid 2025 - Present- Leading the full engineering organization, overseeing architecture, development, and infrastructure across all company platforms and products.
- Expanding the platform ecosystem with B2B partner portal (travelpanel-b2b-nextjs), StaySync hotel integration system, and new client-facing products scheduled for 2026.
- Driving technical strategy, DevOps practices, cloud infrastructure, and security standards across the organization.
Engineering Team Lead
Moon Holidays, BangkokDec 2024 - Mid 2025- Promoted to lead the engineering team, managing developers and coordinating delivery across multiple products simultaneously.
- Architected and shipped Support Hub, Travel Offer booking engine, Live Deck presentation system, real-time WebSocket server for notifications and chat, and a Vercel deployment controller with async job processing.
- Established microservices architecture patterns, code review processes, and deployment pipelines used across the team.
Full Stack Developer
Moon Holidays, BangkokDec 2022 - Dec 2024- Designed and built Travel Panel from scratch, a multi-tenant enterprise platform using FastAPI (Python) and Next.js (TypeScript), covering both the core API (travelpanel-fastapi) and client portal (travelpanel-nextjs).
- Integrated dozens of external APIs including Agoda, Booking.com, Google Cloud, Cloudflare, Twilio, Firebase, and real-time currency exchange services.
- Built infrastructure-agnostic deployments using Docker, Dragonfly (Redis alternative), NoSQL databases, and queue-based async architecture.
Backend Software Developer
Majestier, Singapore2019 - 2022- Spearheaded the development of a Python-based backend system from inception, seamlessly synchronizing data across various ecommerce platforms and marketplaces, including eBay, Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, and more in real-time.
- Engineered data analysis tools, reports, and other automations using Python to enhance operational efficiency.
- Proficiently utilized AWS services, including RDS, VPS, and Linux-based servers, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance.
- Nurtured strong customer relationships, actively engaging with clients to discern and address their evolving business needs.
Automation and Integration Developer
Kanzezol, Israel2016 - 2019- Pioneered the development of Python and VBA-based automations for ecommerce stores, significantly enhancing customer service efficiency by eliminating routine tasks.
- Applied data-driven decision-making to continually refine and optimize software functionality, ensuring alignment with evolving business requirements.
Skills
Open source
Building in public
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