Working together
How to hire me
I'm a senior frontend engineer based in Tbilisi, Georgia, working remotely. A company anywhere can engage me one of three ways: a B2B contract with my registered Georgian entity, full-time employment through an employer of record, or a fixed-scope project. The contract route needs no EOR — the entity and business bank account are already in place.
Engagement models
B2B contract
Company to company, no intermediary
- You contract with
- My registered Georgian company
- Paperwork
- A direct service agreement between your company and mine
- Payment
- Invoiced from the entity to its business bank account
Best for Contract and consulting work, or any engagement you want to start without standing up employment first.
Full-time via EOR
Your employer of record employs me locally
- You contract with
- Whichever employer-of-record provider you already use
- Paperwork
- Your provider's standard employment contract
- Payment
- The provider runs payroll; you pay the provider
Best for Teams that want a full-time employee on their own benefits and payroll process. I don't require a particular provider.
Fixed-scope project
A defined deliverable with an end date
- You contract with
- My registered Georgian company
- Paperwork
- A scoped statement of work
- Payment
- Invoiced against agreed milestones
Best for A specific piece of work — a component library, a test suite, a performance pass — rather than an ongoing seat on the team.
Work authorization & legal setup
- A Georgian residency permit granting the right to work as a contractor for non-Georgian companies.
- A registered Georgian legal entity and business bank account, both already in place — so a B2B contract can be signed and invoiced without any employer-of-record arrangement.
- No US or EU work authorization. Roles that require it aren't a fit; remote engagements with companies in those regions are.
Timezone & working hours
- Based in Tbilisi, Georgia (GMT+4). Full overlap with CET business hours, partial overlap with US Eastern mornings.
- Available now for full-time remote work at 40 hrs/week, EU-timezone hours by default. Live status is published as JSON at /hireable.
- English C1 (full professional), Russian native.
How I’d rather be evaluated
I’d rather show the work than perform it. A timed algorithm puzzle on a call measures something the job doesn’t contain. Three alternatives, in order of how much they tell you:
1–2 weeks
Paid trial period
A real sprint inside the team, paid at my normal rate. The B2B contract makes this trivial to start: one short statement of work, no employment paperwork, and either side can stop at the end of it. It is the only format that shows you how someone works with your people rather than how they perform for them.
1–2 days
Paid trial task
A real ticket off your backlog, paid. You get a pull request, the commit history behind it, and the questions I asked before writing anything — which is usually the more informative half.
Free, right now
Read what is already public
Three maintained libraries, years of commits, issue threads with strangers, and the test suites. It costs you nothing and it is the same code under the same constraints — backwards compatibility, other people's deadlines, bug reports from production.
A technical conversation about architecture, tradeoffs and things I’ve gotten wrong is a normal part of the process and I’m glad to have it. The trial routes are the part I’d rather the decision rest on.
When I'm not the right hire
Roles requiring on-site presence outside Tbilisi without relocation support, and roles requiring US or EU work authorization I don't hold. If either applies, it's better we both know before the first call.
Questions I get asked
- Can a company outside Georgia hire you directly?
- Yes. I hold a Georgian residency permit granting the right to work as a contractor for non-Georgian companies, and I have a registered Georgian legal entity and business bank account already in place. Your company signs a service agreement with mine and pays against invoices.
- Which countries can contract with your Georgian entity?
- Any of them. Your company's jurisdiction is not a constraint — a service agreement between your company and mine is a cross-border export of services, not local employment, so there is no list of approved countries to check against. Your side signs one agreement and pays invoices to the business bank account: no local entity, no payroll registration, no employment relationship, no employer-of-record fee.
- Do you need an employer of record?
- Not for contract work — the registered entity means B2B contracts and invoicing need no employer-of-record setup. For full-time employment an EOR does work, and I'm happy to go through whichever provider you already use.
- What engagement models do you accept?
- Full-time employment including via an employer of record, B2B contract through my registered entity, or a fixed-scope project.
- Where are you based and what hours do you work?
- Tbilisi, Georgia, at GMT+4. That is full overlap with CET business hours and partial overlap with US Eastern mornings. I work EU-timezone hours by default.
- Do you hold US or EU work authorization?
- No. Roles that require US or EU work authorization are not a fit. Remote engagements with companies in those regions are, through either of the routes above.
- Are you available right now?
- Yes — available for a full-time remote role at 40 hours per week, and open to contract and consulting work. The live status is published as JSON at https://asmyshlyaev177.dev/hireable.
- What languages do you speak?
- English at C1 (full professional working proficiency) and Russian as a native speaker.
- How do you prefer to be interviewed?
- I would rather be judged on work than on a timed puzzle. I offer a paid 1-2 day trial task on a real ticket, or a paid 1-2 week trial period inside the team — the B2B contract makes either easy to set up with a short statement of work and no employment paperwork. A technical conversation about architecture and tradeoffs is welcome; live algorithm rounds under a timer measure something the job does not contain.
- What roles are you not a fit for?
- Roles requiring on-site presence outside Tbilisi without relocation support, and roles requiring US or EU work authorization.
- How do I get in touch?
- Email asmyshlyaev177@gmail.com, or Telegram @asmyshlyaev177 for a faster reply. There is also a Calendly on the contact section of the homepage if you would rather just book a call.
Know which route fits?
Tell me about the role or the project — I usually reply within a day. Or read the work behind it first.