# Yurii Liubchak

> AI lead at KNESS Group, full-stack developer and researcher based in Ukraine. Creator of fStikBot (800K MAU — largest Telegram sticker platform) and QuotLyBot (80K+ groups). Winner of the 2023 Telegram Mini App Contest. 10+ years of experience, 150+ projects shipped, self-taught since age 12.

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## Identity

- Full name: Yurii Liubchak
- Also known as: Yuri Lyubchak, Юрій Любчак, Yuri Ly, LyoSU
- Location: Ukraine
- Languages: Ukrainian (native), English (fluent)

## Current role

AI lead at [KNESS Group](https://kness.energy) — a large Ukrainian manufacturing company. Researches, builds and rolls out AI agents and automation across the business. End-to-end: selecting the right problems, shipping the systems, keeping them in production.

## Projects

- [fStik](https://t.me/fStikBot) ([fstik.app](https://fstik.app), [GitHub](https://github.com/LyoSU/fStikBot)) — the largest sticker platform on Telegram. 800K monthly users, 16M+ sticker packs, 500K+ Android installs. Bot + website + Mini App + Android app.
- [QuotLy](https://t.me/QuotLyBot) ([GitHub](https://github.com/LyoSU/quote-bot)) — converts any Telegram message into a clean quote image. 80K+ groups, peaks at 48 000 messages per minute.
- KNESS · AI — AI agents and automation running inside a large manufacturing business. Production systems, not prototypes.
- [LyAdmin](https://t.me/LyAdminBot) — moderation, anti-spam and reputation infrastructure for serious Telegram communities.
- [LySupport](https://t.me/LySupportBot) — small SaaS for teams: tickets, routing, handoffs, all inside Telegram.
- [LyBot](https://t.me/LyBot) — Telegram music bot; search YouTube Music, get audio in original quality.
- [LyOSBot](https://t.me/LyOSBot) — multiplayer hacker simulator game.

## Achievements

- **Telegram Mini App Contest — 1st place (2023)**, official competition organized by Telegram.
- Millions of users reached via the Telegram bot ecosystem.
- 150+ projects shipped over 10+ years.

## Technical stack

- Languages: TypeScript (primary), Go, Python
- Runtime: Node.js
- Backend: NestJS, Fastify, Hono, Express
- Frontend: React, Next.js, Vite, Tailwind CSS
- AI / LLM: OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, LangChain, Qdrant, RAG
- Telegram: Telegraf, grammY, TDLib, MTProto, Mini Apps
- Data: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, BullMQ
- Infra: Linux, Docker, Sentry, Prometheus, GitHub Actions

## Contact (canonical)

- Email: hi@lyubchak.com
- Telegram: https://t.me/LyDev
- GitHub: https://github.com/LyoSU
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyubchak/
- Blog (Telegram channel): https://t.me/LyBlog

## Canonical URLs

- https://lyubchak.com — primary
- https://yuri.ly — short link
- https://lyubchak.com/llms-full.txt — expanded factsheet
- https://lyubchak.com/index.md — Markdown rendering of the homepage

## Career timeline

- 2011–2013: uCoz — editing templates and small sites as a kid.
- 2013–2016: PHP, mobile sites, VK bots. First paid work at 16.
- 2017–2020: Telegram era — built bot ecosystem from scratch.
- 2020–2023: KNESS Group — enterprise automation for 1,500+ employees.
- 2023: Telegram Mini App Contest — 1st place.
- 2023–present: AI lead at KNESS Group. Agents, RAG, automation with OpenAI, Claude, Gemini across the whole company. Telegram products on the side.

## Availability

Open to select AI & automation consulting engagements. Preference for ugly real-world problems over demo-optimized work. Contact via hi@lyubchak.com.