Danial Baluanov

Full-stack and AI developer, Project Manager, Designer, COO.

I'm from Kazakhstan and I live in Seoul, where I study IT at SeoulTech. I've worked at a translation company for almost three years. I started as a developer, built their AI translation system, and now manage 20+ translators.

Stints so far

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AI and software engineer, tgo.gg Jan 2024 to present

I build the in-house AI translation system that replaced third-party services for marketing content in 14 languages.

Projects AI translation system in 2024, GreenRanger wins Hack 4 Humanity in 2025, Formula Analyst and LQA Scanner in Oct 2026

AI translation system, Jan 2024GreenRanger wins Hack 4 Humanity, 2025Formula Analyst, Oct 2026LQA Scanner, Oct 2026

The AI translation system at tgo.gg, GreenRanger with 1st place of 475 at Hack 4 Humanity, then Formula Analyst and the first version of LQA Scanner. Open greenranger.kz Open Formula Analyst

COO and translation project manager, tgo.gg May 2024 to present

I lead 20+ translators and proofreaders on projects of 10,000 to 300,000 words a month.

Volunteering UNDP Europe Day and High-Level Water Policy Forum in 2024, IJF Grand Slam Astana in 2026

UNDP Europe Day, 2024High-Level Water Policy Forum, 2024IJF Grand Slam Astana, May 2026

Organiser at UNDP Europe Day, coordinator at the High-Level Water Policy Forum, and liaison for three national teams at the IJF Grand Slam Astana.

B.S. Global IT Convergence, SeoulTech Sep 2026 to Aug 2030, on a full scholarship

English track at Seoul National University of Science and Technology, on a full international scholarship.

Projects

Formula Analyst

I have watched Formula 1 for more than two years and I want to work in the sport, so I built a race analysis tool to get better at Python.

It covers every Grand Prix weekend since 2018: a replay on the track map, timing, telemetry, a tyre-wear model that drives a strategy simulator, race predictions and a Monte Carlo simulation of the title fight. The data syncs and the models retrain every week on their own.

Since
2018 season
Tests in CI
173
Built with
Python, pandas, scikit-learn, Plotly, Streamlit, Docker

Open the app Read the code

Formula Analyst showing the 2024 Italian Grand Prix: the podium and a chart of how the running order changed lap by lap. Animated replay of the 2024 Italian Grand Prix on the Monza track map.
The 2024 Italian Grand Prix in Formula Analyst.

GreenRanger

Astana has places that take plastic, paper, glass and electronics, but they are hard to find. GreenRanger puts verified drop-off points on one map, in English, Russian and Kazakh.

I built it alone, from the idea to the launch. It took 1st place of 475 participants at Hack 4 Humanity 2025.

Result
1st of 475
Languages
3
Built with
Next.js, TypeScript, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Google Maps

Open greenranger.kz Read the code

GreenRanger map of Astana in its dark theme, with recycling points and filters by material.
Recycling points in Astana on greenranger.kz.

AI translation at tgo.gg

tgo.gg localizes iGaming products. I fine-tuned six language models on 79,000+ sentence pairs taken from 6,700+ of our own past documents. The system replaced the translation services we paid for and handled 100+ jobs a week in 14 languages.

Models
6
Sentence pairs
79,000+
Built with
Python, OpenAI API, Google Apps Script

LQA Scanner

A tool that crawls a localized iGaming site and flags untranslated text, wrong number, currency and date formats, broken placeholders and glossary errors. A rules engine does the first pass, a language model reviews it, and a linguist gets a report ranked by severity.

Built with
Python, Playwright, OpenAI and Claude APIs

Results

ResultWhereField
1stHack 4 Humanity 2025, with GreenRanger475 participants
AdmittedAI-Powered Fullstack programme, DataGroup Qazaqstan, 174 hours55 of 1,000+ applicants
Grade AFull international scholarship, SeoulTech2026 to 2030
8.0IELTS AcademicListening 8.5, Reading 8.5, Writing 7.0, Speaking 7.5

Work

AI and software engineer, tgo.gg

January 2024 to present

  • Build the in-house AI translation system that replaces third-party services for marketing content in 14 languages.
  • Fine-tune 6 language-specific models on 79,000+ bilingual sentence pairs.

COO and translation project manager, tgo.gg

May 2024 to present

  • Lead 20+ translators and proofreaders on projects of 10,000 to 300,000 words a month.
  • Deliver 99% of projects on time, with client-reported errors below 1%.
  • Raise translator productivity by 18% with templated briefs and Notion automation.

Study

Seoul National University of Science and Technology

September 2026 to August 2030, expected

  • B.S. in Global IT Convergence, English track.
  • Full international scholarship, Grade A.

Courses

  • Claude with Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic Academy.
  • UI/UX Design, American Corner and Makerspace Astana, 2024.
  • Barista internship.

Languages

Tools, and where I used them

Tool Formula Analyst GreenRanger AI translation LQA Scanner
Pythonusedusedused
TypeScriptused
React and Next.jsused
NestJS and Prismaused
PostgreSQLused
OpenAI APIusedused
Claude APIused
Fine-tuningused
pandasused
scikit-learnused
Plotly and Streamlitused
Playwrightused
Dockerusedused
GitHub Actions and pytestused
Google Apps Scriptused

Other tools I work with

Volunteering

  • Liaison for the national teams of Iran, Chinese Taipei and UAE at the IJF Grand Slam Astana 2026.
  • Organiser at UNDP Europe Day 2024 in Astana, 800+ attendees.
  • Coordinator at the High-Level Water Policy Forum 2024, 80+ delegates from 15+ countries.

Off the clock

I lift or run2 years most mornings. I listen to a lot of music, mostly hip-hopKendrick Lamar, JID, R&BBrent Faiyaz, Frank Ocean and K-popLE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and go to concerts when I can. I play ValorantKAY/O and chessBerlin Defense in my free time. I enjoy fashionMaison Margiela. I've followed Formula 1FORZA FERRARI! for more than two years. I'm always open to meeting new people.