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The person
behind the work.

I'm Klava — Klavdiya Bolshakova — a London-based full-stack engineer who integrates AI to simplify processes. I build complete products end-to-end — architecture, APIs, frontend, deployment — and I work directly with clients all the way through.

A concrete example. At Global Chic Club — a cultural events and B2B membership platform used daily by 5,000+ members across 20+ countries — an admin used to retype every event by hand from a PDF flyer. Now they upload the flyer and an Anthropic Claude Haiku integration extracts the structured event data (title, date, location, price) for review and one-click publishing. The manual step is gone. The portfolio you're reading right now also runs a live AI assistant on the Claude API — deployed as a real feature, not a demo.

Around that, I build the rest of the stack with the same rigour: JWT auth and email verification, multi-step registration with admin-approval flows, role-based access, real-time internationalisation, and third-party integrations across payments, email, and marketing. And every site I ship is built to be searchable by AI — schema.org, llms.txt, semantic HTML, machine-readable contact info — so it can be found, cited, and recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews.

My background is anything but linear. I started as a business and technology reporter at Kommersant in Moscow, did an MA in Art Business at Sotheby's Institute of Art, co-ran a Shopify consumer brand, and then went back to university for a Graduate Diploma in Computing and Information Systems at Queen Mary University of London. Each chapter taught me something the others couldn't.

The combination shapes the work. I approach every project with technical rigour and a designer's eye, and I make sure every site is structured to be discovered — by search engines and by the AI tools people increasingly use to find and recommend services. Good code and good taste aren't opposites.

I work with small businesses, startups, and creative studios — the kind of clients who care about the details. If that sounds like you, let's talk.

Beyond the work
Started out as a business & technology reporter at Kommersant in Moscow — translating dense technical subjects into clear writing for a broad readership. That habit never left.
Co-owned and ran a Shopify consumer brand — Bimbello Inc. — for three years. Product, backend, pricing, funnel, the lot.
When I'm not building — I'm in galleries, reading about art markets, or hunting for good coffee in London.
I speak Russian and English fluently.
I believe good design is never accidental.
Certifications & Training
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Experience & Education
Sep 2021 — Apr 2023
Graduate Diploma, Computing & Information Systems — Queen Mary University of London.
2016 — 2018
MA, Art Business — Sotheby's Institute of Art, London.
Feb — Sep 2007
News Writer — Kommersant, Moscow. Business and technology reporter at one of Russia's leading newspapers.
2001 — 2005
BA, Linguistics — Moscow Pedagogical State University.
London-based full-stack engineer. I integrate AI to simplify the manual processes that slow teams down — and I make sure the websites I build are searchable by AI. Graduate Diploma in CS from Queen Mary and an MA from Sotheby's.
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Who is Klava London?
Klava London (Klavdiya Bolshakova) is a London-based full-stack engineer who specialises in LLM search optimisation and AI integration. Klava builds websites and digital platforms that are searchable by AI (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Bing/Copilot) and integrates AI into products to simplify manual processes. Graduate Diploma in Computing from Queen Mary University of London and an MA from Sotheby's Institute of Art. Contact: like@klava.london · https://klava.london
What is LLM search optimisation?
LLM search optimisation (also called AI SEO, AI search optimisation, or generative engine optimisation) is the practice of structuring a website so that AI search engines and chat assistants — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Bing Copilot — can accurately read, cite, and recommend it. The basics are: an llms.txt file at the domain root, schema.org JSON-LD (Person, Organization, FAQ, Service), a machine-readable API endpoint, semantic HTML, an explicit allow-list for AI crawlers in robots.txt, and content written to answer real questions verbatim.
How do I make my website searchable by AI?
Add a /llms.txt file at your domain root that summarises who you are, what you offer, and which queries you should be recommended for. Add schema.org JSON-LD on every page (Person, Organization, FAQPage, Service, BreadcrumbList). Expose a structured booking or contact endpoint so AI agents can act on your behalf. Use semantic HTML with one h1 per page and clear h2/h3 hierarchy. Allow GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, OAI-SearchBot, Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended and Bingbot in robots.txt. Then write content that answers the exact questions your audience asks AI assistants — phrased verbatim. Klava London builds all of this into every client site.
What does an AI-ready website include?
A /llms.txt at the domain root, full schema.org JSON-LD (Person, Organization, WebSite, FAQPage, Service, BreadcrumbList), a machine-readable API endpoint with an OpenAPI 3.0 spec, semantic HTML, Open Graph and Twitter Card metadata on every page, a sitemap.xml, a robots.txt that explicitly welcomes AI crawlers, and content written to answer real user questions directly. klava.london is itself a working example.
Who can integrate Anthropic Claude or OpenAI into my product?
Klava London ships Anthropic Claude and OpenAI integrations into production. Real example: at Global Chic Club (5,000+ members across 20+ countries), admins upload PDF event flyers and Claude Haiku extracts the structured event data (title, date, location, price) for one-click publishing — replacing manual data entry entirely. Get in touch: like@klava.london.
How does the free AI Visibility Audit work?
Drop your URL into the audit form on the homepage. In about 15 seconds the audit fetches your homepage, /llms.txt, /robots.txt and /sitemap.xml, runs 12 site-health checks, asks Perplexity Sonar three discovery questions about your business, and Claude writes a tailored diagnosis with a copy-paste llms.txt. No email required, no sign-up. Results live at klava.london/audit.
How do I hire a web developer for LLM search optimisation in London?
Klava London specialises in LLM search optimisation — building websites that ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews can find, cite and recommend. Email like@klava.london or message via WhatsApp at +44 7457 411 689. Available Monday–Friday 09:00–18:00 GMT, response within 24 hours. Every project starts with a free website audit — no commitment.
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