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I am a Java and Kotlin programmer with over N years of experience in the field. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to work in the banking and fintech sectors, where I have gained valuable experience in developing and maintaining complex systems. In my free time, I have a number of hobbies and interests, including game development, diy projects, playing musical instruments, and language learning. I am always seeking new challenges and opportunities to expand my skills and knowledge, and am excited to see what the future holds for my career.

SKILLS

• Backend development in JVM languages: Java, Kotlin, Groovy using JavaEE, Spring Boot, Ktor frameworks
• Desktop applications using Swing and JavaFX
• Databases: PostgreSQL, Oracle DB, PL/SQL, MySQL, Hibernate, Liquibase, Flyway
• Frontend development in HTML, CSS, Javascript, KotlinJS
• CI/CD: Gitlab, Github, Jenkins, TeamCity, SonarQube
• Cloud computing: docker, Kubernetes, AWS
• Gamedev: Unreal Engine, LibGDX, JMonkey

EXPERIENCE

JetBrains, Berlin, Germany

Java/Kotlin Software Developer @ Product Analytics Platform

JULY 2023 - ${now()}

In the product analytics platform, we collect and process feature usage statistics sent from all different JB products.

• Implement robust data anonymization techniques to safeguard user identity in potential data breach scenarios
• Manage a terabyte-scale database, ensuring optimal performance and scalability
• Establish and maintain a coherent historical record of evolving data features and transmitted statistics, facilitating consistent usage analysis over time

DeliveryHero, Berlin, Germany

Staff Software Engineer

AUGUST 2022 - JUNE 2023

In addition to my responsibilities in the senior position I am now more focused on inter team collaboration, design discussions and knowledge sharing.

Senior Software Engineer

NOVEMBER 2019 - AUGUST 2022

My role in Fintech is to implement and maintain a payment ecosystem that functions in many regions all over the world. I participate in deliveries from the initial design to production rollout, support & monitoring. I am responsible for:

• Integration with payment service providers
• Design and implementation of new microservices
• Monolith decomposition
• CI pipeline configuration
• Monitoring and observability - design and implement dashboards and alerts
• Oncall production support
• Technical interviews: coding, system design and bar raiser interviews.

Tech:

Kotlin/Java, Spring(Boot), PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Datadog, Github CI, Opsgenie

Deutsche Bank, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Senior Software Developer

NOVEMBER 2014 - SEPTEMBER 2019

I took part in the development of a middleware application responsible for the conversion, validation, and routing of financial transactions. My role included the following responsibilities:

• Implementation of business-driven changes (regulatory, market requirements, client requirements)
• Decommission of legacy technologies, migration to new libraries and frameworks
• Support of CI/CD process
• Development of auxiliary tools for improvement of the delivery process (testing and analysis tools)
• Production support and issue resolution
• Technical screening of candidates
• Mentoring interns

Skills and Technologies:

Scrum, JavaEE, Oracle DB, Kotlin, XML/XSD/XSLT, Spring, Linux, JUnit, Maven, Gradle, Weblogic, Jenkins, SonarQube, JavaScript, KotlinJS, Bootstrap

Luxoft, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Java Developer

FEBRUARY 2014 - NOVEMBER 2014

Outsourcing for Deutsche Bank, the same project from the position above.

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

Junior Java Developer

APRIL 2013 - FEBRUARY 2014

Development of Quality Management System for University administration. Research in the field of ranking and optimization problems. Stack: JavaEE, GWT, JBoss AS, Ant, MySQL

EDUCATION

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

Master of System Analysis and Control

SEPTEMBER 2007 - JUNE 2013

Presidential Physics and Mathematics Lyceum №239

Saint Petersburg, Russia SEPTEMBER 2005 - JUNE 2007

PROJECTS

My Github page: https://github.com/demoth/

Here are some of the projects I have participated in

Deutsche Bank Hackathons

2017

Developed a platform for connecting people who want to share knowledge with interested people within the company.

Stack: Vaadin, Spring Boot, Java

2016

Pull Request reviewers suggester. Integrated different Atlassian components to find the most relevant reviewers for a pull request based on Jira issue participants, previous git committers in related code, vacation calendar, and other rules.

Stack: Java, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Confluence, Jira

2015

Debt recording and netting system based on blockchain. The debts are recorded to the ledger and can be mutually settled. In the case of transitive debts, it simplifies the payment.

Stack: Nxt blockchain platform, JavaScript, Java

Topory Game, 2014

3D Game. Server and client, implementation of fast and reliable messaging over UDP

Stack: Java, JMonkey

CMS System for Dance School, OOO Tandens 2012

Design and development of Client Management System (CMS) - desktop application and database for managing client attendance and subscription, teachers availability.

Stack: Java, Swing, Maven, JPA, JDBC, MySQL, Ubuntu

LANGUAGES

• Native Russian
• Fluent English
• German B1+
• Chinese HSK1

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