Anton D.

About Me

Highly-experienced Software Engineer having 13+ years of development experience with a focus on Python, Django, and MySQL. Worked in a wide range of projects and companies, ranging from small startups to big companies like Google, Avast, and Comodo. Passionate about software architecture, Anton has hands-on experience in creating complex projects and keeping them moving forward, from the very beginning to the release with long-term project support.

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Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Software Engineer
2020 - Present (5 years)
Remote
  • Create and develop innovative software solutions for different clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

AllyO
AllyO
Senior Software Engineer
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
Remote
  • Worked on the development of AllyO, the leading end-to-end recruiting AI and automation software, used by companies such as Walmart, FedEx, Blackberry, and many others.

  • Assisted in transitioning the project to modern development principles, upgraded the codebase with a new version of libraries, and pushed to automate as mush as possible.

  • Supported the hiring process for the development team and performed pre-sales activities

Avast
Avast
Senior Software Engineer
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
United States of America
  • Worked on the development of the web back-end side of a Parental Control application that is used on mobile devices.

  • Planned and built new micro-services to investigate issues in the existing services and fixed them. Improved the project by performing refactoring, locating repeated places that are used around micro-services, and creating libraries to be used by multiple services.

  • Created a side project with two colleagues to be used inside the company for translating short urls to full ones and count visits to such links.

Google
Google
Software Engineer
2016 - 2018 (2 years)
Poland
  • Developed a project involving management tools that are used by most Google teams.

  • Worked on back-end development using Python and Django on Google cloud servers with a MySQL-like database and Datastore.

  • Created a new version for the products, extended existing API for the back-end side to use it for our front-end and mobile app, as well as allow access to the API for external tools.

Comodo
Comodo
Python Web Developer
2012 - 2016 (4 years)
Ukraine
  • Worked on the development of the dnsbycomodo.com project that allowed to configure extended DNS settings for domain name (GEO groups, domain groups) and had a low latency for domain name resolution.

  • Developed the recursive.dnsbycomodo.com project that provides the ability to filter all Internet traffic and protect users from visiting untrusted websites.

  • Involved in code refactoring, improving the website with Twitter Bootstrap, and fixing bugs.

Experika
Experika
Python Web Developer
2011 - 2012 (1 year)
Ukraine
  • Developed project experika.com, a job platform where companies search for candidates, and candidates search for vacancies.

  • Used Python and Tipfy on Google App Engine cloud servers with Google Datastore for development.

  • Improved performance of existing API calls and created internal services to show usage statistics of our product.

Ta x i V S
Python Web Developer
2011 - 2011
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  • Developed a taxi reservation online service where users can filter a list of active taxi drivers and show cars on a map with real-time updates, select any car, read feedbacks and order a trip.

  • Migrated most of the logic to a front-end side to use API calls on a server, as well as optimized resource usage on the server.

  • Drove best practice implementation for the project and boosted user experience.

IDE Group
IDE Group
PHP/Python Web Developer
2008 - 2010 (2 years)
Ukraine
  • Worked on the development of several dating websites projects built on the same codebase.

  • Developed a shopping platform that allows adding/editing of products to multiple large e-commerce platforms (eBay, Amazon, etc) by using only one API call.

  • Created new sections on websites, fixed bugs, and migrated code from PHP4 to PHP5, as well as deployed code on server.

Dnepr.info
Dnepr.info
PHP Web Developer
2007 - 2008 (1 year)
Ukraine
  • Worked on the project dnepr.info that involved a list of events and news from Dnipropetrovsk city.

  • Designed and built the core of the project on top of Zend framework and Smarty.

  • Implemented multiple services for the website using PHP and MySQL on Ubuntu server.

Showcase

Senior Software Engineer (Python back-end) - AllyO Recruiting Chatbot
Senior Software Engineer (Python back-end) - AllyO Recruiting Chatbot
  • Allyo chatbot is the most popular recruitment tool in the USA.

  • The chatbot was involved in improving internal components, dashboard performance, and other projects.

  • Implemented a new version of the chatbot that replaces manual text input with a graphical communication interface using hing buttons, and modernized the project with CI/CD and PR/deployment replication in Slack rooms.

Senior Software Engineer (Python back-end) - LocationLabs (Avast company) - parental control mobile software
Senior Software Engineer (Python back-end) - LocationLabs (Avast company) - parental control mobile software
  • Developed and maintained parental control products for a global client, including ATT, Wind3, Vodafone, and Kyivstar.

  • Successfully launched three new carriers in Europe and streamlined the creation process for new carriers.

  • Created a new project and architecture for the Ukrainian mobile carrier Kyivstar, utilizing existing code and microservices.

Senior Software Engineer (Python back-end) - Google - project and task management tools for internal use
Senior Software Engineer (Python back-end) - Google - project and task management tools for internal use
  • Developed two project management tools: a program/portfolio management tool for managers to plan projects and control execution, and a user-friendly tool for representing tasks on a drag-and-drop board.

  • The project management tools utilize Python, Django, Flask, ProtoBuf, MySQL (MariaDB), Datastore, BigTable, and Kubernetes (Borg) technologies.

  • The projects are actively used internally by Google managers and developers across various locations, with a focus on improving team performance and efficiency through bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Software Engineer - DNS by Comodo
Software Engineer - DNS by Comodo
  • Comodo Secure DNS is a domain name resolution service offering a fully redundant DNS service worldwide.

  • Comodo Secure Internet Gateway is a DNS-based security service leveraging Comodo Secure DNS, providing enhanced security and reliability.

  • The project, dnsbycomodo.com, implemented extended DNS settings for domain name configuration and improved latency for resolution.

Education

Masters degree in Computer Science
Masters degree in Computer Science
Dnipro Technical University
2007 - 2008 (1 year)
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
Dnipro Technical University
2003 - 2007 (4 years)