Alexander N.

Alexander N.

Senior Software Engineer

Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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About Me

Alexander is an experienced Engineer with expertise in Ruby on Rails, JavaScript and React.js for the development and delivery of backend projects, CRMs, APIs, and SCADA systems. He has strong interests in machine learning and artificial intelligence producing solutions for software enhancements and new products. He has created and delivered 20+ projects; leading full life-cycle tasks, from requirements gathering and technical design through development, launch, and support.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Software Engineer
2020 - Present (4 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for 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.

Intetics Inc
Intetics Inc
Senior Software Engineer
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
Remote
  • Contributed ideas and worked on solutions for Intetics Dispute Management System; integrating it with PingOne (OIDC), reducing new case time creation and implemented the admin portal.

  • Managed and identified solutions to implement GDPR requirements, improved CI processes using Rubocop and added custom React components to enhance the UX.

  • Maintained a high awareness of industry best practices and trends to improve filtering features, messages, search by logs functionalities and implemented the meeting security requirements on the solution.

Freelance
Freelance
Backend Developer
2017 - 2019 (2 years)
Remote
  • Built a Slack bot solution to help service provider managers automate the client's supplier management process; introducing best practices and standards and reducing manual testing times.

  • Implemented a Parser on a CRM used by electronic media resources to assist non-technical specialists; providing them with readable data formats and doing away with manual CRM updates.

  • Drove innovation on a project by adding watermarks to images and photos without degrading its visual quality and implemented solutions to hamper third parties from illegal use.

Eye on Innovation
Co-Founder / Backend Developer
2016 - 2017 (1 year)
Moscow (Remote), Russia
  • Oversaw the engineering process on the implementation of the solution; designing, developing, setting up and managing the deployment process for the compensation platform.

  • Automated MTPL Insurance compensation platform's e-document flow systems to provide a better experience and bigger payouts for end-users.

  • Performed technical duties on the project, implemented designs, followed agile methodologies, adhered to best practices, and assisted with a review of the solution.

Game Insight
Game Insight
Backend Developer
2013 - 2016 (3 years)
Moscow, Russia
  • Built an external data processing server to import and process content from a third-party provider; applying the latest image recognition techniques to streamline the content creation workflow.

  • Developed a new push-notification service that allowed the client to drop third-party e-commerce push notification services to reduce the costs for push notifications on the solution.

  • Developed software modules for the backend of the Interactive Digital Content Platform NARR8; tooling the platform with functionalities for social network authorization and publishing apps on the AppStore/Google Play.

Portfolio

Senior Full Stack Developer - Dispute Management System (DMS) 2.0
Senior Full Stack Developer - Dispute Management System (DMS) 2.0

The Dispute Management System (DMS) 2.0 is a communication process that helps organisations manage enquiries, complaints and disputes fairly and effectively. It is a voluntary system built around best practice and standards; promoting dialogue that is clear, consistent, transparent and ethical. Worked on the back-office admin sections of the system, implemented the search feature, security requirements, GDRP requirements and integrated the system with PingOne (OIDC). The new system reduced the time of new cases creation, improved the user experience, filtering features, messages and the CI processes by adding a code analyzer. The system was launched and has approximately 5,000 users.

Senior Full Stack Developer - Chat with PBX integration
Senior Full Stack Developer - Chat with PBX integration

Worked on a Virtual PBX solution that provides CRM and chat services for one of the largest Russia Mobile Carrier. Standardized code test coverage practices; conducting checks with RSpec and established CI/CD processes on the solution. Launched a new API version on the solution and reduced manual testing processes on the solution before deploying it to production. The solution was launched and published - it has hundreds of thousands of users.

Senior Full Stack Developer - Clickavia Back Office
Senior Full Stack Developer - Clickavia Back Office

Worked on a CRM-system designed to facilitate the activities of a charter airline/tickets distribution company. Installed Amazon SNS for sending emails, improved the durability of the solution; reducing the cost of sending emails and introduced code test coverage practices through RSpec and CI/CD. The CRM was successfully launched and has thousands of users.

Founder / CTO - Aidtp.ru
Founder / CTO - Aidtp.ru

Worked on the automation of e-document flow systems for MTPL insurance and compensation; providing a better experience and bigger payouts for end-users. Designed and developed the product from scratch; setting up the development and deployment process for the implementation solutions on the solution. The solution was launched and live for a year; helping more than one hundred users get compensation from the company, but the project was closed for unforeseen reasons.

Education

Master of Computer Applications, Mathematics and Computer Science
Master of Computer Applications, Mathematics and Computer Science
Moscow University for Industry and Finance "Synergy"​
2007 - 2011 (4 years)