Serge A.

About Me

Serge is a highly skilled PHP developer with 9 years of software development under his belt, and 5 years of managing development teams of up to 20. He is experienced in PHP, Symfony, React.js, Node.js, Python, and a wide range of other technologies. His accomplishments include fast-scaling a SaaS environment 10+x times and decreasing the cost of server infrastructure by 10+ times using code optimization

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Backend

Database

DevOps

QA & Testing

Workflow

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior PHP Developer
2021 - Present (4 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.

TurboCRM
TurboCRM
PHP Developer/CTO
2018 - 2020 (2 years)
Russia
  • Worked on a joint purchases eCommerce platform: full market automation in a team of 12.

  • Managed a cross-functional (product, engineering, sales, support) team of 20 and coordinated with 3 business partners toward the successful launch of an e-commerce platform.

  • Handled system design of highly scalable microservices architecture. Reduced manual testing by 40% using automated Selenium testing.

 TurboParser
TurboParser
PHP Developer/CTO
2016 - 2021 (5 years)
Russia
  • Designed and developed fast MVP of a universal and customizable parser from scratch to production for 2 months, with the ability to parse 98% of any online stores.

  • Implemented 20+ integration modules for products export to facebook.com, instagram.com, vk.com, ok.ru.

  • Scaled out products database capacity from 50K items to 500M. Built and mentored a strong team of 3 developers.

FamilyAlbum
FamilyAlbum
Full-Stack Team Lead
2015 - 2016 (1 year)
Russia
  • Developed a social network MVP from scratch to production in only 3 months.

  • Built and managed a team of ~10 including engineering and support. Split a monolithic system into micro-services.

  • Turned a single-app single-DB system into a distributed service.

Freelance
Freelance
PHP Developer
2013 - 2015 (2 years)
Remote
  • Developed an universal MVC CMS (backend and frontend) from scratch, having 150+ different modules.

  • Coded an internal CRM from scratch for custom sales workflow. Founded a development department of 4 web developers.

  • Completed 100+ custom projects: from simple landing pages to huge online stores and custom web applications.

DSMB
DSMB
Full-Stack Developer
2012 - 2013 (1 year)
Russia
  • Modified the approach to the development of functionality from project to product, as a result of which freed 2 developers from 50% of work.

  • Implemented full automation of the web service deployment, as a result of which freed up a significant part of the resources of the development department.

  • Automated the basic customization, thus offering optimization for the support department.

Showcase

Senior Developer - Turboparser.ru
Senior Developer - Turboparser.ru
  • Turboparser.ru is a large e-commerce service with over 300k active users.

  • The service provides a fast MVP of a universal and customizable parser for production.

  • The parser can parse 98% of online stores and has been scaled to 70k+ stores.

Software Developer - Family Arbor
Software Developer - Family Arbor
  • FamilyAlbum is a Russian social network similar to vk.com.

  • It features a 'family tree' with up to 100 levels of discovery.

  • The platform has achieved over 300k active users in 6 months.

Software Developer - Rented & Rented
Software Developer - Rented & Rented
  • Rented & Rented is a platform for apartment rentals.

  • It facilitates direct interaction between tenants and landlords.

  • The platform enables agents to find potential clients and select suitable rental locations across the Russian Federation.

Software Developer - Street Adventure
Software Developer - Street Adventure
  • Street Adventure is a platform offering city entertainment including quests, parks, and museums.

  • It provides more than 20 routes across various locations – Moscow, the Moscow region, and other cities.

  • The platform is developed using PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and jQuery.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications and Informatics
Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications and Informatics
Siberian State University