Akselevich Aleksey
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Akselevich is an expert in software development and passionate about working with server back ends, React front ends, and mobile client sides. Akselevich is more than competent in many areas, but his real specialty lies in leading teams in the planning and execution of projects with an eye for scalability, often involving software and server architecture, database schema design, product design methodology, CD, load-balanced solutions, mobile/web app development.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
WebStorm, Slack, Node.js, MySQL, Redis, React, React Native, Back-end, APIs, Swagger
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed was the Mytopia gaming service that served hundreds of thousands of daily active players participating in various casual games.
Work Experience
Back-end Game Architect
Christopher Smith
- Developed a game architecture and major APIs and created the back end, all from scratch.
- Added a database layer with PostgreSQL and Azure. Added a testing web app client to test the game engine progress.
- Added game components such as locations, in-game items, and NPC behavior.
- Contributed to the execution of the project on Node.js, Azure, PostgreSQL, and WebSockets.
Engineering Manager
Agoda
- Managed two teams that developed extranet applications of Agoda. I was tasked with code reviews and hiring, serving as a scrum and tech lead.
- Led the process of breaking the monolith of a 12-year-old legacy app and made it a modern, microservices-based one.
- Helped the teams deal with ambitious expectations and transformed the most annoying and boring team that supported legacy projects into the most popular Agoda team that everyone wanted to serve in, using the most cutting-edge technologies on a big scale.
Back-end Developer
Trilo Group LTD
- Built back-end components of the finance app and used Node.js, TypeScript, lambda functions, and Next.js for the front end.
- Helped with the MVP for the mobile version of the app.
- Worked directly with the CTO and helped make AWS ACT work properly for team-based development of serverless functions and lambda functions.
VP of Engineering
Exploros
- Worked for Exploros, a company that empowers the teaching of various subjects in many schools in the US, serving teachers and students. Helped students learn in a modern, interactive, and measurable way.
- Led the company's R&D organization, implementing mission-critical components.
- Managed a distributed remote team using Agile methods and made major back-end contributions while helping with front-end development on demand.
- Joined the Exploros solution with Vonave Video API to allow video conferences within the lesson, which enabled Exploros to provide remote education functionality.
- Integrated the Exploros application with the Canvas LMS using the Canvas API.
- Did hands-on work with Node.js, Angular, AWS SDK, and the Serverless Framework.
Alumni CRM Developer
Technion alumni association
- Worked directly with a non-tech client and built a CRM system to help the alum association collect new members and payments and make public events.
- Contributed to the integration of the alum system with a payment gateway and helped telemarketers.
- Empowered the alum system of one of the biggest universities in Israel.
CTO | Lead Engineer
Appoxee
- Rearchitected and converted a legacy C# and Microsoft SQL infrastructure to a scalable solution capable of supporting the required load.
- Moved, for the above-mentioned project, mission-critical components from SQL to MongoDB and led the implementation of the Appoxee Android SDK.
- Ensured that Appoxee provided the desired quality of service to existent customers while going forward with new features and capabilities implementation.
- Applied my design and implemented the service properly which resulted in enabling the Apooxee server to handle billions of push notifications per day in a scalable and manageable way.
Director of Server Technology | VP of Engineering
Mytopia
- Led the company server team which implemented key software modules and architected and designed the server-side gaming back-end.
- Oversaw a team in the development of a Texas hold 'em poker server-side game engine and the build of the admin dashboard for Tournaments for Poker.
- Architected the company's back-end software such as Java game servers and web front-end.
- Led the company's IT team which was responsible for the entire infrastructure which hosted hundreds of thousands of daily active players (all enjoying our games).
- Guided the teams involved with back-end scaling, database scalability, and hardware resource optimization.
- Managed directly a team of server-side developers and an IT team and was responsible for ensuring that all Mytopia games were 100% up-time and available.
Senior Software Engineer
PTC
- Developed modules in code CAD/CAM system which included bug fixes and legacy system support.
- Helped the Asian team to onboard after the acquisition by guiding them through the internal coding styles and techniques.
- Ensured the high performance of a remote team of Indian developers from the Singapore office which included performing as a team lead for 12 programmers.
Experience
Samizdat Book Reader for iOS
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1130700113All books are free to read!
Features:
• Author profiles are displayed conveniently
• Ability to adjust the reading screen
• Bookmark favorite authors and books
MS Windows Miner App for Monero
The app supported authentication, analytics collection, and different levels of complexity.
React Native TikTok Clone
Finance Platform Using Open Banking API
Multiplayer Back-end Game Architect/Developer
Skills
Languages
C, JavaScript, HTML, TypeScript, SQL, C++, Java, Objective-C, HTML5, CSS, GraphQL, Python, Java 11, Swift, Swift 4, PHP, Kotlin, C#
Frameworks
React Native, Swagger, WebApp, Express.js, Android SDK, Spring, Angular, AngularJS, Hibernate, Next.js, Redux, Bootstrap, iOS SDK, Flutter, Unreal Engine, Tailwind CSS, .NET Core
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, React, Amazon API, Eclipse SWT, Sockets, REST APIs, Passport.js, WinAPI, Google Maps, Google Ads API, Mapbox API, Web3.js, AWS Amplify, React Navigation, React Router, Camera API, FFmpeg, Vue, Stripe API
Tools
Auth0, Apache, AWS SDK, TokBox, Jira, GitHub, AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), Xcode, WebStorm, Slack, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Canvas LMS, WinDbg, Android Studio, Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS), Bitbucket, ChatGPT, Expo.io, Git, GIS, BigQuery, CAD, Expo, AWS AppSync
Paradigms
Microservices, Refactoring, Cross-platform, Mobile Development, REST, MEAN Stack, Concurrent Programming, Real-time Systems, ETL, Data Science, Test Automation, DevOps, Business Intelligence (BI)
Platforms
iOS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), OpenTok, Mobile, Amazon EC2, Android, Java EE, Blockchain, Linux, Docker, JavaFX, Firebase, AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Twilio, Apache Kafka, Ethereum, WinRT, Heroku, Kubernetes, Azure, MacOS, Web
Storage
MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, RDBMS, JSON, Amazon Aurora, Databases, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, Data Lakes, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon DynamoDB, Azure Table Storage
Other
Back-end, APIs, Software, Programming, Architecture, Applications, Scalability, Code Deployment, API Integration, Vonage Video API, Full-stack, Solution Architecture, SDK Development, Web Development, Full-stack Development, Payment APIs, Software Architecture, Software Design, Startups, Back-end Development, HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), Mobile Web, Amazon RDS, Game Development, Multiplayer, WebSockets, Integration, Reports, Cloud, Games, Leadership, Mobile Apps, Technical Leadership, Deployment, Single Sign-on (SSO), Cloud Infrastructure, Front-end Development, Poker, Game Design, Game Production, MMORPGs, Monorepos, Distributed Systems, Team Leadership, Data Scraping, Creativity, Critical Thinking, System Design, Google Sign-in, Crypto, CTO, SDKs, User Experience (UX), MERN Stack, Marketplaces, Geospatial Data, Product Management, Business to Government (B2G), OpenAI GPT-4 API, GPT, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Warehousing, Video Players, SEO Tools, UI Components, Design Systems, Chatbots, OpenAI, Front-end, Data Encryption, App Store, Google Play Store, Finance, Fintech, Image Processing, Large Language Models (LLMs), Data Engineering, Machine Learning, PayPal, Mathematics, Software QA, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Chrome Extensions, Generative AI, Mining, MSVS, Porting, Monero, Network Drives, 3D CAD, Cryptocurrency Wallets, AI Programming, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Web Scraping, Hospitality, Bluetooth, Design, Travel, Monoliths, Strapi, Gatsby
Industry Expertise
Trading Systems, Project Management
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science
"LETI" (ETU) | Electrotechnical University - Saint Petersburg, Russia
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