Aleksey Elyseev, Developer in Tbilisi, Georgia
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Aleksey Elyseev

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Bio

As a highly skilled engineer with over eight years of experience, Aleksey has a proven track record of delivering successful projects for high-profile companies, including EPAM Systems, The New York Times, Topface, and Avallain. He is proficient in using Node.js and JavaScript to develop complex systems that demand high security, scalability, and testing. With a strong background in managing high-load projects, Aleksey is an asset to any team seeking to build robust, reliable software.

Portfolio

Cere Network
JavaScript, NestJS, Next.js, GoLand, Tailwind CSS, SDKs, Parity Polkadot...
Avallain
JavaScript, Ruby on Rails 3, Amazon Web Services (AWS), TypeScript, HTML, CSS...
EPAM Systems
JavaScript, React, Java 8, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop...

Experience

  • User Experience (UX) - 10 years
  • JavaScript - 10 years
  • Node.js - 7 years
  • React - 6 years
  • TypeScript - 6 years
  • Angular - 3 years
  • NestJS - 2 years
  • Next.js - 2 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Linux, Slack, React, Angular, Go, Java, Kotlin, Node.js

The most amazing...

...experience I've had was being a supervisor for a team that won a competition for creating a new version of a bank-client application for a major Russian bank.

Work Experience

Full-stack Developer

2021 - PRESENT
Cere Network
  • Contributed to designing and implementing a decentralized NFT trading platform, enabling secure and efficient transactions of non-fungible tokens.
  • Created and maintained many software development kits (SDKs) for Cere's decentralized data cloud solution, enabling developers to integrate the platform into their applications easily.
  • Demonstrated expertise in Cere's decentralized data cloud solution by developing and supporting a range of examples and case studies, illustrating best practices, and helping clients understand the platform's capabilities.
Technologies: JavaScript, NestJS, Next.js, GoLand, Tailwind CSS, SDKs, Parity Polkadot, Ethers.js, Web3.js, Blockchain, Smart Contracts, ERC-20

Front-end Architect

2017 - 2021
Avallain
  • Transformed the architecture of applications by designing new structures and migrating from Backbone-based to React-based frameworks.
  • Led the transition of CMS-based products to the new application design, ensuring a smooth and seamless process.
  • Enhanced the performance and functionality of the company's flagship product through ongoing development and support.
Technologies: JavaScript, Ruby on Rails 3, Amazon Web Services (AWS), TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Webpack, Storybook, React, Create React App, Redux, Reselect, Jest, Puppeteer, Figma, Sketch, Microservices, Microservices Architecture, Responsive, Responsive UI, Responsive Layout, Responsive Design, NoSQL, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, Tailwind CSS, Enzyme, Front-end, Auth0, Data Visualization, Chrome Extensions

Front-end Software Architect

2017 - 2017
EPAM Systems
  • Led a team that created the proof of concept of an application.
  • Created the domain design of an application to achieve a client's goal.
  • Constructed the scaffolding and design solutions for an application.
Technologies: JavaScript, React, Java 8, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, Angular, AngularJS, Agile, Spring, TypeScript, Webpack, Gulp, Grunt, Babel, ESLint, RxJS, APIs, Front-end, SQL, Auth0

Lead Software Engineer

2016 - 2017
EPAM Systems
  • Streamlined the performance of a bank-client web application by reducing the average page size from 1.5MB to 700-900KB and decreasing loading time from 3,000-4,000ms to 500-900ms for a faster startup experience.
  • Improved the reliability of the application by implementing end-to-end (E2E) testing with coverage ranging from 0 to 50%, covering almost all critical flows.
  • Built and led a development team that expanded from two to 10 members, demonstrating strong leadership and team-building skills.
Technologies: JavaScript, React, Spring, Java, APIs, REST APIs, REST, Sketch, Webpack, Node.js, Express.js, Koa, Microservices, Microservices Architecture, GraphQL, Modular CSS, PostgreSQL, GitHub, Jest, Enzyme, Sass, Less, Babel

Senior JavaScript Engineer

2014 - 2016
EPAM Systems
  • Created a user-friendly web interface for a scientist search engine, the specialized tool for finding research articles in physics and chemistry.
  • Oversaw the maintenance and improvement of The New York Times platform, including bug fixing, new feature development, and unit testing.
  • Conducted A/B testing for the main page of The New York Times website, using data-driven approaches to optimize user experience and engagement.
Technologies: JavaScript, React, Angular, GitHub, Git, Chrome Extensions

Full-stack Developer

2011 - 2013
Topface
  • Led the development and implementation of an e-magazine (vkurse.ru.) Managed the development of the tools for authors and the editorial board. The most challenging part was to decrease the page loading time and servers utilization.
  • Developed and supported a mobile version of the leading website for topface.ru. The main challenge was to create a reliable web app with the support of various devices to provide messaging for topface users.
  • Managed ad integrations. Some of the ad integrations were complex web pages with rich graphics and animations.
Technologies: JavaScript, jQuery, jQuery UI, PHP, Memcached, Redis, MySQL, NoSQL

Experience

Avallain Author

https://www.avallain.com/product/author-authoring-tool/
The world’s most flexible and powerful e-learning authoring tool. It quickly and easily creates original, interactive, and responsive educational content—all requiring zero codings or development.

Worked on the project as the vital UI engineer and participated in four product releases. The most important my contributions were:
• Implementing a reliable authentication system.
• Improving the media-library component.
• Improving the product builder component.

Meva Food Store

https://d3s8q7wj35ehdu.cloudfront.net/
This is a personal business where I've created the brand design and the responsive web application. The website was developed without JavaScript frameworks to provide an excellent load speed and UX. It works in AWS. Orders are handled with a Telegram bot to provide convenient commutation with clients. Eleventy (11ty) under the hood allows users to edit content without an application release.

National Geographic Learning

https://www.avallain.com/casestudy/national-geographic-learning-cengage/
National Geographic Learning (part of Cengage Learning) is a leading English language teaching publisher.

Cengage is a global education and technology company built for learners. Its products and services create learning experiences that build confidence and momentum toward what the future students want.

My contributions were:
• Creating a proof of concept for the project.
• Developing a front-end architecture.
• Building of front-end team, introducing new team members, and providing initial support to them.

VTB24 Online

VTB Group is a global provider of financial services, comprised of over 20 credit institutions and financial companies operating across all critical areas of the financial markets.

I've participated in the development of the re-design and update of the bank-client application. In addition to the UI re-design, our team reworked the existing front-end app.

My main contributions were:
• Creating the initial front-end team.
• Elaborating the roadmap for gradual migration from the existing codebase.
• Interviewing new team members and extending the team to provide the required delivery speed.
• Developing core and architecture for the front-end app.

Education

1991 - 1996

Master's Degree in Informatics and Applied Mathematics

Saint Petersburg State University - Saint Petersburg, Russia

Skills

Libraries/APIs

React, Node.js, Reselect, Puppeteer, RxJS, REST APIs, jQuery, jQuery UI, React Final Form, Redux Form, Web3.js

Tools

Webpack, Babel, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Webpack 4, Create React App, GitHub, Git, Gulp, Postman, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Docker Compose, Figma, Sketch, Grunt, Auth0, GoLand

Languages

JavaScript, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, Less, SQL, Java 8, Java, PHP, GraphQL, Sass

Frameworks

Express.js, Redux, Jest, NestJS, Tailwind CSS, Next.js, Angular, Material UI, Ruby on Rails 3, Spring, AngularJS, Koa, Cypress, Parity Polkadot

Paradigms

Agile, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Microservices, Microservices Architecture, REST, Scrum, Responsive, Responsive Layout, Modular CSS

Platforms

Blockchain, Linux, Docker, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Lambda

Storage

Elasticsearch, Memcached, Redis, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL

Other

Front-end, ESLint, User Experience (UX), Storybook, TypeORM, Amazon API Gateway, Telegram Bots, APIs, Responsive UI, Responsive Design, Enzyme, Data Visualization, Chrome Extensions, SDKs, Ethers.js, Smart Contracts, ERC-20

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