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Alex VKO, AWS Certified Developer Developer in Montreal, QC, Canada
Alex VKO

AWS Certified Developer Developer in Montreal, QC, Canada

Member since February 29, 2020
Alex is a passionate technologist and successful startup executive with nine years of professional experience in engineering. As a business-minded and nerd tech guy, he likes to architect and deliver high-quality implementation that meets business needs. He has worked with banks and mortgage institutions, advised CTOs, led software and data science teams, and consistently delivered high-performing client projects.
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Portfolio

  • Nestready
    Docker, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), React, Elixir, Python, Ruby, SQL...
  • Toptal
    Python, Google Cloud, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby, SQL...
  • VanHach
    Amazon Web Services (AWS), React, C#, SQL, Test-driven Development (TDD)...

Experience

Location

Montreal, QC, Canada

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

Slack, MacOS, GitHub, Vim Text Editor, Redis, Test-driven Development (TDD), Ruby Gems, PostgreSQL

The most amazing...

...and fun thing that I've developed is an entire CI platform called ruby.ci. I created everything from infrastructure to the front end.

Employment

  • Back-end Team Lead, Engineering Manager, CTO

    2019 - 2021
    Nestready
    • Built an ETL for a real state company, with several services in Elixir and Ruby.
    • Created white-label applications for banks and mortgage institutions that use Rails as the API and React on the front end.
    • Led software engineers, designers, and data science teams.
    • Built services using Elixir, Phoenix, and Rails engines.
    Technologies: Docker, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), React, Elixir, Python, Ruby, SQL, Test-driven Development (TDD), Sidekiq, PostgreSQL, Bootstrap, Webpack, Ruby on Rails (RoR), JavaScript, CSS, Next.js

  • Team Lead

    2018 - 2019
    Toptal
    • Led a team of highly skilled software engineers.
    • Developed applications in Python and Ruby.
    • Improved background processing performance.
    • Created a distributed automated test runner.
    Technologies: Python, Google Cloud, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby, SQL, Test-driven Development (TDD), Sidekiq, PostgreSQL, Webpack, JavaScript, CSS

  • Technical Advisor

    2018 - 2018
    VanHach
    • Worked with the CTO to improve processes and introduce better and newer technologies.
    Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), React, C#, SQL, Test-driven Development (TDD), PostgreSQL, Webpack, Ruby on Rails (RoR), JavaScript, CSS

  • Developer, Team Lead, CTO, Technical Advisor

    2017 - 2018
    Spocket
    • Participated in Techstars Seattle.
    • Built an API using Rails which communicated with several third-party APIs.
    • Built the front end using React and Redux.
    Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), React, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby, SQL, Test-driven Development (TDD), Sidekiq, PostgreSQL, Bootstrap, Webpack, JavaScript, CSS

  • Software Engineer

    2015 - 2017
    Freelancer
    • Freelanced in Brazil, Canada, and the USA.
    • Developed the back end with Ruby, Python, and Node.
    • Used Angular and React for front-end development.
    Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, Ruby, PHP, SQL, Test-driven Development (TDD), Sidekiq, PostgreSQL, Webpack, Ruby on Rails (RoR), JavaScript, CSS

  • Software Engineer

    2015 - 2017
    ThisOpenSpace
    • Developed the front end using React.
    • Developed the API with Ruby on Rails.
    Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), React, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby, SQL, Test-driven Development (TDD), PostgreSQL, Webpack, JavaScript, CSS

Experience

  • NeoVIM Configuration
    https://github.com/AlexVKO/VimKO

    This is a very advanced Neovim configuration for full-stack developers and operations. Neovim is a code editor for hackers.

Skills

  • Languages

    HTML, SQL, Ruby, GraphQL, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, Elixir, Python, C#, PHP, Python 2, Python 3

  • Frameworks

    Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby on Rails 3, Ruby on Rails 4, Ruby on Rails 5, Redux, Bootstrap, Phoenix, Express.js, Next.js

  • Libraries/APIs

    React, Rails Engines, Ruby on Rails API, React Redux, Sidekiq, Node.js, Shopify API

  • Tools

    Vim Text Editor, Git, Webpack, RSpec, GitHub, Slack

  • Paradigms

    Testing, REST, Functional Programming, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Agile, Unit Testing, Test-driven Development (TDD)

  • Platforms

    Heroku, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Shopify, MacOS, Linux, Twilio

  • Storage

    PostgreSQL, Redis, JSON, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Google Cloud

  • Other

    Back-end, Team Leadership, Technical Leadership, Leadership Development, AWS Certified Developer, Customer.io, APIs, Apollo, Architecture, Software Development, Ruby Gems, Concurrent Computing, WebSockets

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Developers
    DECEMBER 2017 - DECEMBER 2020
    Aws Certification

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