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Alex Sidorov, Software Developer in Ottawa, ON, Canada
Alex Sidorov

Software Developer in Ottawa, ON, Canada

Member since June 18, 2014
Alex has experience building complex distributed heterogeneous systems on PHP, Java, Angular, and Ionic. He has project management skills within the framework of Agile methodologies and is confident in forming the optimal technology landscape suited to business challenges.
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Portfolio

Experience

Location

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Ubuntu Server, MacOS

The most amazing...

...thing I've created is a distributed cloud application with event sourcing architecture, as well as multiple React applications.

Employment

  • Tech Lead | Full-stack Developer

    2020 - 2020
    GetApy
    • Built flexible and scalable architecture upon the client's request. Led the solution selection through event sourcing with Axon Framework, scalable architecture with CQRS, and Domain-driven Design and implementing complex logic in Aggregates.
    • Implemented GraphQL API based on Expedia Kotlin GraphQL. Used Project Reactor to implement reactive streams such as Mono or Flux and expose these as GraphQL subscriptions.
    • Integrated Keycloak security layer with React application. Implemented REST API webhooks receiving admin and user events from Keycloak and reflecting it in the Event Sourcing bus. Customized Keycloak to issue Hasura-compatible JWT.
    • Implemented multiple third-party integrations, such as stripe integration for payments, calendar API integration with an additional abstract layer implementing Google and Microsoft Outlook calendars, and Amazon SES as a mail gateway.
    • Configured Kubernetes GKE cluster and Google Build for CI/CD pipelines.
    Technologies: PostgreSQL, OAuth 2, TypeScript, React, Spring, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Kubernetes, Event Sourcing, Axon Framework, REST, GraphQL, React Apollo, Kotlin, Java

  • Senior Software Engineer

    2019 - 2020
    TopTal & DotAlign Inc.
    • Implemented OAuth 2 authorization and security integration with Azure AD.
    • Implemented responsive layout for a number of internal pages and menus.
    • Controlled REST-API back end contract through unit tests and isolated data transformation layer.
    • Implemented a number of reusable components for similar tables with extended functionality.
    Technologies: Test-driven Development (TDD), OAuth 2, TypeScript, React

  • React Native Developer

    2018 - 2018
    Toptal & AR / Computer Vision company
    • Developed a number of Node.js AWS Lambdas to collect data from phone sensors for ML algorithms and store in AWS S3.
    • Implemented and published an Android application for collecting camera shots for Computer Vision neural network.
    • Integrated AWS lambda REST API with React Native application.
    Technologies: React, TypeScript, Node.js, AWS Lambda, React Native

  • Senior JavaScript Developer

    2016 - 2018
    TopTal & LFMX
    • Architected Angular2 application for bespoke accounting frontend software. Had implemented more than 15 various financial document types.
    • Implemented Angular and Redux state management for performance optimization.
    • Visualized dashboard with accrual and cash basis calculations. Implemented company cash flow projection dashboard.
    • Integrated JWT based security guards to manage multi-role access levels for various features.
    • Implemented a simplified customer view to track bills and invoices through the joint library for different Angular2 apps.
    Technologies: Kubernetes, OAuth 2, Redux, Redux-observable, RxJS, TypeScript, Angular

  • Founder | Architect

    2011 - 2018
    Clever Web LLC
    • Developed service-oriented architecture (SOA) according to client requirements.
    • Served as a high coding standard evangelist for TDD, BDD, and Backbone.js.
    • Created a B2B web application for estate builders and realtors as a lean startup entrepreneur.
    • Developed a reverse proxy Varnish layer for a Symfony2 application. Sped up response time twentyfold.
    • Architected back-end clustering for a dating platform.
    Technologies: PostgreSQL, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Elasticsearch, Marionette.js, Backbone.js, Vagrant, Redis, Git, Symfony, MySQL, PHP, Angular, Spring, REST APIs, HATEOAS

  • PHP/JavaScript Senior Developer, Team Member

    2009 - 2011
    Nevesta.info
    • Created various functionality based on Symfony 1.4.
    • Enhanced a periodic billing system.
    • Configured static data storage based on Amazon AWS storing around 6 million customer HD photos.
    • Developed a custom forum with long threads.
    • Supported a project with 70K unique users per day. Optimized performance issues.
    Technologies: JavaScript, jQuery, Git, Memcached, Redis, Symfony, MySQL, PHP

  • Architect | Senior PHP Developer

    2007 - 2009
    Money4intellect, Ltd.
    • Built a quiz game with synchronized multiplayer gameplay.
    • Created a PHP daemon.
    • Prototyped jQuery AJAX to match requirements.
    Technologies: JavaScript, Subversion (SVN), jQuery, Memcached, MySQL, PHP

  • Team Lead

    2006 - 2007
    Concern Energomera
    • Led the support team.
    • Supported a financially crucial manufacturing process for the plant of Concern Energomera.
    • Developed a group conference application based on Flash technology.
    Technologies: Flash ActionScript, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PHP

  • PHP Developer

    2004 - 2006
    Mobil Ug, Ltd.
    • Administered a Linux-based infrastructure.
    • Implemented SMSC socket exchange between the mobile operator, consumer, and service provider.
    • Architected a web-based B2B and B2C application.
    • Created a PHP daemon.
    Technologies: Sockets, B2C, B2B, Linux, MySQL, PHP

Experience

  • Nevesta.info
    http://nevesta.info/

    A wedding portal for brides.

  • OddSwop

    A custom eCommerce solution based on the Symfony2 framework.

  • Direct Result

    A corporate portal maintaining company's operational business processes.

  • Capital Engines

    Wealth Management FinTech project. I participated in interface development.

  • Inesta

    A B2B web application for estate builders and realtors.

  • Online Appointment Platform - Klientino

    I led this project and participated as hands-on developer. We implemented various web apps (Vue and Angular) and React Native mobile application. The backend uses Java Spring. CI/CD uses Jenkins and Helm with Kubernetes for deployment and Dockerization management.

  • Deep Walk

    A project for a Toptal client. I implemented a mobile application collecting data for a computer vision back end. I used React Native and AWS Lambda.

  • Bookkeeping System

    A large project (12+ months' worth of full-time development) completed for a Toptal client. It was a niche product for a lawyer-focused bookkeeping firm. I participated as team member on the front end and helped with CI/server setup, using AngularJS and Angular, Node.js, Kubernetes, and Jenkins.

Skills

  • Languages

    GraphQL, JavaScript, TypeScript 3, Java, PHP, Flash ActionScript, Kotlin, TypeScript

  • Frameworks

    Spring, AngularJS, Spring MVC, Angular, React Native, Redux, Symfony, Axon Framework, OAuth 2, Spring Boot, Jest

  • Libraries/APIs

    REST APIs, Spring REST, React, jQuery, Marionette.js, Sockets, RxJS, Backbone.js, Node.js

  • Paradigms

    Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), REST, Dependency Injection, Agile Software Development, Test-driven Development (TDD), Model View Controller (MVC), B2B, B2C, Event Sourcing, Behavior-driven Development (BDD)

  • Platforms

    Kubernetes, Docker, MacOS, AWS Lambda, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux

  • Storage

    PostgreSQL, Spring Data JPA, MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Elasticsearch, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, Redis, Memcached

  • Tools

    Helm, Subversion (SVN), Git, Vagrant, React Apollo, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), NGINX

  • Other

    HATEOAS, Ubuntu Server, Redux-observable

Education

  • Master's Degree in Radio Engineering
    1999 - 2004
    Taganrog State University of Radio Engineering - Taganrog, Russia

Certifications

  • CS50 Mobile App Development with React Native
    AUGUST 2019 - PRESENT
    Harvard University
  • PSPOI: Professional Scrum Product Owner
    SEPTEMBER 2018 - PRESENT
    Scrum.org
  • LFS158x: Introduction to Kubernetes
    NOVEMBER 2017 - PRESENT
    The Linux Foundation
  • SensioLabs Certified Symfony Developer
    DECEMBER 2014 - PRESENT
    Pearson Vue

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