Alexey Savenkov
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Toptal member since September 20, 2021
Alexey is a full-stack developer and problem solver with 9+ years of experience. His expertise includes building web applications end-to-end and modeling database architecture and infrastructure. He applies best practices in code and workflow and delivers full user experiences with fast load times, high responsiveness, and solid error handling. When working with a team, Alexey communicates and clarifies all details to minimize obstacles in a project.
Portfolio
Experience
- SQL - 9 years
- Databases - 9 years
- JavaScript - 9 years
- Full-stack - 9 years
- Python - 8 years
- Django - 7 years
- React - 6 years
- Continuous Integration (CI) - 5 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Visual Studio Code (VS Code), GitHub, MacOS, PyCharm
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed is an OpenAI-powered meeting productivity tool for Google Chrome and Zoom.
Work Experience
Full-stack Developer
Briefly
- Engaged as the sole developer implementing an AI-powered meeting productivity app from scratch. The app consists of a Chrome extension, Zoom bot, and web dashboard.
- Implemented integrations with 3rd-party apps and passed complex approval processes.
- Oversaw the launch process, resulting in over 10,000 active users.
Senior Full-stack Engineer
The LiftEd App
- Built a school management web application that simplifies the education of thousands of children with special needs.
- Led the development of new app features, suggesting changes to improve the product and company workflow to increase the team's productivity.
- Developed student data tracking, reporting, and recommendation tools.
- Used auto-scalable serverless infrastructure that does not need any DevOps work to support. It scales automatically and responds instantly to any number of users.
- Implemented a prod-to-dev anonymized data pipeline, which allows developers to debug production issues without accessing production data.
Senior Full-stack Engineer
Noteworth
- Built a telemedicine platform for hospitals with over 15,000 active patients.
- Developed patient monitoring, reporting, instructions, medication management, and other product features.
- Became the lead of a development subteam, managing the workflow to deliver tasks on time.
Full-stack Developer
MarketMuse
- Developed both front end and back end for new app features.
- Moved Word2Vec machine learning model to a serverless architecture, which increased its responsiveness and saved a loss of cost.
- Implemented a new natural language processing (NLP) analysis and recommendation tools in the product.
Full-stack Developer
Titanium Engine
- Developed client-server software for ATM terminals and keycard access controls.
- Implemented card readers based on MIFARE's card protocols according to the highest security standards. Made it impossible to use a duplicated card.
- Optimized the amount of data sent through the network by efficiently using low-level TCP protocol for software to operate in low-speed connections.
Full-stack Developer
Artellence
- Developed the front end and back end for a complex survey system.
- Implemented a domain-specific programming language to efficiently create non-linear surveys.
- Mentored junior engineers and managed their workflow.
Experience
BrieflyAI
https://www.brieflyai.com/I mostly operated as a sole developer in the startup company to develop the tool.
LiftEd
http://www.theliftedapp.com/I worked in a team of three full-stack developers and one QA engineer, developing student data tracking, reporting, and recommendation tools.
Education
Master's Degree in IT Engineering and Computer Science
Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics - Remote
Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy - Kyiv, Ukraine
Associate Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science
Lyceum 208 - Kyiv, Ukraine
Certifications
AWS Technical Essentials | Serverless Architectures | Architecting Solutions on AWS
Amazon Web Services
Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD)
University of California, Davis | via Coursera
IELTS English Test: 8.0/9.0 (Upper Advanced)
Green Forest English School
Functional Program Design
Coursera
Functional Programming Principles
Coursera
Unix Workbench
Coursera
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, REST APIs, API Development, Pandas
Tools
Celery, RabbitMQ
Languages
JavaScript, SQL, Python, CSS, HTML, HTML5, CSS3, Sass, Java, Scala, Haskell, PHP, TypeScript, Elm, GraphQL, Bash
Frameworks
Django, Bootstrap, Play Framework, Material UI, Flask, Redux
Paradigms
Continuous Integration (CI), Functional Programming, Functional Reactive Programming, Testing, Microservices, Continuous Deployment
Storage
Databases, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Elasticsearch, Google Cloud, Amazon DynamoDB, Redis, Redshift
Platforms
Heroku, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Unix, AWS Lambda, Firebase, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, Docker, Linux
Other
Full-stack, Software Engineering, APIs, Information Technology, Algorithms, Data Structures, Mathematics, Front-end, Ajax, Back-end, Front-end Development, Machine Learning, Technical Leadership, Amazon Route 53, Serverless, IT Project Management, Servers, WebSockets, Healthcare IT, Education Technology (Edtech), Physics, System Design, OpenAI, CI/CD Pipelines
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