Boris Shifrin, Developer in Moscow, Russia
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Boris Shifrin

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Software Developer

Location
Moscow, Russia
Toptal Member Since
April 1, 2016

Boris is full-stack engineer with a wide range of web competencies and extensive web development experience spanning more than 15 years. He has a particular interest in an open source technologies, and he can easily move from back-end to front-end development. He is as comfortable working on large-scale distributed test-driven systems as on client-facing single-page web applications.

GitTest-driven Development (TDD)PostgreSQLPythonDjangoHTML5ReactjQueryGitHubAngularJSPyCharmMeteorMongoDBSubversion (SVN)PHP

Portfolio

Gravity Agency
PostgreSQL, JavaScript, Django, Python
Movister
jQuery, JavaScript, Django, Python
Yegor Gaidar Foundation
jQuery, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby

Experience

JavaScript - 17 yearsjQuery - 10 yearsDjango - 7 yearsPython - 7 yearsTest-driven Development (TDD) - 7 yearsMeteor - 2 yearsReact - 1 year

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

pgAdmin, GitHub, Git, WebStorm, PyCharm, MacOS

The most amazing...

...thing i've coded is a tiny, but powerful video transcoder for the most popular Russian-langage TV channel in the world http://eng.1tv.com.

Work Experience

Python, Django Lead Programmer

2011 - PRESENT
Gravity Agency
  • Developed an SMM tool.
  • Integrated with APIs for the most popular social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, VK.com, Ok.ru).
  • Designed the back-end for non-stop data updating via API. The back-end was based on several Celery tasks starting automatically using a special balanced algorithm.
  • Developed the front-end for data representation reports, charts, and XLSX/CSV exports.
  • Administered and tuned a Postgres DB with over 450GB of stored information.
Technologies: PostgreSQL, JavaScript, Django, Python

Lead Developer

2009 - 2015
Movister
  • Designed and architected the initial project.
  • Developed the project on Django with the use of a vast number of third-party applications.
  • Used the strategy of splitting a large application into a number of smaller integrated components.
  • Followed DRY principles and test-driven development: first tests, then application code.
  • Used Git for version control and developed with the active use of branches.
  • Cooperated and collaborated actively with other Django developers, contributing to the development branch of Django Framework.
Technologies: jQuery, JavaScript, Django, Python

Ruby on Rails Programmer

2012 - 2014
Yegor Gaidar Foundation
  • Developed the main parts of the portal.
  • Developed a framework for simple publication of special projects on different subdomains.
  • Built a flexible system of processing and publishing documents.
  • Adjusted and adapted the administrative system for comfortable work of content managers.
Technologies: jQuery, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby

Python Developer

2010 - 2013
LiveTravelBook
  • Integrated with Wikipedia, Flickr, Panoramio, YouTube, and other social networks for receiving a large amount of content.
  • Performed a deep integration of Google Maps, dynamically creating routes on a map based on points located in a travel description.
  • Built a flexible attachment from the description to different points on map.
Technologies: jQuery, JavaScript, Django, Python

Python Developer

2010 - 2010
1tv, Internet department of “First channel”
  • Developed a video transcoding system with client-server architecture.
  • Planned a stable high-load system working 24x7 on several machines (one server and several node-clients).
  • Created a web interface for uploading large video files and encoding process monitoring tools.
  • Integrated the system with the main Oracle DB containing all video data.
  • Used FFmpeg, Mencoder, Yamdi, FLVtool, and other tools for video encoding, integrating them into one system with a common interface and lots of settings options.
  • Wrote documentation for every part of the software developed for the next developers.
Technologies: Python

Front-end Developer

2010 - 2010
Buzzware Experts & Analytics
  • Developed the front-end system of a social media monitoring SMM tool.
  • Integrated the front-end with the back-end, written in Java and Python via API.
  • Wrote a RESTful protocol for successful front-end and back-end interaction.
  • Built the front-end, a fully dynamic interface stored on Google AppEngine.
Technologies: Django, Python, jQuery, JavaScript

Lead Developer of Internet Projects

2005 - 2009
ZAO Expert Group
  • Developed and launched the second and the third versions of "Expert Online" website www.expert.ru.
  • Developed and launched the "Russian Reporter" magazine website www.rusrep.ru.
  • Tuned CMS Djem, creating an environment for simultaneous work of the websites' editorial offices (~ 20 people).
  • Supported and developed one of the media holding company's projects "Russian Innovations Competition" www.inno.ru.
  • Designed and developed one of the media holding company's projects about cinema www.ilovecinema.ru.
  • Administered and tuned a DB with huge amount of data with content of several magazines from a span of more then 15 years.
  • Provided security for 4 servers on Linux Gentoo platform.
  • Planned a high-load system with more than 300 thousand daily visits.
Technologies: jQuery, JavaScript, PHP

Web Developer

2004 - 2005
OOO Russian Open Network Chernozemye
  • Adapted "Bitrix: site management" engine.
  • Created design templates.
  • Developed a complex engine and integrated plugin modules for the city web portal.
  • Implemented 5 modules as a part of "ROS Voronezh" project.
  • Designed a DB-schema for every module in the system.
  • Developed a traffic statistics system for the portal.
  • Developed a billing system for online mobile phone payments.
  • Maintained project documentation.
  • Set and administered the local server in the office.
  • Worked in a team combining cooperation with outsourced specialists.
Technologies: JavaScript, PHP

Systems Administrator

2003 - 2004
OOO NPP Svyaz-Service
  • Designed a local network for Voronezh Region Arbitration Court.
  • Set and adjusted client working places.
  • Installed software.
  • Maintained and administered the server.
  • Supported data backups.
  • Created and managed user accounts.
  • Provided information and document flow security control.
Technologies: Windows, Microsoft 365

Web Developer, System Administrator

2001 - 2003
ZAO Cominform
  • Designed and created the company's site.
  • Designed and supported the database (MySQL, ErWin).
  • Supported the internet server and provided server control.
  • Maintained the customer paging system DB.
  • Set and updated the pager firmware.
  • Maintained office equipment.
Technologies: JavaScript, PHP

Languages

HTML5, Python, JavaScript, CSS3, PHP, Ruby

Frameworks

Django, AngularJS, Ruby on Rails (RoR), GeoDjango

Libraries/APIs

React, jQuery, Instagram API, Twitter API, Facebook API, Django ORM

Tools

Git, GitHub, PyCharm, pgAdmin, Mercurial, Subversion (SVN), WebStorm

Paradigms

Test-driven Development (TDD), REST, Agile Software Development, Reactive Programming

Storage

PostgreSQL, MongoDB, NoSQL, MySQL, PostGIS

Other

Ajax, APIs, Microsoft 365

Platforms

Meteor, MacOS, Windows, TOR

2000 - 2005

Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems and Computer Engineering

Voronezh State Technical University - Voronezh

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