Igor Ináš
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Igor has been a Java developer for over a decade. While in touch with the latest frameworks, he always puts emphasis on fundamental concepts and best practices in code writing first. He strives to write maintainable code and follows a strict separation of concerns. Duplicate or dead code is not an option. Igor follows a client-oriented approach, understanding that the client's success is his own success.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
PHP, TypeScript, Node.js, Java, Kubernetes, Linux Mint, IntelliJ IDEA, Docker, Ubuntu, Windows
The most amazing...
...software I've created was an API performing thousands of micro-financial transactions each second while being limited to only use PHP and simple MySQL.
Work Experience
Senior Full-stack and DevOps Developer
Endeavor Streaming
- Developed a set of microservices and back-end REST APIs, which allowed the management of streaming of events, primarily sports events.
- Designed and developed an ecosystem that allowed the launch of stateful instances of streaming encoding software in Amazon EC2 and various Kubernetes clusters (EKS, GKE, custom).
- Maintained Terraform configuration of various Kubernetes clusters.
- Contributed to React/Angular UI that allowed operators to manage the streaming of events.
- Documented API contracts, designs, design decisions, and handbooks.
Senior Full-stack Developer
Yara
- Built back-end REST and GraphQL APIs for the client's application that helps farmers manage farms, fields, and fertilizers.
- Created the supporting microservices, e.g., email notifications.
- Developed the Forest Admin GUI panel, which is to be used by the customer support team.
- Performed ad-hoc DevOps tasks in AWS, mainly Kubernetes and CircleCI.
- Migrated parts of legacy SpringBoot code into multiple NestJS microservices.
Senior Full-stack Developer
Heatcraft Refrigeration Products (via Toptal)
- Developed a new online catalog of refrigeration products.
- Applied an initial prototype in React and integrated static HTML and CSS provided by UIX designers.
- Implemented production version in DotCMS and Velocity, and developed a custom Java DotCMS plugin to support product catalog functionality.
- Created custom Node.js scripts to aid the deployment of production artifacts: Velocity templates, Java plugin binaries, and product data.
- Developed custom Node.js scripts for parsing Excel files containing product data and transforming them into production format.
Web and Back-office Developer
Brisbane Capital (via Toptal)
- Maintained and developed a back-office application for an injury loans company.
- Maintained and developed an online application portal.
- Developed a new Angular/Express website that is integrated with back-office applications.
- Delivered ad-hoc reports and customized standard reports.
- Deployed all applications to Docker containers and maintained application launch shell scripts.
Kotlin Back-end Team Lead
Virtual Bank at Standard Chartered Bank, Hong Kong (remote)
- Created a REST back-end endpoint to facilitate domestic payments.
- Implemented multiple microservices backed by Kafka asynchronous communication.
- Ensured high unit test coverage and integration testing.
- Served as the team lead and provided code reviews.
- Integrated with 3rd-party bank and payment service APIs.
Java Software Engineer
Real Life Sciences, Inc.
- Developed a high performance text parsing service.
- Customized an existing desktop GUI of data anonymizer application.
- Provided consultations related to building and integration of Java processes.
PHP Software Engineer
V-Lottery Systems GmbH
- Developed two online casino websites.
- Inherited and reverse-engineered an old PHP project.
- Performed major clean up, removed massive amount of duplicate code, introduced enterprise ready improvements.
- Continuously deployed new features, while maintaining virtually zero downtime.
- Developed and secured all features related to financial transactions.
- Developed a high volume remote financial transaction API.
- Established data retention procedures.
- Performed code review and mentoring of junior developers.
Java Software Engineer
Swiss Re
- Implemented a proprietary data store.
- Implemented batch processing of financial data.
- Migrated, improved, and consolidated existing COBOL solution to Java.
- Created whole design and implemented from scratch.
- Improved performance by continuous profiling.
- Performed testing, release planning, and created documentation.
- Improved end-user experience by introducing web and desktop GUI.
Java Developer
FINAMIS s.r.o.
- Developed private banking and financial portfolio management software.
- Implemented business functionalities according to documentation.
- Led development of GWT web client.
- Maintained and improved an in-house build and deployment platform.
Java Developer
Siemens Enterprise Communications
- Worked on-site at client (bank), performed analysis of internal systems.
- Developed custom adapters for identity management solution.
- Developed access to legacy systems, which did not expose any reasonable API.
- Consulted and supported definitions of processes, roles and rules.
- Created a custom billing solution for a telecommunication company.
- Optimized performance of both new and existing solutions.
- Developed management tools.
PHP Developer
TURKTICARET.NET A.Ş.
- Took an AIESEC working traineeship in a foreign software company.
- Developed multiple web sites for small and middle sized companies.
- Developed custom CMS for every website.
- Provided English translations.
Experience
QuasarGaming
I refactored and reverse-engineered an old PHP solution, bringing it to higher standards, removed duplicate code, set up static code analysis.
Together with DB engineers, I tuned the performance of the database, fixed data model, established data replication and retention procedures.
I directly supported client and website operations.
AMS-WEB
https://www.finamis.com/products/ams-webIntroduced GWT to the technology stack, lead development of new web client (AMS-WEB).
Injury Loans
https://brisbanecapital.com.au/Skills
Languages
TypeScript, SQL, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Kotlin, CSS, HTML5, Scala, HTML, Ruby, Racket, ECMAScript (ES6), Groovy, GraphQL, Bash
Frameworks
JPA, Spring, Spring Boot, GWT, Spring JDBC, Zend Framework, Play Framework, Hibernate, Next.js, Akka, Apache Spark, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Swing, JSF, Bootstrap, Grails, Spark, Express.js, Angular, NestJS, JUnit, YARN
Libraries/APIs
React, JDBC, Node.js, JMS, jQuery, SWT, JMX, REST APIs, Vue, MyBatis, FFmpeg
Tools
IntelliJ IDEA, Amazon EKS, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Docker Compose, Jenkins, Jira, IBM Rational, MQSeries, Apache, Docker Swarm, Microsoft Excel, Ansible, Amazon Cognito, Mailchimp, Flyway, Amazon CloudFront CDN, AWS IAM, Wowza, NPM, Apache Maven, AWS CodeBuild, Terraform
Paradigms
Microservices, RESTful Development, REST, Unit Testing, Functional Programming, Test-driven Development (TDD), Microservices Architecture, Reactive Programming, Scrum
Platforms
Docker, Java EE, Kubernetes, JVM, Apache Kafka, Linux, Windows, Heroku, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ubuntu, CentOS, IBM WebSphere, WebSphere, Oracle, DotCMS, Linux Mint, JBoss, LAMP, Mandrill, Amazon, Amazon EC2, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Storage
MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, IBM Db2, Redis, IBM Mainframe, Microsoft SQL Server, Berkeley DB, MSSQLCE, Oracle SQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Cloud Deployment
Other
Kubernetes Operations (kOps), APIs, Documentation, Algorithms, SDKs, Back-end, Message Queues, Ajax, CI/CD Pipelines, Full-stack, Finance, XTemplate, Machine Learning, Reactive Streams, Velocify, WebDAV, Web App Security, Computer Science, Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), Amazon Cognito User Pools, Springbot, DocumentDB, Integration Testing, JSON REST APIs, Project Lombok, Apollo Server, Amazon Route 53, Scraping, Video Streaming
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science
Comenius University - Bratislava, Slovakia
Certifications
JSNSD: OpenJS Node.js Services Developer
The Linux Foundation (LF-bu4q3nie69)
Node.js Application Developer
The Linux Foundation (LF-jo4gaje0f5)
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
The Linux Foundation (LF-4ane2v4k8b)
Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes Course
Kodekloud (https://kodekloud.com)
Functional Programming Principles in Scala
Coursera (GSU8J25MK55B)
Programming Languages
Coursera
Principles of Reactive Programming
Coursera
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