Nikita Karpenkov
Verified Expert in Engineering
Salesforce Engineer and Developer
Berlin, Germany
Toptal member since October 18, 2022
Nikita is a Salesforce tech lead and architect with ten years of extensive business analysis experience. He has been involved in application development and business automation, primarily focusing on the Salesforce platform for seven years. Nikita's practice includes working with companies from startups to large enterprises.
Portfolio
Experience
- Software Engineering - 10 years
- Node.js - 10 years
- Lightning Components - 7 years
- Visualforce - 7 years
- Salesforce - 7 years
- Apex - 7 years
- React - 4 years
- Salesforce DX - 4 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Salesforce, TypeScript, Node.js, React, Salesforce Apex, Salesforce Lightning
The most amazing...
...thing I've built from scratch is an in-house BA and BI product based on Salesforce, with self-service applications for the company's clients and contractors.
Work Experience
Salesforce Tech Lead
Online Freelance Agency
- Built internal business automation and intelligence product family from scratch so that the company team's daily workflow is automated and controlled through a single platform.
- Managed clients' and contractors' web and Slack interfaces, covering 90% of the daily workflow, such as contract, order management, talent assessment, lifecycle, and financials, like accounting, invoicing, taxation, and multi-layer forecast.
- Handled SaaS platform for managing freelancers, making collaboration between freelancers and organizations easier. The product's first version was released with thousands of users.
Team Lead
Synebo
- Managed a group of developers, ensured the implementation of the tasks in the schedule, and facilitated the removal of development blockers.
- Built a professional team of Salesforce developers from scratch and in the short term.
- Provided architectural design for new projects and technical consultation for customers.
Full-stack Developer
Real Estate Business Group
- Developed retail CRM in-house and implemented it in production.
- Created stock portfolio ERP module proof-of-concept and implemented it for testing by the financials department.
- Configurated, developed, and supported Terrasoft CRM.
Experience
Core Business Automation and Business Intelligence Product
Product included:
• Client and contractor management (CRM)
• Sales management and automation
• Contract and order management
• Talent assessment module
• Talent lifecycle management
• Financials module, such as accounting, invoicing, and taxation
• Multi-layer forecast module
• Slack integrations (bots)
• Various third-party integrations, like eSignatures, KYC, and banking
Part of the product was implemented using the Salesforce platform, such as Apex, LWC, Aura, Visualforce, and flows, while the rest was made with Node.js, React, and PostgreSQL stack.
SaaS | Contractor Management System
Education
Master's Degree in Informatics and Applied Mathematics
Odessa National Polytechnic University - Odesa, Ukraine
Bachelor's Degree in Informatics and Applied Mathematics
Odessa National Polytechnic University - Odesa, Ukraine
Certifications
Salesforce Developer
Salesforce
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, Salesforce SOAP API, Salesforce REST API, React, Salesforce API
Tools
Salesforce DX
Languages
Apex, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, GraphQL
Frameworks
Visualforce, Lightning Components, Qt, Next.js
Paradigms
API Architecture
Platforms
Salesforce, Heroku, Salesforce SOQL/SOSL, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Storage
PostgreSQL, Hasura
Other
Salesforce Apex, Salesforce Lightning, Software Engineering, Salesforce Community, CI/CD Pipelines, Applied Mathematics, Informatics, Data Encryption, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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