Yehonathan Svechinsky, Developer in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Yehonathan Svechinsky

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Physics Developer

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Toptal member since February 26, 2019

Bio

As an entrepreneur, Yoni is driven by the idea that the problem comes first and that technology is only one of a few tools to solve it. With over six years of experience (starting in a physics lab), Yoni has developed, architected and managed teams to solve various problems from knowledge management systems to crypto-asset derivatives and exchanges.

Portfolio

Kreator Venture Builder
Monero, Next.js, React, ZoKrates, Bitcoin, Ethereum, JavaScript, Python...
Coinrule
Django, React, JavaScript, Python
Owlmaps
Gensim, JavaScript, Django, Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK), Python

Experience

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Solidity, JavaScript, Rust, Python

The most amazing...

...thing I've built is a patent-pending zero-knowledge proof and state channel based system that can potentially revolutionalize cryptocurrency exchanges.

Work Experience

Techonolgy Partner

2018 - PRESENT
Kreator Venture Builder
  • Led the technology operations in multiple companies.
  • Worked with privacy coins, security tokens, derivatives, and exchanges.
  • Managed a number of teams working on multiple projects concurrently.
  • Attended investor meetings and consulted with larger corporations.
  • Jumped in feet-first in learning new technologies and state-of-the-art research.
Technologies: Monero, Next.js, React, ZoKrates, Bitcoin, Ethereum, JavaScript, Python, Solidity

CTO

2017 - 2018
Coinrule
  • Created a DSL for parsing trading strategies.
  • Hired and managed front-end and back-end developers from my personal network as well as from freelance sites.
  • Created a combination of state-full and serverless infrastructure using AWS.
  • Interviewed with traders to construct a better system.
  • Integrated various SMS and email providers as well as incorporating state-of-the-art encryption.
Technologies: Django, React, JavaScript, Python

CTO

2016 - 2017
Owlmaps
  • Created a machine learning-based system for extracting employees skills.
  • Worked with various NLP technologies for unsupervised learning and clustering of skills.
  • Built an appropriate web interface as well as implementing the email integrations to interact with product users.
  • Conducted interviews with clients to get a better idea of what the product ought to be.
  • Managed an AWS EC2-based infastructure.
Technologies: Gensim, JavaScript, Django, Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK), Python

Software Engineer

2015 - 2016
Checkpoint
  • Worked on internal checkpoint products.
Technologies: Microsoft SQL Server, Windows PowerShell, C#

Research Assistant

2014 - 2015
Tel Aviv University
  • Ran a high-energy-particle-collision simulation as an undergraduate student.
Technologies: Python, MATLAB

Grin | Contributer

https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin
Here, you can see my contribution to Grin, a cryptocurrency project. I started several weeks before the launch and most of my development work focused on the wallet and Dandelion-based issues.
2014 - 2017

Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree in Physics

Tel Aviv University - Tel Aviv University

Libraries/APIs

Node.js, React, NumPy, Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK), X (formerly Twitter) API, Gmail API, jQuery, Facebook API, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Zappa, Vue

Tools

MATLAB, Gensim, Trello

Languages

Python, JavaScript, Solidity, HTML5, Rust, C#, SQL, Bash, Elm

Frameworks

Django, Flask, Windows PowerShell, Next.js

Paradigms

Agile Workflow, Waterfall Development

Platforms

Ethereum, Twilio, AWS Lambda, Amazon EC2, Linux

Storage

Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), MongoDB

Other

Cryptocurrency, Styled-components, Cryptography, Elliptic Curve Cryptography, Physics, Bitcoin, ZoKrates, Monero

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