Chief Technology Officer

• May 2023 - Present

Halyk Finservice is one of the leading companies in Kazakhstan specializing in payment processing and e-commerce. My job related to developing a marketplace with more than 4kk+ unique visitors per month and 700k+ unique products available to buy.Lead and develop a team of 60 employeesImplemented a hiring and onboarding process that facilitated the doubling of the IT department's sizeImproved system performance and stability, resulting in doubling the previous GMV recordDeveloped documentation for migration from a monolithic architecture to 30+ microservices, divided by business domainsImplement and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans to ensure system resilience Show less

Solutions Architect

• Feb 2023 - May 2023

Senior Software Development Engineer

• Jan 2022 - Feb 2023

Akvelon is a large outsourcing company providing a variety of clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies to develop technology solutions and build dedicated long-term teams. The company's list of partners includes such brands as Microsoft, Reddit, DoorDash, Amwell, T-Mobile, and many others. Key Responsibilities: - Developing the Apache Beam open-source framework - Writing technical documentation for the project - Writing integration and unit tests Akvelon is a large outsourcing company providing a variety of clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies to develop technology solutions and build dedicated long-term teams. The company's list of partners includes such brands as Microsoft, Reddit, DoorDash, Amwell, T-Mobile, and many others. Key Responsibilities: - Developing the Apache Beam open-source framework - Writing technical documentation for the project - Writing integration and unit tests

Senior Software Development Engineer

• Mar 2020 - Dec 2021

1&1 is the leading email and communications platform in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with over 42 million active users. Key responsibilities: - Development and maintenance of microservice architecture - Refactored existing code, and resolved performance issues - Migrated 3 legacy components to Java 17-based microservices - Implemented archiving functionality for customer removal process in the scope of the fulfillment of GDPR requirement - Developed product/project documentation Show less

Professional Java Developer

• Aug 2019 - Feb 2021

CHECK24 - is Germany's largest comparison portal, offering free search for varied professional services in 50 different areas ranging from personal trainers, photographers, and guitar teachers as well as to compare prices of various goods, along with offering private customers free comparisons in the areas of insurance, energy, finance, telecommunications, travel, and shopping, enabling users to avail required personnel and other financial services in a transparent and hassle-free way. Key responsibilities: - Collected requirements for new functionality; - Participated in planning and architecture design; - Participating in the process of java 15 migration; - Implemented integration with modern bank APIs to improve the process of receiving loan information; - Refactored document submission process to reduce memory consumption and avoid OOM errors. Show less

Senior Java Developer

• Nov 2017 - Aug 2019

Globerce – is a startup owned by Halyk Bank, Qazkom Bank, and Astana Bank, whose goal is to create online marketplaces, allowing to simplify the process of obtaining commodity loans. One of the projects developed with my direct participation – homeshop.kz. In this project I have been participating since its launch, having passed through all stages of development, testing, launching and further support. Key responsibilities: - Main Role at software deployment process - Conducting software engineers technical interview. - Developing across all layers of application (front-end, web tier, services tier). - Investigating and resolving issues relating to application functionality. Show less

Senior Software Development Engineer

• Sep 2016 - Nov 2017

Technodom – is the leading electrical and computer equipment retailer in Kazakhstan and includes 61 stores in 26 cities. The key idea of the project is creating an online e-commerce service (technodom.kz) that can meet the needs of 17 million people in Kazakhstan, providing them with a modern high-quality service. Key responsibilities: • Collaborate in a team-based, Agile environment • Work with the quality assurance team to set up scripts, test cases, and automation protocols • Provide technical direction and system architecture expertise • Rework applications to meet changing market trends and individual customer demands • Review code and debug errors to improve performance • Perform troubleshooting, diagnostics, and analysis to uncover root malfunctions • Conducting software engineers' technical interviews. Show less

Java developer

• Dec 2014 - Aug 2016

Kaspi Bank – Kazakhstan leading retail bank with over 4 million customer base. The key idea of the project is to facilitate the process of getting consumer credit from bank to make purchase through online shop. As a member of international software development team, participated in development, launching and further support of online www.kaspi.kz/shop store. Working together with specialists from MGM (www.mgm-tp.com). Within a year after launch, the online store became, and still remains, the most popular portal to buy consumer electronics in the country, covering all the major cities. My responsibilities: • Collaborated in team-based, Agile environment; • Developing across all layers of application (front-end, web tier, services tier); • Worked with quality assurance team to set up scripts, test case and automation protocols; • Performed troubleshooting, diagnostics and analysis to uncover root malfunctions; • Contributing to the ongoing improvement of software practices within the business; • Research, design and implement best practice solutions to new issues; • Responsible for unit and integration testing of various modules. Show less

Java Developer

• Jul 2013 - Dec 2014

Kopilka.kz – is a coalition loyalty system for a large variety of companies around Kazakhstan. The key idea of a project is to create a collaboration network for the key market players to help them to provide better customer service by deep understanding of customer needs and expectations. Key responsibilities: • Developed across all layers of application (front-end, web tier, services tier); • Reviewed code and debugged errors to improve performance; • Performed troubleshooting, diagnostics and analysis to uncover root malfunctions; • Participated in requirements gathering and design development meetings. Show less

Head of mobile development

• May 2013 - Jul 2014

At AlmaCloud I managed a mobile development department consisting of three developers and a designer. My responsibilities included control over the whole development process, from discussing project requirements with the customer, design development, design layout, code writing by programmers, and up to the presentation of the final work to the customer. Key responsibilities: - Verbal and written communication with customers to resolve new and outstanding issues. - Planned and developed detailed project plans to convert abstract specifications into executable code. - Took an active role in the full development life-cycle. - Involved in every project phase, from concept creation to app store deployment. - Responsible for general maintenance of application and conformity with pre-agreed technical specifications. - Test applications on device simulators and actual devices to fine-tune products. - Support junior members of the team, providing ongoing advice and guidance. Show less

Mobile Developer

• Nov 2013 - Mar 2014

Life.Beats is a health and medical startup. The main idea was to help doctors prescribing different medicines to patients to increase the effectiveness of treatment by identifying conflicting components in these medicines. My responsibilities included the development of Android and Windows Phone mobile apps, as well as the design of these mobile apps. Life.Beats is a health and medical startup. The main idea was to help doctors prescribing different medicines to patients to increase the effectiveness of treatment by identifying conflicting components in these medicines. My responsibilities included the development of Android and Windows Phone mobile apps, as well as the design of these mobile apps.

Microsoft student partner

• Sep 2011 - Sep 2013

The Microsoft Student Partner is a worldwide recognizable program that aims to sponsor undergraduate and postgraduate students in different areas and aspects of technology. The MSP program enhances students’ employability by offering training in skills not usually taught in academia, including knowledge of Microsoft technologies. In addition to taking various courses, training, and seminars, my responsibilities also included participation as an organizer and speaker at many IT events and various hackathons. Show less

Windows Phone Developer

• Jul 2012 - Mar 2013

Developing Applications for Windows Phone. Silverlight 4, Bing Maps API Developing Applications for Windows Phone. Silverlight 4, Bing Maps API