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Aleksei Nikitin

Levittown,PA

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Full Stack Web Developer

Real-Time Debate Game (SvelteKit, SpringBoot)
Philadelphia, PA
03.2025 - 05.2025
  • Built an interactive multiplayer debate platform enabling real-time topic voting, STOMP-based messaging, and AI-driven assessment, facilitating structured dialogue between remote users
  • Implemented a Spring Boot backend with an in-memory H2 database, and REST APIs to track game state, chat logs, and player interactions across sessions
  • Integrated OpenAI's GPT-4 model for in-session debate evaluation, with dynamic prompt generation based on user stances and dialogue context
  • Developed animated, responsive UI components using SvelteKit and custom CSS for an engaging user experience across desktop and mobile devices

DevOps/SysOps Coop

MIAX Exchange Group
Princeton, NJ
09.2024 - 03.2025
  • Developed a cosine similarity-based document matching Python script as an extension to a business data validation pipeline, reducing manual intervention and human error across six financial exchanges
  • Engineered a custom Slack chatbot integrated with Jira REST APIs to deliver near real-time, user-specific ticket updates, significantly reducing missed communications, and boosting cross-team visibility
  • Rewrote a legacy FIX order engine to support concurrent scenario processing leveraging multithreading, achieving a 60% increase in throughput, and enabling scalable market simulation workflows
  • Created Bash scripts to automate the transfer of historical market data across remote hosts, streamlining data pipeline operations and supporting faster analytics turnaround

Game Developer

The Platformer 2D Videogame (The Platformer)
Philadelphia, PA
08.2024 - 09.2024
  • Designed and developed a 2D platformer video game using Python and the Pygame library, leveraging Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles for robust and scalable code.
  • Implemented player movement and controls, allowing the character to navigate the game world freely while avoiding obstacles and hazards to reach the end of each level.
  • Focused on enhancing visual and gameplay elements by designing and integrating dynamic backgrounds, animated sprites, and interactive environments.
  • Tested and debugged the game extensively to ensure smooth performance, and fixed issues related to game physics, user input, and graphical glitches.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
06-2027

Skills

  • Programming languages: Python, Java, Bash, JavaScript, and C
  • Web development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Spring Boot, REST APIs, WebSockets, networking
  • DevOps and automation: Git, Linux, Bash scripting, CI/CD, Cron
  • Tools and platforms: FIX Protocol, Vim, Jira

Timeline

Full Stack Web Developer

Real-Time Debate Game (SvelteKit, SpringBoot)
03.2025 - 05.2025

DevOps/SysOps Coop

MIAX Exchange Group
09.2024 - 03.2025

Game Developer

The Platformer 2D Videogame (The Platformer)
08.2024 - 09.2024

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Drexel University

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