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Anton Kachan

Warsaw

Summary

Results-oriented and creative Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience with deep expertise in backend development. A strong believer in the power of teamwork and collaboration, and enjoy working with others to create innovative solutions to complex problems.

Building production-level web applications using Ruby on Rails, React and Vue. Have a strong background in database design and optimization as well.

With a deep understanding of software architecture and algorithms, I am skilled in the use of OOP, SOLID, DRY principles, and design patterns to create efficient and effective solutions. In addition, I have extensive experience with web methodologies such as SCRUM, Git, and JIRA.

In addition to technical expertise, leading and managing teams of engineers has been an integral part of the experience.

In free time, I enjoy staying up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in the tech industry. And when I'm not coding, you can see me snowboarding down the slopes!

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Jitjatjo
02.2023 - 04.2024
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design innovative software solutions
  • Developing Ruby-on-Rails backend
  • Focused on B2B integrations and liaising with third-party services, collaborating extensively internally and externally. Led architecture design, task delegation, and ensured seamless integration across application domains.
  • Worked on domain decoupling across multiple domains, meticulously tracking dependencies to enhance system flexibility.
  • Substantially increased test coverage
  • Optimized code performance for improved user experience and system efficiency.

Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Redis, Sidekiq, TDD, DDD, SOLID, Rspec, Sentry, Datadog, SCRUM

Senior Software Engineer

Freshly
06.2021 - 02.2023
  • Worked with product managers, developers, quality assurance and customers to resolve technical issues.
  • Delivered several epics as Team Leader
  • Developing Ruby-on-Rails backend and React frontend
  • Worked as production support (monitor system using Datadog, Sentry)
  • Improved system performance by making proactive adjustments and resolving bugs.
  • Designed and created engineering specifications.

Ruby on Rails, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, Sidekiq, Cypress, Rspec, Sentry, Datadog, CircleCI, SCRUM, Jira, gRPC, Amplitude, SOLID

Software Engineer

Altoros
08.2018 - 06.2021

Project: ROE (Retirement Outcome Evaluator)

The developed solution is a huge retirement calculator that helps companies to estimate how much saving they need to retire their employees.

  • Reviewed and discussed project requirements and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
  • Developed full architecture of system from scratch
  • Completed deep research into concurrent computing
  • Accelerated speed of calculations hundreds of times
  • Developed backend using Ruby on Rails and frontend using AngularJS and then Vue
  • Configured project environments, databases, CI/CD
  • Worked closely with Amazon Web Services (Lambda, RDS, RDS Proxy, Elasticache, EC2, S3, Cloudfront)

Ruby On Rails, Vue, PostgreSQL, Redis, Rspec, AWS, Bitbucket CI/CD, JWT, Angular, SOLID

Software Engineer

Monostack/Agente
09.2016 - 08.2018
  • Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
  • Installed and configured software applications and tested solutions for functionality.
  • Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
  • Coordinated with other engineers to evaluate and improve software and hardware interfaces.

Projects:

1. Hey wine (The delivered application is a wine shop and online sommelier)
- Developing the Ruby-on-Rails API for the mobile application from scratch
- Coding the front-end UI for the webpage

2. Statement (The developed solution is an application for generating PDF documents)
- Developing Ruby-on-Rails backend and writing specifications (from scratch)
- Coding the front-end UI using AngularJS

3. Molly (The system consists of several modules for analyzing and managing business)
- Advising the client on selecting which technology stack to be used
- Developing the entire Ruby on Rails backend and writing specs (from scratch)
- Coding the frontend UI while receiving feedback and guidance from the client's Lead Designer

4. Hauz (The developed solution is an internet shop for household goods)
- Developing the Ruby-on-Rails backend and writing tests
- Coding the front-end UI


Skills: Ruby on Rails, MySQL, Ruby Grape, Rails API, JWT, HTML, CSS, OOP, Sidekiq, Redis, CoffeeScript, Javascript

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

BSUIR
Belarus, Minsk
07.2017

Skills

  • Ruby On Rails, React, Vue, Angular, TypeScript
  • PostgreSQL, Redis, MySQL
  • RSpec, Cypress, Cucumber, Capybara
  • AWS: EC2, Lambda, ElastiCache, RDS, S3, CloudWatch
  • JIRA, Git, Slack, Agile, Scrum
  • Datadog, CircleCI, Sentry, Amplitude (Analytics)
  • DevOps: Docker, Bash/Linux, CI/CD

Languages

Russian
Native language
English
Upper intermediate
B2
Polish
Elementary
A2

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Jitjatjo
02.2023 - 04.2024

Senior Software Engineer

Freshly
06.2021 - 02.2023

Software Engineer

Altoros
08.2018 - 06.2021

Software Engineer

Monostack/Agente
09.2016 - 08.2018

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

BSUIR
Anton Kachan