DZMITRY BRAZGOUKA
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable backend systems and cloud infrastructure. Specialized in Java, Python, Kubernetes, and AWS. Proven track record of leading large-scale migrations, improving system reliability, and reducing infrastructure costs across high-impact production systems.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Developer
Dropbox
09.2024 - 03.2026
- Led migration of a mission-critical internal platform (hundreds of engineers) to a new open-source solution with near-zero downtime
- Selected, forked, and extended the open-source platform to meet internal scalability and reliability requirements
- Re-architected and migrated multiple services to adopt the new platform and communication patterns
- Designed and implemented a gRPC layer for a new service, improving service communication efficiency
- Improved system reliability through enhanced observability and incident response (Datadog, Grafana)
- Automated infrastructure using Terraform and Kubernetes, improving scalability and deployment safety
Software Developer
Twilio
03.2022 - 09.2024
- Led migration of over 40 MySQL clusters to AWS RDS, enhancing scalability and reliability.
- Designed and implemented Terraform-based infrastructure for automated database cluster provisioning.
- Executed zero/low-downtime Aurora MySQL upgrades, ensuring uninterrupted service availability using custom ProxySQL solutions.
- Migrated more than 80 percent of services to a Kubernetes-based platform developed by the team.
- Configured and deployed services with ArgoCD and GitOps practices, streamlining release processes.
- Developed platform-level tooling to standardize service mesh and environments, enhancing deployment consistency.
- Documented architecture for cluster migrations and operations sensitive to downtime.
- Established Terraform repositories for new AWS RDS clusters.
Senior Software Developer
Roche
01.2020 - 03.2022
- Accelerated research workflows by reducing scientific experiment processing time by approximately 70%.
- Migrated microservices to high-performance frameworks, enhancing memory efficiency.
- Designed and implemented monitoring and alerting systems, improving incident response times.
- Integrated external drug fulfillment systems, enhancing team collaboration and operational efficiency.
- Established service communication rules within Kubernetes environments to streamline operations.
- Introduced incident management processes, improving system resiliency and reducing downtime.
- Increased internal platform adoption by fostering collaboration across teams and departments.
Software Developer
UBS
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Developed backend services in Java for data processing and modeling pipelines
- Developed Python-based notification microservice for email, push, and Slack, streamlining communication
- Developed a Python SDK for integration with external services
- Enhanced SQL and caching performance for proxy services, optimizing response times
- Implemented Kubernetes cross-environment deployments using Helm
- Set up monitoring and logging systems for internal platforms, ensuring system reliability
Software Developer
McKinsey
02.2018 - 01.2019
- Designed and implemented GraphQL APIs for data access
- Developed microservices communication with Kafka-based messaging to enhance system reliability
- Created distributed caching system that significantly enhanced service performance
- Built reusable SDKs and utilities to streamline external integrations
- Implemented synchronous messaging between services using AMQP protocol, enabling real-time data exchange and integration.
- Developed data processing scripts and systems that improved mathematical modeling efficiency, facilitating faster analysis.
- Built data mapping pipelines connecting databases to UI systems for improved accessibility.
- Standardized data storage formats to support analytical workloads effectively.
- Created data visualizations for public media outlets, enhancing audience engagement and understanding of complex data.
Education
Bachelor Degree - Computer Science
Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
01-2020
Skills
Languages: Java, Python
Backend & APIs: Spring Boot, Micronaut, Flask, FastAPI, GraphQL
Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (EKS, ECS, RDS, S3, Lambda, EC2), GCP
DevOps & Platform: Microservices, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, ArgoCD, Helm, GitLab CI
Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis
Messaging & Streaming: Kafka, RabbitMQ, Debezium
Observability: Datadog, Grafana, Elasticsearch
Build & Tools: Maven, Gradle, Liquibase
Leadership Experience
- Led a platform engineering team at Twilio responsible for data migration and infrastructure reliability
- Drove adoption of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and Kubernetes standardization
- Improved system resiliency and reduced infrastructure costs through architectural improvements
Timeline
Senior Software Developer
Dropbox
09.2024 - 03.2026
Software Developer
Twilio
03.2022 - 09.2024
Senior Software Developer
Roche
01.2020 - 03.2022
Software Developer
UBS
01.2019 - 01.2020
Software Developer
McKinsey
02.2018 - 01.2019
Bachelor Degree - Computer Science
Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno