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Arcady Chumachenko

Python Developer
30 years old

Work experience

RusBase.com (07.2012 – present) — Lead Python Developer

A content site acting as a bridge between the Russian startup community and the international venture capital industry.
100K+ visitors per month, 10k users.

  • Working on backend application
  • Leading a small development team

Using Django, MySQL, Memcached, Fabric, AngularJS, jQuery.

During my work on these projects I solved several interesting problems:

  • Refitted service with new design and functionality in 4 months
  • Serving 100+k visitors per month from one server with Django and MySQL

Lpgenerator.ru (02.2011 – 01.2014) — Python Developer

Landing pages builder for russian market with built-in CRM and conversion optimizing tools started as a clone of http://unbounce.com.
70k+ content creators and few millions visitors monthly (russian).

  • Worked on both backend and frontend
  • Built and supported service from the very beginning

Used Django, Flask, Wekzeug, MySQL, Mongo, Redis, Git, Amazon EC2, S3, RDS, ELB, jQuery.

During my work on these projects I solved several interesting problems:

  • Built sophisticated and highly optimized jQuery-based landing pages editor on client side for smooth UX.
  • Implemented statistics data processing and conversion raising solution based on automatic positive feedback.
  • Moved to Amazon AWS stack to stabilize service quality.
  • Integrated with Mailchimp, Zingaya, Dropbox and others.
  • Built internal clicks tracker using Flask and Mongo.
  • Used TDD for critical parts.
  • Used caching and DB optimizations for smooth and stable UX

WPT bootcamp (01/2011-10/2011) — Developer

American poker community with online learning system.

  • Worked on both backend and frontend

Used Django, PostgreSQL, jQuery.

During my work on these projects I solved several interesting problems:

  • Integrated Cybersource and secure credit cards storage for billing
  • Chose and integrated Adobe Connect as a webinars backend, according to client’s requirements

Corvin.ru (02/2009-12/2010) — Developer

Building and supporting social services on Django and MySQL, namely:

  • Bibla — virtual bookshelf and recommendations (russian)
  • Rotocasted — toy collectors portal (4500 users)
  • FilmFeed — movies database and recommendations (1500 users)

Used Django, MySQL, PostgreSQL, jQuery.

During my work on these projects I solved several interesting problems:

  • Implemented recommendations algorithm of FilmFeed to help user find movies and books «like that I’ve liked before, but haven’t seen yet»

Eksponenta.ru (10/2007 – 01/2009) — Python/Django developer

A geographically dispersed (Germany, Ukraine, Russia) team of web developers

  • bobrdobr.ru — russian «online bookmarks» service, built with Django and PostgreSQL. Built from scratch up to relatively high load. (russian)
  • meinanteil.de — german cashback system, first release. Django, PostgreSQL. (german)
  • subscribe.ru — worked on social redesign of oldschool russian maillists service. Django, PostgreSQL, InformixDB. (russian)

Used Django, PostgreSQL, Memcached, jQuery and some Informix.

During my work on these projects I solved several interesting problems:

  • Built services from scratch in geographically dispersed team
  • Used caching and DB optimizations for smooth and stable UX

Media-1 (08/2007 – 06/2009 — Developer

Sound recording and multimedia studio specialized in eBooks and presentations. (russian)

  • Designed and built offline multimedia software like presentations and testing systems.

Used Delphi, lately HTML with jQuery and locally starting Django.

During my work on these projects I solved several interesting problems:

  • Brought development speed and agility of web applications to offline.

CREAT studios (03/2006 – 05/2007) — Scripting programmer

Game development studio with HQ in Boston and development in St. Petersburg

Worked on Coded Arms 2: Contagion — 3d-action game for PSP platform.

  • Wrote in-game scenaric scripts
  • Programmed UI
  • Supported network communication for multiplayer

Used Perforce, LUA and Python.

During my work on these projects I solved several interesting problems:

  • Shipped world class product alongside with a big (30+ persons) team
  • Reported on KRI 2007 conference

Education

Specialist degree in Computer Science

2001–2007, IFMO, St. Petersburg, Russia (Saint Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics)

Own projects

Also, few small hobby-like projects built with a small team of friends (see ilvar.tk), also mostly in russian and/or “work in progress”, including:

  • SwedishSite - site-building platform focused on “ask for content, apply design automatically” scheme, built with Django, AngularJS and Bootstrap. Also, http://visigene.com is using more advanced styles generation.
  • BkMe – user-generated mapping and routing service for russian cyclists. Same stack.
  • UnderWill – cryptographic service for “virtual testaments”, secure messages to others in case of a grave situation. Same stack, plus AES encryption on client side for maximum security.

Personal skills and competences

Python, LUA, Django, Flask, Werkzeug, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Mongo, jQuery, AngularJS, Fabric, Amazon AWS, Git, SVN, Perforce. Familiar with “html-as-a-mobile-app” solutions like PhoneGap and jQuery Mobile; had some hobby projects with Node.js frameworks (Meteor.js and Derby.js) lately. Using Ubuntu as a workstation.

Courses

  • Coursera: Software as a Service (2013)
  • Coursera: Machine Learning (2014)
  • Coursera: Bioinformatics (2014)
  • Coursera: Cryptography I (2014)
  • Coursera: Human-Computer Interaction (2014)

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