Hello! My name is Maxim. I am a full-stack web developer with experience in Python, Django, TypeScript, and React.

I am not just interested in writing code; I want to create a product by fully immersing myself in the subject area I will be working with. I enjoy participating in project development discussions and making my suggestions.

I have worked both remotely and in the office, developing communication and teamwork skills. My native language is Russian, but I am also fluent in English. I scored 7.5 on the IELTS exam, which is C1 on the CEFR scale. Unlike most freelancers working from home, I rent an office to focus entirely on work.

I take privacy and security very seriously. I never share confidential information. The storage on my laptop is securely encrypted, there is no pirated software on it, all network connections are controlled by a firewall, and the laptop is used exclusively for work and never handed over to anyone else. I have separate devices for hobbies.

As a full-stack developer, I solve tasks faster alone than two people negotiating. However, my experience is not limited to frontend and backend. My knowledge in web development is comprehensive: configuring servers, registering domains, connecting monitoring and metrics, setting up CI, and deploying the project - I can handle all of this or delegate it to the appropriate specialist and supervise.

I will ask the designer if we have a license for fonts and photos. Don’t have a designer? No problem. I can design and draw some simple utility interfaces myself, bring them up for discussion, and then either assign them to a frontend developer or code them myself.

With my experience, I can join an existing project or lead a new one from scratch.

Work Experience

Lead Developer at AFi Payments

July 2021 – August 2024

Fintech startup - a platform for money transfers between African countries.

• Upon joining, I discovered and fixed several critical security vulnerabilities.
• Identified inefficient database queries and optimized them.
• Introduced a testing culture to the project.
• Refactored the code in the main service component responsible for financial transactions, improving its reliability and scalability.
• Guided the project through PCI DSS certification.
• Redesigned the desktop web application to be responsive.
• Then wrapped the project in capacitorJS, thus creating mobile applications for iOS and Android with minimal effort. Bought an iPhone in addition to my main Android phone for debugging this project.
• Conducted interviews when hiring developers.
• Led daily team meetings.

Maxim is a very skilled developer who produces high-quality work. He is a great communicator - he asks relevant questions to understand the task and provides timely updates.

Full-Stack Web Developer at FoodieOrder

January 2018 – July 2021

SaaS for restaurateurs who want to accept orders online.

Maxim was responsible for Frontend development in React js and React Native as well as working with Backend development in Django. He is skilled in using those technologies, and I’m impressed by how his skills have evolved over the years we worked together. Maxim will be an asset to any team he joins, and I give him my wholehearted recommendation. Please call or email me if you would like to discuss his qualifications further.

Freelancer on Upwork

September 2014 – May 2022

During the rest of the time, I freelanced on Upwork, where I managed to accumulate over 6000 hours and become Top Rated Plus - a title awarded to only the top 3% of performers.

Max is the perfect freelancer. He delivered the work way ahead of schedule in very high quality. His solution not only works as planned but, thanks to his additional ideas, is better than what was specified. What’s more, he gave me valuable hints on how I can improve my project outside of the scope of his assignment. He is very communicative and was extremely responsive; he took me by the hands to make sure I installed and ran the solution successfully in my project. Would definitely hire again!

Maxim was a good fit for our team. He contributed to the product and helped us meet the deadline. We would hire him again.

Good Django guy. Knows his stuff.

Education

Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technologies

Novosibirsk, Russia. 2012 – 2016

Bachelor of Information Systems and Technologies

Other Activities

Participating in Advent of Code - an annual programming challenge held in December.

Author of Telegram channel where I share my advice as a developer.

Owner of a Python developers community with 15,000 members.

Interested in photography, board games, and programming microcontrollers on the Arduino platform for my smart home.

Owner of two cats named Fork and Pusha 😺

• Python, Django, Django REST Framework, aiohttp, Celery, PostgreSQL, Redis
• JavaScript, TypeScript, NodeJS, babel, webpack
• react, hooks, HOCs, recompose, context, redux, effector, styled-components, react-native, gatsby, Next.js, react-query, capacitor
• TDD, Docker development, Docker deployment, Rancher, GitLab CI
• Git VCS, regex, Linux, macOS, Windows
• AWS: EC2, EB, S3, RDS
• GCP: Google Cloud Functions
• Tools: macOS, JetBrains PyCharm Pro IDE
• Devices: MacBook Pro M1 Pro 2021, Windows Laptop, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, iPhone 11, iPad 10.2

Last updated 23.07.2024

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