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Maksym Zhashkevych

Maksym Zhashkevych

Senior Backend Developer (Golang) / Team Lead
Valencia,C

Summary

Experienced Senior Backend Developer with over 6 years of experience in building scalable B2B software solutions. Strong expertise in Golang, AWS, Docker, and microservices architecture. Proven ability to lead projects from the ground up and work in fast-paced environments. Interested in backend development opportunities with a focus on innovative projects and scalable architectures. Looking for new challenges in Warsaw, Poland, and open to relocation.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Software Engineer

EPAM Systems
11.2022 - 08.2024
  • Worked on complex B2B software products using Golang, AWS, Postgres.
  • Implemented scalable backend solutions for enterprise-level clients.
  • Led architecture design and code reviews, mentored junior developers.
  • Cooperated with other engineers to design performant queries and database schemas to support analytics reporting.
  • Conducted technical interviews for Middle/Senior level developers.

CTO & Co-founder

Awsm.finance
08.2021 - 03.2022
  • Led development of a FinTech product focused on Web3, asset management, and blockchain integrations.
  • Built architecture using Golang, Postgres, and Ethereum APIs, managing a small team of engineers.

Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead

Softwarium
03.2021 - 07.2021

Backend development of an enterprise B2B software product in the cybersecurity domain.


Tech stack: Golang, MySQL, Docker, NGINX, and Azure.

Middle Software Engineer

Medstar Solutions
03.2020 - 01.2021

[PROJECT CLOSED]


Development of software solutions in the healthcare domain, completely from scratch. Hands-on experience designing microservice architecture, REST API structure, and DB scheme.


Tech Stack: Go, Postgres, NATS, Prometheus, Grafana, and Kubernetes.

Software Engineer (Golang)

FigLeaf | ZEO Alliance
01.2019 - 01.2020

[PROJECT CLOSED]


Development and maintenance of server-side monolithic applications.


Have experience separating monolith to microservices.
Worked with Postgres, AWS services (CloudWatch, XRay, SES, Cognito, Dynamo, Kinesis, KMS, etc.), and Redis.

Did different kinds of 3rd-party API integrations, worked with Mailchimp, Stripe for payments. Refactored a solid part of a project and added unit test coverage.


Worked in cooperation with my teammates, conducted a large part of code review. Learned a lot of Agile practices, such as Scrum and Kanban.

Full Stack Developer

Pin Up Tech
01.2018 - 01.2019

Development of web platforms with more than 1 million registered users and more than 50k+ active users daily.


Did a lot of 3rd-party API integrations. Developed Telegram Bot for business metrics notifications. Worked with real-time data monitoring using Web Sockets.

Web Developer (HTML, CSS, JS, PHP)

Local Web Agency
05.2016 - 09.2016

My first ever job in IT during the summer holidays at school.


Basic HTML/CSS tasks.

Skills

Microservices Architecture

Languages

Ukrainian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Russian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Spanish
Beginner (A1)
Polish
Elementary (A2)

Timeline

Lead Software Engineer - EPAM Systems
11.2022 - 08.2024
CTO & Co-founder - Awsm.finance
08.2021 - 03.2022
Senior Software Engineer / Team Lead - Softwarium
03.2021 - 07.2021
Middle Software Engineer - Medstar Solutions
03.2020 - 01.2021
Software Engineer (Golang) - FigLeaf | ZEO Alliance
01.2019 - 01.2020
Full Stack Developer - Pin Up Tech
01.2018 - 01.2019
Web Developer (HTML, CSS, JS, PHP) - Local Web Agency
05.2016 - 09.2016
Maksym ZhashkevychSenior Backend Developer (Golang) / Team Lead