Rust & Backend Systems Lead

Profile

Senior backend engineer specializing in Rust since 2019, with 18+ years of experience building production systems across multiple languages and platforms. Background spans PHP, Python, Clojure, Node.js, TypeScript, and Go before focusing on Rust. Comfortable picking up new technologies (e.g. Varnish, Elasticsearch, Redis) as needed. Strong focus on code quality, testing, and documentation. Prefers Unix-like environments and working in smaller teams. Experience ranges from IoT and data pipelines to RESTful APIs, microservices, and DevOps.

Experience

1. Software Developer
   Freelance
   2018–present

   Led design and implementation of an IoT solution for a security company: Rust (axum, diesel), PostgreSQL, Redis, Azure IoT Hub, MQTT, AMQP. Additional projects: ACL systems (Node.js, TypeScript), backend and game clients (Rust, Kafka, Unity), 3D tooling (Rust), and advertising portal rewrite (PHP, Elasticsearch).

2. Software Developer
   3D design platform
   2016–2017

   Backend platform support, architecture, code reviews, and mentoring. Stack: Node.js, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker.

3. Software Developer
   B2B SaaS
   2015–2016

   Backend (RESTful APIs, microservices), code reviews, mentoring, architecture and DevOps. Stack: Clojure, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, Docker.

4. Software Developer
   Product company
   2011–2014

   Backend development (PHP/Symfony2, Python/Django, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ). Architecture, QA, code reviews, frontend coordination.

5. Web Developer
   Large technology company
   2009–2011

   Internal tools: PHP, JavaScript, DB2. Architecture, development, QA, code reviews.

6. QA Specialist
   Large technology company
   2008–2009

   Reviews against internal, W3C, and accessibility standards.