Alexander Kulizhnikov

I’m a Senior Backend Engineer at Thinksurance GmbH, developing scalable microservices with Golang and PHP to enhance application performance. I improve software architecture for optimal performance and reliability, maintain development and production environments, and manage Kubernetes clusters with containerized applications. I also streamline deployments with Helm charts and integrate continuous delivery pipelines via GitLab, working closely in Scrum to deliver projects end-to-end.

Before that, I worked as a Backend Engineer & DevOps Engineer (remote) at PostVerta Media, leading the development, testing, and maintenance of high-performance applications using Symfony and Python. I developed machine learning-powered recommendation systems and designed and maintained a Kubernetes cluster across bare-metal and cloud infrastructure. I implemented CI/CD pipelines on GitLab to streamline processes into Kubernetes and keep releases consistent.

Earlier in my career, I brought leadership across both technology and business. As Founder & CEO of Megapolis Publishing Ltd, I transformed a personal project into a leading regional real estate platform and expanded it with a job search platform and specialized newspapers. As Head of Information Technology Department at UNIASTRUM Bank, I led and mentored the IT team, delivered secure network infrastructure, managed UNIX and Windows servers, and built bespoke software solutions to improve operational efficiency and customer experience.