# Alex K

Alex K is a remote worker on Himalayas, Senior Backend Engineer & Team Lead at AnyClip, based in Israel.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@alexk6

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Backend engineer (7+ yrs) specializing in Java/Python, Spring Boot, microservices, AWS, Kubernetes. Background in security/firewall systems.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Israel |
| Authorized to work in | Israel |
| Salary expectations | 250k+ ILS |
| Job categories | Backend Engineer, Software Engineer, Automation Engineer, QA Engineer, API Developer, Automation Testing, Backend Engineer |
| Skills | Java, Python, Spring Boot, JAX RS (Jersey), REST APIs, Microservices, Distributed Systems, Event Driven Architecture, Kafka, AWS SQS, Message Queues, PostgreSQL, Redis, MemCached, OpenSearch, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS, Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, Docker, S3, Horizontal Pod Autoscalers, CI CD, Jenkins, Git, Maven, Junit, Linux, Concurrency, Testing Automation, Selenium, Rest Assured, Claude Code, Codex, GROQ, Gemini, Model Context Protocol, Pgvector, RAG, LLM Tools, Semantic Search, System Design, Architecture, Mentorship, Production Incident Resolution |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/alexander-k-b37613243 |

## What I'm looking for

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I'm looking for a Backend Developer role, primarily working in Java and/or Python, on distributed backend systems (microservices, event-driven architecture, REST APIs).
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## About

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Senior Backend Engineer with 7+ years of experience, primarily in Java (Spring Boot, JAX-RS) and Python. Currently at AnyClip, designing and building distributed backend services for a video platform running at ~1,000 RPS across EU and US, serving hundreds of customer sites.

Built event-driven, distributed services on AWS SQS with Redis and Memcached caching that cut backend load by ~70% and brought read latency down to ~10ms (versus ~50ms from the datastore). Operate 10+ Dockerized microservices on AWS EKS at ~99% uptime, autoscaled with Kubernetes HPA. Core stack also includes PostgreSQL, Kafka, OpenSearch, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Docker, S3, Jenkins CI/CD.

Also lead a distributed team of up to 7 developers and QA - sprint planning, delivery, Scrum Master - staying hands-on ~70% of the time.

Earlier in my career I worked in network/security systems automation (Indeni, AlgoSec, SofaWare/Check Point).

Use Claude Code and Codex daily for architecture, implementation, code review and documentation.
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## Experience

### Senior Backend Engineer & Team Lead (current)

AnyClip. Jun 2022 - Present

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Design and build Java and Python backend services for a video platform at ~1,000 RPS across EU and US. Lead a distributed team of up to 7, serving as Scrum Master, while remaining hands-on ~70% of the time.
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Skills: Java, Spring-Boot, JAX-RS-(Jersey), Python, AWS, Amazon-SQS, Redis, MemCached, Kubernetes, Amazon-EKS, Docker, HPA, Datadog, OpenSearch, Kafka, PostgreSQL, CI-CD, Jenkins, Git, Maven, Junit, Linux, Concurrency, Testing-Automation

### Backend Software Developer

AnyClip. Jun 2019 - Jun 2022

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Developed backend services in Java and Python for a cloud-based video platform. Built core components for the video player including authorization, targeting, and caching, and designed REST APIs in a distributed AWS environment.
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Skills: Java, JAX-RS-(Jersey), Spring-Boot, Python, AWS, Amazon-EKS, Redis, MemCached, S3, Amazon-SQS, OpenSearch, REST-APIs, Distributed-Systems

### Senior Automation Developer

AnyClip. May 2017 - Jun 2019

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Designed and implemented a scalable API test framework in Java, adopted by a team of 10 engineers. Built and maintained Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and automated testing of complex distributed systems.
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Skills: Java, Junit, Rest-Assured, Jenkins, CI-CD, Kubernetes, Distributed-Systems, Testing-Automation

### Automation Engineer

indeni. Jan 2014 - Jan 2017

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Developed Java/Python automation and CI (Jenkins) for network security systems on AWS.
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Skills: Java, Python, Jenkins, CI-CD, AWS, Automation

### Automation Engineer

AlgoSec. Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

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Developed Java/Selenium automation and Linux/CI environments; part-time software development.
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Skills: Java, Selenium, Linux, CI-CD, Automation

### QA Engineer

SofaWare. Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

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Performed system-level testing of security and networking appliances across Linux and Windows.
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Skills: QA, Testing, Linux, Windows, Networking, Security

## Education

### Information Technology College

Software Engineer, Software Engineering

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Studied software engineering at Information Technology College in Russia.
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## Tech stack

- Selenium
- Kubernetes
- Amazon EKS
- Jenkins
- PostgreSQL
- Memcached
- Spring Boot
- Redis
- Python
- Java
- Kafka
- Grafana
- Prometheus
- Linux
- Datadog
- Gemini
- OpenSearch
- JUnit
- Git
- Docker
- REST Assured
- Groq
- pgvector
- Claude Code

To contact Alex, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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