Dmitry Papka
@dmitrypapka
Senior Software Engineer, passion for DevOps technologies. Currently located in Brazil.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience in both backend and frontend development, as well as infrastructure management. My career has been shaped by working in fast-paced startup environments, where I have honed my skills in various technologies, including NodeJS, Python, and cloud services like AWS. I take pride in being the author and maintainer of a highly scalable web scraping engine, showcasing my ability to manage complex projects from inception to deployment.
Throughout my career, I have contributed to significant projects, such as building a real-time chat system during a strategic merger at Giosg and designing architectural components for cloud-based systems at Whisbi. My leadership experience includes mentoring junior developers and leading technical interviews, which has allowed me to foster growth within my teams. I am passionate about leveraging my skills to create innovative solutions that drive business success.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Fullstack Developer
Giosg (merged with Whisbi)
Dec 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years)
Built a real-time chat system using Python/Django and React. Played a key role in merging functionalities from two competing projects during a strategic company merger.
Backend Developer
Whisbi
Jan 2020 - Dec 2022 (2 years 11 months)
Designed and implemented key architectural components of a cloud-based system. Worked on real-time chat systems, video streaming solutions, monitoring tools, and client-facing dashboard UIs.
Backend Developer
Marfeel
Dec 2015 - Jan 2020 (4 years 1 month)
Designed, implemented, and tested core functionality for both internal tools and external client projects. Led technical interviews and mentored junior developers.
Backend Developer
SIA C.T.Co
Feb 2013 - Mar 2015 (2 years 1 month)
Worked on an enterprise project in the finance sector, focusing on the development, maintenance, and testing of core functionality.
Fullstack Developer
Brahma Group
Dec 2011 - Dec 2012 (1 year)
Contributed to the development of a custom MVC web framework, including the implementation of core modules and plugins.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Transport and Telecommunication Institute
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science and Information Technologies
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Information Technologies.
Daugavpils Secondary School No. 10
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Metabase
Amazon S3
GitHub
Kubernetes
Docker Compose
Helm
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
Sass
Spring Data
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Gmail
Node.js
Django
Spring Boot
Spring
Next.js
NestJS
Spring Framework
Spring MVC
Angular 2
React
Vue.js
jQuery
AngularJS
GWT
JavaScript
Python
HTML5
Java
CSS 3
PHP
Go
Loki
ExpressJS
Amazon SNS
Grafana
Prometheus
MODX
Ansible
AWS Lambda
TypeScript
Docker
NGINX
s3-lambda
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
MinIO
Availability
Location
Social media
Job categories
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