Michael Zaikin

Developed backend features for ESG financial products using Kotlin and Spring Boot. Contributed to migration of analytical workloads to Azure Synapse and built integrations with Azure OpenAI and pgVector.

Designed and implemented Video Identification and Signature Verification workflows integrating mobile app, BFF, Camunda, and Backoffice. Provided technical leadership and resolved complex production issues.

Investigated production memory incidents and eliminated unnecessary restarts. Designed and delivered a new fraud-prevention microservice from scratch.

Developed backend services for a telecom cost optimization platform using Node.js and AWS serverless. Investigated slow startup in legacy Java monolith and reduced startup time.

Took over the MessageOne platform from Dell engineering team, supporting production and rebranding. Contributed to migration to AWS and introduced Docker for modernization.

Developed backend services for a large B2B e-commerce platform on SAP Hybris, implementing complex business workflows. Supported production launch onsite in North Dakota.

Designed and implemented a Java API for LaTeX-to-PDF and PDF-to-LaTeX conversion, then ported to .NET. Maintained and improved a large legacy PDF-processing codebase.

Developed Java applications for mobile navigation and location-based services. Built and maintained features across the full development lifecycle.

Completed the Grokking the Fundamentals of System Design course in 2026.

MS in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Odessa National University named after I. I. Mechnikov, completed in 2008.