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Orfeas Nifakos

@orfeasnifakos

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Senior polyglot full-stack engineer specializing in low-latency systems and database virtualization.

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles building high-performance distributed systems and database virtualization, emphasizing reliability, low latency, cloud-native architecture, and opportunities to lead technical strategy and mentor engineers.

I am a senior polyglot software engineer with 7+ years building high-performance, low-latency distributed systems and database virtualization platforms. I specialize in C++, TypeScript, and Rust, with deep expertise in PostgreSQL internals, LLVM-based query optimization, and real-time data migrations across Azure, AWS, and GCP.

I have led technical strategy and implemented production-grade solutions that improved execution efficiency and availability—such as LLVM query passes that boosted analytics performance by 30% and migration modules that reduced synchronization downtime by 45%. I prioritize reliability, observability, and scalable architectures, and I mentor teammates while driving CI/CD, container orchestration, and rigorous engineering practices.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Sr. Fullstack Engineer

Current

Kiteworks

Mar 2025 - Present (1 year 8 months)

Architected core features of a database virtualization platform using C++ and LLVM to achieve sub-millisecond data integrity and improved interoperability, reducing synchronization downtime by 45% for multi-region Azure deployments and maintaining 99.99% availability.

C LLVM Rust TypeScript PostgreSQL Docker Kubernetes Azure CI CD

Full Stack Developer

UNE BU PC

Jan 2024 - Feb 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Designed a distributed financial manifest platform in Rust and TypeScript to enable sub-second synchronization between PostgreSQL and GCP data lakes, reducing memory overhead by 40% and ensuring multi-tenant data integrity for research workloads.

Rust TypeScript PostgreSQL GCP Kubernetes Data Migration Distributed Systems GitHub Actions

Full Stack Developer

BuySmart Contract

Nov 2023 - Dec 2023 (1 month)

Prototyped a high-throughput price tracking engine using C++, Python, and TypeScript to deliver sub-second retrieval for real-time marketplace analytics and optimized PostgreSQL for billions of historical data points under peak load.

C Python TypeScript PostgreSQL AWS Docker Kubernetes Performance Optimization

Full-stack Developer

Ubitech

Dec 2020 - Nov 2023 (2 years 11 months)

Built backend services in C++, Java, and Python for multi-national research platforms, implementing petabyte-scale PostgreSQL migrations and CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliable, secure cross-border data management and high availability.

C Java Python PostgreSQL Linux Jenkins GitHub Distributed Systems CI CD

Frontend Developer

Digibridge GmbH

Jan 2019 - Feb 2023 (4 years 1 month)

Delivered React.js frontends with Redux, ECMAScript, and SASS to improve UI consistency and maintainability across products, contributing to enhanced user experience and product stability.

React Redux ECMAScript SASS Storybook Frontend Architecture UI UX