# Orfeas Nifakos

Orfeas Nifakos is a remote worker on Himalayas, Sr. Fullstack Engineer at Kiteworks, based in Greece.

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

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Senior polyglot full-stack engineer specializing in low-latency systems and database virtualization.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | Greece |
| Authorized to work in | Greece |
| Salary expectations | 50k-80k USD |
| Job categories | Full Stack Engineer, Full Stack Engineer, Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, Backend Engineer, Performance Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Database Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, Full Stack Engineering, Full Stack Developer, Full Stack Product Engineer, Full Stack, Full Stack Web Developer |
| Skills | Bridges, GitHub Co Pilot, C, TypeScript, Rust, Python, Java, SQL, Go, Luau, LLVM, Node, Express, React, Spring Boot, fastAPI, Redux, Hibernate, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, CI CD, Linux Administrator, Git, RAG, MLOps, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Redis, DynamoDB, MongoDB, GitHub, Postman, Wireshark, Jira, Confluence, Storybook, Performance Engineering, Distributed System Architecture, Low Latency Applications, Compiler, Product Interoperability, Athens, Cursor, Jenkins, Linux, React Spring |

## What I'm looking for

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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.
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## About

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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.
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## Experience

### Sr. Fullstack Engineer (current)

Kiteworks. Mar 2025 - Present

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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.
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Skills: C, LLVM, Rust, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, CI-CD

### Full Stack Developer

UNE BU PC. Jan 2024 - Feb 2025

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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.
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Skills: Rust, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, GCP, Kubernetes, Data-Migration, Distributed-Systems, GitHub-Actions

### Full Stack Developer

BuySmart Contract. Nov 2023 - Dec 2023

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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.
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Skills: C, Python, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Performance-Optimization

### Full-stack Developer

Ubitech. Dec 2020 - Nov 2023

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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.
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Skills: C, Java, Python, PostgreSQL, Linux, Jenkins, GitHub, Distributed-Systems, CI-CD

### Frontend Developer

Digibridge GmbH. Jan 2019 - Feb 2023

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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.
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Skills: React, Redux, ECMAScript, SASS, Storybook, Frontend-Architecture, UI-UX

## Education

### University of Patras

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science focusing on core software engineering principles and systems programming.
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## Tech stack

- Postman
- Google Cloud Platform
- GitHub
- Kubernetes
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Gmail
- Node.js
- Spring Boot
- Redis
- Terraform
- Jira
- Java
- FastAPI
- Wireshark
- Linux
- Athens
- SQL
- Cursor
- GitHub Copilot
- Enhance
- Bridge
- Remote
- React Spring
- Jan

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

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