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Valentin Yakushev

@yakaska

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Java Software Engineer | 3 YoE | Microservices, Kafka, Redis | Open to Remote/Relocation

Vietnam

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a team where I can build and optimize backend microservices with event-driven architecture (Kafka), improve performance with SQL tuning, and ship reliably via CI/CD and Kubernetes. I’m open to remote work and relocation.

Java Developer with 3 years of experience specializing in FinTech and banking systems. Currently responsible for the development and maintenance of 3 microservices serving 800K+ MAU for credit restructuring workflows. Experienced in Agile teams and capable of delivering features end-to-end, from design and implementation to release.

Outside of work, I fence with swords and build mods for RimWorld :)

📧 valentin7petr@gmail.com · 💬 @yakaska · 🔗 linkedin.com/in/yakushevv

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Go Backend Developer

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Jun 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)

Developed and maintained three production Golang microservices for a credit platform serving 800k+ monthly active users, including REST APIs and Kafka-based async pipelines. Optimized SQL queries and CI/CD deployments to Kubernetes/OpenShift, and built a loan restructuring algorithm that increased restructuring share by ~50%.

Go Microservices PostgreSQL Kafka REST APIs OpenAPI SQL Optimization Batch Processing Jenkins Docker Kubernetes OpenShift CI CD

Java Backend Developer

Metallinvestbank

May 2024 - Feb 2025 (9 months)

Developed and maintained a core banking system in Java with MS SQL for processing 200+ SWIFT transactions daily across six partner banks. Refactored T-SQL stored procedures and indexing strategies to reduce processing time by ~24%, and implemented REST integrations to onboard partners.

Java SQL T SQL Stored Procedures Indexing Swift Partner Onboarding

DevOps Engineer / System Administrator

MIREA

May 2023 - Mar 2024 (10 months)

Administered Active Directory infrastructure and deployed virtualized environments using Proxmox/VMware to host 20+ VMs. Introduced Docker containerization and a Kubernetes test environment, and automated 10+ routine tasks with Bash and Python to save 5+ hours per week.