Konstantin Minchenkov

Experience

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  Tinkoff Fintech

  Feb 2019 - Apr 2019

  Backend Student

  Learned about the basics of backend development and go programming language:- client-server communication- go basics- go concurrency model- HTTP/2 and gRPC- relational databases- etc...Finished among top-5 students with the highest marks.The final project is an ebay-like auction app consisting of several microservices with the following technologies used:- concurrency and goroutines- HTTP/2 and gRPC- websockets- PostgreSQL- ORM- authorization and authentication Show less

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  Avito

  Sept 2019 - Feb 2020

  Backend Intern

  While studying at the university I was an intern at a team that was launching the delivery service at Avito.- I got myself acquainted with microservices architecture, Agile methodologies, PHP programming language, queue services, large-scale relational databases.- Actively participated in splitting the PHP monolith into Go microservices.- Took part in refactoring several services.- Prototyped and deployed microservice responsible for delivery discounts.- Helped deploy Avito Delivery service to the users and make it one of the more profitable and used services. Show less

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  Sports.ru

  Oct 2020 - Mar 2021

  Backend Developer

  - I worked in the department dedicated to cybersports in one of the largest sports-related media in Russia while finishing my grade at university.- In this role I was responsible for transferring data about matches from the data provider to the end user. - I acquired experience with GraphQL and gRPC, MySQL, GitLab. Designed an algorithm to conveniently display tournament brackets from raw data.- Created a small utility lib to dynamically create neat sql-queries spanning over multiple tables. Show less

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  Avito

  Mar 2021 - Feb 2023

  Backend Developer

  - In this period I worked in Avito Logistics. Mostly used tools were: Go, Postgres, Kafka, Avito's own PaaS system. Avito Logistics is a subsystem that allows customers to buy and sell their own used or new things with delivery to PUDO-point (Pick Up Drop Off) or with door-to-door courier delivery.- I was responsible for the launch of inter-city courier delivery- Oversaw the integration between Avito and delivery service's tracking systems- Refactored parts of mobile interfaces to allow dynamic recalculation of prices when changing destination address. Underlined some architectural complexities that could be simplified.- Started the process of splitting one big service between several teams. Substituted several rpc-methods that did the same thing with one batch method.- Designed and led the implementation of PUDO filters on PUDO selection map both on desktop and mobile platforms, which allowed to declutter the map and increase the usage of newer delivery partners with less PUDOs. Managed communications between backend, frontend and mobile engineers of several teams- Set up idemponent handling of databus messages.- Introduced linters to our team's services. Initiated the process of discussing guidelines about how to write code in a unified codestyle.- Sometimes took the role of scrum-master. Show less

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  Tabby

  Sept 2023 - now

  Backend Engineer