Personal details
Aksel
Technical skills
About
With over 15 years of all-rounded expertise in staff software engineering and architecture, I boast a proven track record in designing highly scalable compute-intensive workflows. My focus industries span fintech, e-commerce/retail, and private/public cloud data processing and management.
I command a broad range of computer science skills, from design and implementation to RESTful services and distributed systems. A certified Scrum Master, I lead feature tracks roadmaps with Agile methodologies, employing Test Driven Development.
Lastly, I bring a fresh cosmopolitan drive, dynamic, and assertive presence to the teams I work with.
I collaborate closely with top companies, startups, and entrepreneurs to ensure that their projects are not only completed on time but also excel in quality and performance. Through clear and effective communication, I ensure that all stakeholders are aligned and informed throughout the project lifecycle. My dedication to code excellence and adherence to industry best practices guarantee that the software solutions delivered are robust, scalable, and maintainable. By setting and upholding high delivery standards, I empower teams to achieve their goals efficiently and exceed expectations.
Work Experience
● Advised a broad variety of startup founders, entrepreneurs, and business owners met at various in-person consultations and online platforms, including the YCombinator accelerator platform.
● Built and delivered full roadmaps based on on early stage ideations, including guidelines for system design, implementation, testing, deployment, release, support and monitoring.
● Designed and developed the new GraphQL-based metadata aggregator FireFly, with 1 major integration for catalog and playlist albums for release and deployment in all regions for 1P and 3P customers.
● Developed Fargate-based serverless microservice to execute a cross-border-price implementation strategy involving multiple source and target marketplaces combinations using business-driven cap metrics.
● Developed a cloud-scale load test framework using Artillery to validate latency expectations of several APIs.
● Drove project technical and architecture requirements, with assessed pros/cons of alternate solutions taking into account Performance (TPS), latency, UX, and technology selection.
● Participated in several oncall engagements to alleviate customer issues.
● Implemented CI/CD pipelines with full guardrail support for code acceptance for the various transition stages.