Alex Barabash
| Moscow |
Email: alex@baraba.sh |
Telegram: @alex_baraba_sh |
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexbarabash/
GitHub: https://github.com/AlexBarabash
About Me
Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing and building scalable web applications, distributed systems, and third-party integrations using Python (Django/FastAPI). Strong frontend expertise with React and VueJS, allowing me to own the entire product lifecycle from backend architecture to user-facing features. Former Lead Engineer at Algoriz, a Y Combinator-backed fintech startup, with additional experience in enterprise software development at VTB Bank. Extensive experience working with international clients (Upwork Top Rated, successfully passed Arc.dev vetting).
Skills
Backend: Python, Django, Django REST Framework, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Celery, Pytest, Pandas
Frontend: TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React, VueJS, TanStack, Quasar
Data: PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Clickhouse, Prometheus, Grafana
DevOps: AWS, Azure, Docker, Docker Compose, Nginx, CI/CD, Git, Bash
Languages: Russian - native, English - C2, French - A2
Work Experience
Senior Software Engineer
IP Barabash - Nov 2023 - Jul 2026
- Pickaservice: built the customer-facing order tracking platform from the ground up, including shipment status tracking, customs document uploads, delivery notifications, and the internal tooling that automated key operational workflows.
- Mobil-Med: enhanced and modernized the product for a network of medical clinics (laboratory services / e-commerce), delivered new features and improved existing user workflows.
- M Moser Associates: developed an interactive touchscreen presentation system for the headquarters of a major bank in Hong Kong as part of a large-scale office renovation project.
Senior Software Engineer
Capitalmatch - Jun 2022 - Oct 2023
- Designed and built the end-to-end MVP of a two-sided matching platform in close collaboration with the founder.
- Delivered the platform’s core product functionality, including user profiles, the matching workflow, and back-office tools for platform management.
Senior Software Engineer
Favrspecs - Jun 2018 - May 2022
- Developed an internal warehouse and order management system for a company selling eyewear through hundreds of retail locations across Europe.
- Built a dedicated partner portal that allowed retail partners to report sales and place replenishment orders without requiring access to the company’s internal systems.
- Integrated the solution with the third-party systems supporting the company’s day-to-day operations.
Senior Backend Engineer
VTB - Oct 2017 - Mar 2018
- Contributed to data consolidation and internal pipeline development during the merger of VTB and VTB24.
- Worked in an enterprise environment with strict security, quality assurance, and release management requirements.
Lead Engineer
Algoriz (Y Combinator) - Feb 2016 - Oct 2017
- Joined as one of the first engineers on a greenfield project and took ownership of the system architecture as the Lead Engineer.
- Built a platform that enabled algorithmic traders to describe trading strategies in natural language, automatically generating executable trading algorithms and supporting trade execution.
- Implemented cutting-edge ML and NLP solutions.
- Successfully supported the public launch featured by TechCrunch, with the platform handling approximately one million visits during the first 48 hours.
Web Developer
HotDot - Apr 2012 - Jan 2016
- Delivered production web applications for agency clients, working across both backend and frontend.
- Progressed from a junior developer to independently leading the full web app development lifecycle.
System Administrator
DepIT - Sep 2011 - Jan 2012
- Managed IT infrastructure and networks before transitioning into software engineering.
Intern
Russian Space Systems - Sep 2010 - Jun 2011
- Completed a software engineering internship.
Education
MGCIT - Software Engineering - 2007-2011
Moscow Engineering Physics Institute - Computer Science - 2011-2012