Ivan Demchenko
Technical Lead - IDE Platform
Experience
May 2022 - Present
3 years 3 months Munich, Germany
Technical Lead - IDE Platform
Postman
- Led the development of an IDE extension for VSCode, creating its vision, strategy, gathering and clarifying requirements, coding a Proof of Concept (PoC), and performing internal testing.
- Responsible for architectural decisions and tradeoffs.
- Coached and organized knowledge sharing sessions with other engineers.
The tech stack:
- ReactJS
- NodeJS
- AWS
- Docker
- TypeScript
- Jest
- Vitest
- VSCode API
- git.
Oct 2020 - Dec 2021
1 year 3 months Munich, Germany
Senior Software Engineer - Frontend Platform
Personio
- Initiated, planned, and led the re-architecture of the UI library, reducing consumer bundle size by 30-40% and improving developer experience by 60%.
- Supported multiple teams with front-end architecture decisions.
- Facilitated alignment between product, design, and engineering functions within the organization.
- Led, mentored, and coached a SCRUM team of 4 engineers.
The tech stack:
- ReactJS
- TypeScript
- Storybook
- AWS
- Jest
- git.
May 2019 - Sep 2020
1 year 5 months Munich, Germany
Lead Software Engineer
InstaMotion Retail GmbH
- Made architectural decisions enabling verticals using NextJS, NodeJS, GraphQL, and AWS to gradually phase out the monolithic application.
- Led a team of 3-5 engineers, encouraging team bonding and establishing a culture of ownership.
- Introduced best practices including code reviews, pair programming, mentoring, knowledge sharing, and RFCs.
- Planned and implemented a UI library using mono-repository, ReactJS, and Styled Components.
The tech stack:
- ReactJS
- TypeScript
- NodeJS
- Express
- RAML
- GraphQL
- AWS
- git.
Jun 2017 - Feb 2019
1 year 9 months Sydney, Australia
Software Engineer
Atlassian
- Built an MVP version of a developer console for extending Atlassian products.
- Designed and implemented a solution for importing user content into Atlassian products and managing user authentication.
- Conducted knowledge sharing sessions, delivering talks on topics like RamdaJS, Elm, ReasonML, Lambda calculus, and category theory, along with pair programming.
- Facilitated team formation processes and team bonding.
The tech stack:
- ReactJS
- TypeScript
- NodeJS
- Express
- RAML
- AWS
- git.
Dec 2015 - May 2017
1 year 6 months Munich, Germany
Software Engineer
AutoScout24
- Implemented complex UI components.
- Developed a distribution system for the UI library addressing high-load issues in micro-frontends architecture while maintaining availability and consistency.
- Provided mentoring and pair programming sessions to help other teams improve their front-end skills.
- Explored functional programming concepts and category theory.
The tech stack:
- JavaScript
- AWS
- Scala
- git.
Oct 2014 - Nov 2015
1 year 2 months Munich, Germany
Software Engineer
ysura GmbH
- Optimized performance to meet tight budgets.
- Developed a CSS-framework tailored to specific use cases in collaboration with designers.
- Mentored junior engineers and coached senior personnel to acquire new skills through knowledge sharing.
The tech stack:
- JavaScript/TypeScript (AngularJS)
- git.
Jun 2011 - May 2014
3 years Kyiv, Ukraine
Software Engineer
Ciklum
Jan 2010 - Dec 2014
3 years Ukraine
MA, Security and Telecommunication
State University of Telecommunications
Aug 2009 - Jun 2011
1 year 11 months Kyiv, Ukraine
Co-founder/Software Engineer
SpektrInterGroup
Co-founded a rapid website development studio.
Jan 2005 - Dec 2009
4 years Odesa, Ukraine
Freelancer
Worked in PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
Jan 2004 - Dec 2009
6 years Ukraine
BS, Computer Programming
Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University
Summary
Technical Lead, Developer and Architect with more than 10 years of professional experience taking end-to-end ownership of products & solutions from architecture to team building to a launched product.
Experienced in building and managing teams that use web and cloud technologies to create great products.
Eager to learn and a self-education addict, keeping abreast of both cutting-edge and fundamental disciplines.
Committed to remote and on-site teamwork and knowledge sharing.
Believes that openness and transparency build trust, and trust improves performance.
Languages
Ukrainian
Native
Russian
Advanced
English
Elementary
Education
Oct 2011 - Jun 2013
State University of Telecommunications
MA · Security and Telecommunication · Ukraine
Oct 2004 - Jun 2009
Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University
BS · Computer Programming · Odesa, Ukraine
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