Vladimir Pastukhov
Expert in scalable backend solutions with Java, Kotlin, and microservices.
Full time
Remote/Hybrid
Senior Software Engineer with over a decade of experience developing robust backend systems in fintech, biotech, automotive, banking, trading, and gaming....
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My Career Journey
1/8
Genestack
Lead Kotlin Backend Developer
Mar 2024 - May 2026 | 2y 2m
Belgrade, RS
Provided architectural decision-making for core platform components, collaborated with biological domain experts, improved biological data import efficiency by 10x, mentored developers, implemented modular...
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Natera
Senior Java Developer
Aug 2023 - Jan 2024 | 5m
Belgrade, RS
Diagnosed and resolved bugs in genetic testing data platform, improved platform stability, reduced Mean Time To Repair by 30% with Datadog dashboards, collaborated with remote teams to triage and prioritize...
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PerfectArt
Senior Scala / Kotlin Developer
Jan 2022 - Jul 2023 | 1y 6m
Belgrade, RS
Led Scala to Kotlin migration, developed user data migration to Keycloak, implemented release strategy and artifact pipeline, eliminated deployment errors and bugs in microservices.
Luxoft
Programmer (Fintech)
Mar 2020 - Jul 2021 | 1y 4m
Saint-Petersburg, RU
Refactored Flash app to Spring + Angular, modernized Sybase stored procedures, introduced Jenkins build and deployment processes.
Luxoft
Programmer (Automotive)
Aug 2019 - Mar 2020 | 7m
Saint-Petersburg, RU
Analyzed internal tools and processes, developed POC with Camunda BPM and Spring Boot.
Sberbank
Software Engineer
Feb 2016 - Apr 2017 | 1y 2m
Saint-Petersburg, RU
Integrated GridGain data cache, developed tests to strengthen application reliability.
ETNA Software
Java Developer
Nov 2013 - Apr 2015 | 1y 5m
Saint-Petersburg, RU
Enhanced back end for stock trading app, bug fixing, increased test coverage for trading simulations.
AionPlanet
Java Developer
Aug 2009 - Aug 2013 | 4y
Saint-Petersburg, RU
Implemented backend gameplay features, improved network code, created Android health-monitoring widget.
Results Focused
Empathy
Decision Making
Analytical Thinking
Active Learning
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
Constructive Feedback
Collaboration
Most proud of (2/3)
1st
I chose a modulith architecture to consolidate four low-load microservices, reducing complexity and wasted effort.
2nd
I exposed critical bugs during a Scala to Kotlin migration, proving that mixing Scala and Kotlin in one service caused instability.
Career Highlights
1/1
Diagnosed cross-language issues and guided fixes
Uncovered instability in Scala→Kotlin migration
Barcelona, ES, 2026
During a Scala-to-Kotlin migration I discovered that mixing Scala and Kotlin within the same...
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My values
Results-Oriented
Problem Solving
Quality
Customer-Centricity
Education
ITMO University
Information Systems and Technologies
2010
Certifications & Qualifications
Kubernetes
2025
Molecular Biology
2025
Kotlin
2023
Language(s) I speak
English
Fluent
Spanish
Intermediate
Russian
Fluent