Alexander Pushkov

Python / full-stack developer, 25 y. o.

Some links: GitLab, GitHub (older OSS stuff), Matrix, E-mail (PGP, Keyoxide).

Some buzzwords: started as Python developer, currently working as Frontend / full-stack developer. 5 years experience in development and maintenance of systems and application software. More than 3 years of user interface and web development. Curious about new approaches and modern technologies. Wide experience across a lot of industries, from health and commerce to adtech and gaming.

I currently reside in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Open for relocation and remote work opportunities.

I use and love:

Python, FastAPI + GINO (or Flask + SQLAlchemy)
Modern ES6 stack: Yarn, Rollup, Babel, TypeScript
Svelte + Sapper (or React/Preact)

I have worked at:

MediaMath (Jan – May 2018, Jan 2020 – Aug 2022, via Geomotiv): Leading independent advertising technology company for brands and agencies. Launched a few internal campaign management tools for customers, such as Disney and Sky Betting & Gaming.
Kipod (Jun – Dec 2017): AI-based video and alarm monitoring in public or private cloud. Created a frontend for an internal data-mining project with a custom-made editor for adding markup to images.
Yapili (Nov 2016 – May 2017): A peer-to-peer platform that connects people with licensed physicians for health advice. Worked on a few microservices working with data about patients. Made a realtime chat server, the core part of the app.
Lugati (Mar 2015 – Oct 2016): Real 3D video streaming platform and SDK. Created billing panel for the company's key product. Launched SaaS-style platform for automatically deploying pre-defined services in Docker.
Lentagram (Jun 2015 – Sep 2016; ongoing support till 2020): Social Media Marketing service for Instagram. Implemented various services based on Instagram public and private APIs. Integrated payments, including PayPal.

I'm also doing various part-time projects with some wonderful folks over at Ædge, my tiny software consultancy / artel.

I make open source stuff, such as:

docker-amend: Amend Docker images by running a command in a separate layer. Python, ISC
dew: Simple parallel task runner for all your scraping needs. Python, ISC
NativeScript grid-template: CSS grid-template-areas syntax for NativeScript GridLayout. JavaScript, Unlicense
rrrrradio: Simple online radio with live streams and local music playing capabilities. Liquidsoap, ISC

Most of my recent projects are available on my GitLab.