Nikolay Ryzhkov

Nikolay Ryzhkov is an experienced backend developer with over 15 years of experience working for startups, big corporations, and leading a team. His work in highload web services, distributed systems, and deploying without interruption showcases his expertise in scalability and availability.

With proficiency in both Python and C++, Nikolay has an extensive skill set that includes Linux, shell and bash scripting, and optimizing SQL queries for large databases with more than a terabyte of data. He also excels at using Redis as a key-value storage system and understanding the inner workings of H264/H265 codecs.

Nikolay has experience in video streaming, having previously worked on projects involving DRM containers and multichannel audio, including Dolby Digital. He has a degree in Computer Science and has attended Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Samara State Aerospace University, and Eötvös Loránd University.

Throughout his career, Nikolay has worked as Lead Software Engineer at Anagram, Senior Developer at ivi.ru, Developer at NetStream, and Junior Developer at ABBYY.