Moscow State Technological University "Stankin"​

Almetyevsk Tatar-Turkish College

Python Team Leader and Software Architect

Developed audioloigy clinics business process automation SaaS.

Python 3.10, Django, Django REST framework, PostgreSQL, Twilio, Tilled, AWS (CDK), Pydantic, Docker, docker-compose, Sentry, git, pyenv, Poetry, pytest, flake8,
mypy, yapf, HTTP, JSON, yaml, PyCharm, Linux (Ubuntu)

Suno Software Inc.

Team Leader / Senior Python Developer

Developed distributed proof of stake blockchain based cryptocurrency – TNBC. Developed distributed communication backend.
Source code (git blame for author):
    • https://github.com/thenewboston-developers/Core (forks / copies: https://github.com/dmugtasimov/Core, https://github.com/dmugtasimov/Core-copy )
    • https://github.com/thenewboston-developers/Node (forks / copies: https://github.com/dmugtasimov/Node, https://github.com/dmugtasimov/Node-copy )
    • https://github.com/thenewboston-blockchain/thenewboston-node (forks / copies: https://github.com/dmugtasimov/thenewboston-node, https://github.com/dmugtasimov/thenewboston-node-copy )

Client's feedback: “Dmitry was one of the best developers we have ever worked with. Quality of work was excellent, communication was great, and he is extremely knowledgeable in many areas of software development. Highly recommended!”

Python 3.9, Django, Django REST framework, Django Channels, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Celery, RabbitMQ, Redis, Djongo, Pydantic, Docker, docker-compose, Sentry, git, pyenv, Poetry, pytest, flake8, mypy, yapf, shell scripts, HTTP, WebSockets, MessagePack, JSON, PyCharm, Linux (Ubuntu)

thenewboston

Developed a REST API backend for Android/iOS curbside pickup application.

Client's feedback: 5 stars

Python 3.9, Django, Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL, Stripe, Heroku, AWS S3, sendgrid, Google Maps API, Twilio, Docker, docker-compose, Sentry, git, pyenv, Poetry, pytest, yapf flake8, HTTP, JSON, PyCharm, Linux (Ubuntu)

The Convenience App

Senior Python Developer

Developed microservice architecture (9 microservices) mutual fund trading system backend.

Client's feedback: “It was a pleasure to work with Dmitry. He was extremely helpful in creating architecture and design that fit our different requirements very well. Dmitry is also extremely effective in the implementation of the resulting tasks and the resulting services and packages have already proven to be very useful, reliable and maintainable in production. We can definitely recommend to work with Dmitry.”

Python 3.9, Django, Django REST framework, nameko, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, pandas, numpy, sendgrid, Docker, docker-compose, Sentry, git, pyenv, Poetry, pytest, flake8, mypy, yapf, Black, HTTP, WebSockets, socket.io, JSON, PyCharm, Linux (Ubuntu)

LEHNER INVESTMENTS

Developed a REST API backend for medical device risks management single page application.

Client's feedback: “Brilliant Engineer to work with. Highly recommended”

Python 3.8, Django, Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL, Full-text search, Heroku, AWS S3, sendgrid, Docker, docker-compose, Sentry, git, pyenv, Poetry, pytest, flake8, isort, yapf, HTTP, JSON, PyCharm, Linux (Ubuntu)

Medical Device Risks

Refactored to microservice architecture and developed a futures trading system. Managed a remote team of 5 python developers. Designed new scalable higher performance architecture.

Client's feedback: “Dmitry is an all-star. You won't find a better developer on Upwork, period. He communicates well, has tons of experience, will bring a deep understanding of architecture and design to your platform, as well as implement it in a clean way (he's written a blog post on code conventions and style), and work within your procedural framework to accomplish your goals. Again, you won't find a better hire on Upwork. A+”

Python 3.7, Django, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, pandas, numpy, Docker, nginx, uWSGI, Sentry, logstash, Jenkins, IQFeed, InteractiveBrokers, git, pytest, HTTP, JSON, PyCharm, Linux (Ubuntu), Windows

7 Cheetahs

Team Leader / System Architect / Senior Python Developer

Developed a REST API backend for iOS job search and recommendation application.

Client's feedback: “Its always a pleasure working with Dmitry. Amazing work as usual”

Python 3.7, Django, Django REST Framework, Scrapy, Celery, PostgreSQL, Full-text search, HTML/CSS/JavaScript/jQuery, RabbitMQ, Heroku, AWS S3, sendgrid, Docker, Sentry, git, pyenv, pipenv, pytest, pylint, HTTP, JSON, PyCharm, Linux (Ubuntu)

Dolphin, Inc.

Database structure and SQL-queries optimization for email subscription service with about 40 millions subscribers.

Client's feedback: 5 stars

PostgreSQL 11, SQL

we love data sp. z o.o

Database Developer

Implemented 3 backend components (REST API server, WAMP/WebSockets API server, monitoring agent) of distributed network monitoring system.

Client's feedback: “Dmitry is a very highly skilled developer with second-to-none attention to detail. Dmitry has brought our project to the next-level and we look forward to working with him again soon.”

Python 3.7, Python 2.7, Django, Django REST Framework, Celery, Crossbar, Flask, gevent, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Schematics, Docker, AWS EC2 / RDS / S3 / ElastiCache / SES, git, Sentry, HTTP, WAMP, WebSockets, raw sockets (IP, ICMP and UDP protocols), HTML, JavaScript, JSON, YAML, PyCharm, Linux (Ubuntu, Raspbian, Armbian), Raspberry Pi 3 Model B/B+, Orange Pi Zero

Packy

Developed 10 high performance loan bidding micro-services integrated via Kafka bus.

Client's feedback: “Excellent senior python developer. Architected, developed and delivered a complicated project for us. Look forward to co-operating in future.”

Python 3.5, Python 2.7, Flask, Flask-GraphQL, Flask-RESTful, gevent, asynchronous programming, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cassandra, Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, Schematics, GraphQL, graphene, Docker, git, Prosper API, HTTP, JSON, YAML, PyCharm, Linux (Ubuntu)

CreditSCRIPT

Managed a team of Python developers and refactored a web scraping backend for financial data analysis application.

Client's feedback: “Dmitry is a very strong developer and a good communicator. Thank you Dmitry!”

Python 3.5, HTML, PDF and XLS/XLSX data scraping and parsing, Django 1.10, AWS S3, PostgreSQL, SQLITE3, Schematics, Heroku, git, PyCharm, Linux

Trounceflow

Python Team Leader

Developed a high performance Falcon-based and ZeroRPC-based backend servers for a personal finance management company.

Client's feedback: “Dmitry is an experienced Python developer, with great English skills too (among the best I've seen on Upwork), so you can have a Skype call and discuss plans quickly instead of writing long emails. He can do complex projects that many other developers would have difficulty with. Good developer, would recommend to others.”

Python 2.7, Python 3.5, PyPy2.7, Cython, Lua, JavaScript, SQL, JSON, MessagePack, HTML, Falcon, gevent, gunicorn, uWSGI, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, Schematics, PeeWee, PostgreSQL 9.5, Redis, ZeroMQ, ZeroRPC, Linux (Ubuntu), AWS EC2/S3, nginx, Supervisor, boto3, git, PyCharm, Asana, unittest, pytest

Carpe

Developed backend and front-end for a web application to find correlation in user submitted blood samples data to help finding a cure for diabetes.

Client's feedback: “Dmitry's English is perfect. His commitment to the project was exemplary for a contractor. Notably, he was very capable at implementing new functions in our code base, as well as refactoring code from other contributors. His background in QA really shines through.”

Python 2.7, Python 3.5, SQL, MessagePack, CSV, HTML, Django 1.9, Celery, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, pandas, Linux (Ubuntu), nginx, uWSGI, git, PyCharm

Diamond Mine

- Designed a horizontally scalable system architecture of an Uber-like taxi business automation system (4 HTTP REST APIs, WAMP Pubsub API and WAMP
- RPC API available for 2 Android, iPhone and Desktop applications).
- Established the software development process from scratch based on agile practices.
- Hired the backend development team.
- Performed team leader role of a distributed team (3 locations) of Python backend developers.
- Developed and refactored backend part of the system.
- Participated in the project management to fill the gaps of project manager's experience and skills on managing an agile startup project

- Python 2.7, Django 1.8, Django REST Framework 3.3, Celery, JavaScript, Crossbar, Autobahn, Twisted, Tornado, Linux (Ubuntu 14.04), PostgreSQL, SQL,
Redis, RabbitMQ, uWSGI, nginx, Asterisk, Odoo, HTTP, WAMP over WebSockets, SIP, JSON, YAML, HTML, CSS, git, PyCharm, Jira, Jenkins, Ansible,
unittests, Behave

SAPRUN Group

- Developed largest Russia and CIS fashion e-commerce website backend from scratch (as a member of a backend development team): business logic and data access library, SOAP and HTTP/JSON public API and Solr-based full text and faceted search service.
- Implemented feature requests and bug fixes for various parts of Lamoda's e-commerce website: backend, frontend, full text and faceted search, data export and import.
- Interviewed python developer candidates.
- Reviewed code and performed release management.

- Python 2.7, Java, SQLAlchemy, Spyne, Tornado, Django, SQL, JavaScript, jQuery, Linux (Ubuntu, Debian), PostgreSQL, MySQL, Solr, Sphinx, Apache
Tomcat, Redis, uWSGI, nginx, HTTP, SOAP, JSON, XML, HTML, CSS, git, PyCharm, Jira, Jenkins, maven

Lamoda Group

Responsibilities
• Software Development of the service components: telephony part, web part and
their integration
• Software Testing: unit and functional testing (automated and manual)
• System Administration of production environment of the service
• Web Design
• General administration and promotion of the service

Achievements
• Learned technologies which was not familiar with before: Asterisk, Django, jQuery
• Developed a prototype of model-based test generation software

Handled Technology Stack
Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS), Apache, MySQL, Python, PHP, Asterisk, SIP Stack, dailplan, AEL, Git, Django, jQuery, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, lettuce, Selenium
IDE/WebDriver, GIMP, Inkscape

Govoritter

Founder

Responsibilities
• Leading up to 5 software test engineers
• Establishing software testing technology in a constantly improving agile environment
• Establishing software requirement management process in an agile environment
• Designing manual and automated test cases
• Execution of manual and automated test cases

Achievements
• Managed to adapt myself to an agile and quickly changing software development
environment and deliver high quality testing for it
• Learned Python

Projects
• PayPal Cloud – building PaaS layer of computing cloud: Functional and Non-
functional testing
• OpenStack Test Harness – creating automated test suite and underlying infrastructure for OpenStack Compute IaaS layer of computing cloud: review of developed architecture, code, test coverage, documentation, etc.

Handled Technology Stack
Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL), Apache, MySQL, Python, Git, Hudson/Jenkins, Greasemonkey, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, lettuce, Bash scripting, JMeter, TestLink, Atlassian Jira, Atlassian Confluence

Grid Dynamics International, Inc

QA Lead

Responsibilities
•	Development and adoption of software testing technology based on RUP recommendations and personal experience
•	Staff management of up to 7 software test engineers: candidates interviewing, motivation, education, assigning professional goals and estimating progress, etc
•	Human resource management to insure utilization KPIs
•	Lecturing on functional and non-functional testing to company staff
•	Participation in presale activities on software testing services: technical presentations for potential clients, proposal preparation, work and project structure estimation
•	Participation in preparation of marketing materials on software testing services
•	Participation in software testing projects as project manager and technical expert: 2 load testing projects

Achievements
•	Increased the number of professional software test engineers in the company from 0 to 7 employees
•	Developed and introduced defect management regulations for the entire company (on base of Atlassian JIRA)
•	Introduced functional testing management system – Inflectra SpiraTest
•	Produced and placed in use a number of regulatory documents: Software testing engineer's guide, Project manager's guide in software testing,  Software testing required work estimation  model, Test Plan template for functional software testing,  Test Report template for functional software testing, Skill estimation test, Skill matrix

Neoflex

Head of Software Testing Department

Responsibilities
•	Functional testing of new Google products and localized features of existing Google products

Achievements
•	Developed a couple of automated testing frameworks (especially model-based testing) which improved work productivity and quality of functional testing

Projects
•	«Did You Mean» feature functional testing – development of automated tests for (reverse-) model-based testing and test execution
•	Google Toolbar unit converter feature functional testing – requirement review and analysis, test case development and execution
•	Russian synonyms generation system functional testing – development of automated tests for model-based testing (comparison to static model) and test execution

Google

Localization Testing Specialist

Project Manager 
•	Project planning, tracking and reporting 
•	Communicating with customer

Quality Assurance Expert 
•	Participation in presale activities: work estimation 
•	Interviewing candidates for software testing vacancies 
•	Review, development and adoption of functional testing technology and processes 
•	Lecturing on advanced functional testing methods to software testing specialists

Senior Quality Engineer 
•	Managing a group of up to 12 technical specialists 
•	Test plan writing (functional testing) 
•	Test requirements development 
•	Automated test scripts development 
•	Controlling the quality of software testing activities and artifacts:
o	Test case development 
o	Test case execution 
o	Defect reporting
•	Education and motivation for software testing specialists

Achievements
•	Set up an outsourced functional testing department in a one of the largest banks in Russia 
•	Successfully completed: 
o	5 functional testing projects 
o	2 automated regression testing projects 
•	Introduced technologies: 
o	Manual data-driven tests 
o	Agile component-based automated test model 
o	Model-based testing and automated test data generation 
•	Preparation and regular lecturing on advanced functional testing methods to software testing specialists

Projects
•	Raiffeisenbank: Functional testing of loan origination and processing system – Capstone for Consumer Credit
•	Alfabank:
o	Consulting project on  requirements and software testing management (testing automation part)
o	Functional testing of loan origination and processing system – Consumer Credit
o	Functional testing of Internet banking system – Alfa-Click
o	Functional testing of mobile banking system – Alfa-Mobile
o	Regression testing automation for mobile banking system – Alfa-Mobile
•	VimpelCom: Functional testing of balance transfer service automation for BeePay billing system
•	Megafon: Building a software testing competence center

Amphora Group

Senior Quality Engineer / Project Manager

Responsibilities
•	Managing a group of up to 3 technical specialists 
•	Communication with customer's technical experts
•	Functional testing:
o	Test plan writing 
o	Test requirements development 
o	Test case development 
o	Test case execution 
o	Defect reporting 
•	Non-functional testing: 
o	Test plan writing (load testing) 
o	Test results analysis and Test report writing 
o	Optimizing Oracle SQL-queries 
o	Load scripts development (VU, VB and Java) 

Achievements
•	Successfully completed 3 load testing projects as Senior Quality Engineer 
•	Developed a production environment cloning technology which was used as a base to accomplish a number of huge projects in MTS
•	Developed a change control tool that compares formally specified changes with the actual changes in the environment (files, Windows registry, database structure and content)
•	Was promoted to Team Lead role to set up an outsourced functional testing department in a one of the largest banks in Russia

Projects
•	Sberbank:
o	Load testing of  GBK – a 3-tier general ledger banking system
o	Load testing of Billing center banking system
o	Load testing of Gamma banking system
•	MTS: Development and adoption of change control and software support process for billing system in production environment

Senior Quality Engineer

Responsibilities
•	Ad-hoc functional testing and defect reporting 
•	Load scripts development (VU, VB and Java) 
•	Load scripts execution 
•	Development of a Rational Robot Add-in for DCOM-protocol load script recording (in Visual C++ 6.0) 

Achievements
•	Developed a Rational Robot Add-in for DCOM-protocol load script recording that enabled to run new load testing project 
•	Was promoted to Senior Quality Engineer in a less than a year

Projects
•	Sberbank:
o	Load testing of  GBK – a 3-tier general ledger banking system
o	Development of a Rational Robot Add-in for DCOM-protocol load script recording

Dmitry Mugtasimov