Nikolay Bryskin

Designed and developed an AI-driven image generation service utilizing StableDiffusion and open-source technologies. Stack:

• GCP
• Kubernetes
• FastAPI
• SvelteJS

• Developed an open-source donations service powered by Bitcoin Lightning from scratch
• Fully hosted on Kubernetes and deployed using Helm
• Gained hands-on experience with frontend development using JavaScript and the Svelte framework
• Created browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox to enhance user experience and functionality

Technology stack

• GCP
• Kubernetes
• LND/RTL
• FastAPI
• PostgreSQL
• SvelteJS
• GitHub Actions

• Managed a development department and designed architecture for an AI voice game assistant desktop app.
• Established a robust development process, incorporating task planning, code review, automated testing, quality assurance, and CI/CD.
• Employed/Dismissed engineers
• Oversaw the implementation of Kubernetes for production setups, streamlining deployment processes
• Developed a voice chatbot using Google DialogFlow and Facebook Blender
• Managed a team of data scientists who developed analytical reports and infographics for stakeholders, product owners, and gaming experts by utilizing BigQuery and SQL.
• Developed a Unity plugin for mobile app analytics using C#
• Developed an Android library for mobile app analytics using Java.
• Developed a web service with API for mobile app analytics.

Key technologies

• GCP, AWS
• Python, pytest, Django, FastAPI
• BigQuery, DialogFlow, Kubernetes
• PostgreSQL

• Developed a Gosu.AI post-match analyzer for the Dota 2 MOBA game. Key technologies: Python, Pandas, Java, Docker.
• Implemented a management service for a Steam-bot fleet using Python and Django.
• Developed a pre-match analyzer and web frontend for CS:GO using key technologies such as Steam CS:GO API scraper, Python, and Django.
• Implemented a cheat detection system for CS:GO and Dota 2, utilizing machine learning models trained on player behavioral game data.
• Maintained a Kubernetes cluster for the website and match analyzers, implementing autoscaling for optimal performance.
• Transitioned from Docker Compose to a fully-fledged Kubernetes cluster for improved scalability and management.
• Seamlessly migrated infrastructure from Azure to GCP, ensuring minimal downtime.
• Implemented monitoring and incident response procedures for enhanced fault tolerance.
• Managed multi-terabyte PostgreSQL instances, refactored tables, optimized indices, and improved query performance.

• Developed a web service that enables motion designers to capture video from a webcam and convert it into real-time 3D model animations. Key technologies
  • WebRTC
  • MediaPipe
  • FastAPI
  • Python
• Developed a plugin for Blender 3D editor to integrate with CPTR.tech

• Created an analytics web service for App Store and Google Play app optimization
• Implemented scrapers for Google Play and App Store using Python and PostgreSQL
• Managed and optimized PostgreSQL database and SQL queries
• Integrated ML models for the prediction of keyword ranks
• Mentored interns

• Implemented an e-commerce website business logic using Golang
• Created and maintained documentation and Docker images for development and testing environments

Tech lead for a Monitoring Systems Development Team

Responsibilities:

• Curated outsourced development of a mobile app
• Evaluated and adopted Docker for testing distributed applications
• Maintained and improve the stability of a system monitoring service (Zabbix fork)
• Maintained and optimized the performance of distributed Graphite
• Organized migration from a proprietary monitoring system to Grafana, Graphite, Zabbix.
• Launched internal log collection service using Elasticsearch+Logstash+Kibana.
• Gathered requirements from clients and plan development for company-wide monitoring and alerting service.
• Oversaw and led a development team of five engineers.
• Set up and maintain CI-server to build Docker images using Jenkins
• Create analytical reports about alert distribution using PostgreSQL.

Lead developer of internal HTTP proxy service.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, load-test, and maintain a geographically distributed http proxy service.
• Implement control and monitoring panel for proxy service using Django and PostgreSQL.
• Implement service for easy bootstrapping of bare-metal proxy devices using PXE and Ubuntu.
• Implement Firefox add-on that allows easy use of our proxy service using Backbone and HTML.
• Developed and maintained a distributed proxy service that uses consumer browsers as exit nodes using RabbitMQ, Python, JavaScript.
• Developed zabbix-agent-ng - an implementation of Zabbix agent capable of multi-threaded metric gathering.
• Implemented log collecting and parsing daemon for malware detection purposes. Technologies used: Python, Cython, and Python-Perl adapter.

Key technologies

• Ubuntu Linux
• FreeBSD
• HAProxy
• strongSwan, IPSec
• Python, Cython, C++

I was a developer of Archiving Storage System which was a part of the Acronis Online Backup.

Key responsibilities:

• Design and develop a proprietary RPC protocol for intra-server and client-server communication
• Develop parts of the Storage server (file storage and retrieval)

• Develop components for the Metadata Server - a proprietary multi-master, redundant database designed to store metadata and location information pertaining to customer files.

• Design and develop network server software that manages file storage and retrieval requests from customer devices, while efficiently distributing data among storage servers.

Key technologies

• C++
• Reed-Solomon error correction codes.
• boost::asio

I have developed software for automating reality show production and archiving on-air TV streams to meet legal requirements. Throughout this process, I have gained extensive experience in C++ programming, working with audio and video programmatically, creating network services, deploying software, and integrating our proprietary software with third-party products and devices, such as Avid systems and DVCam recorders.