Grisha Kostyuk, experienced python developer

naspeh[at]gmail.com | Yaremche, Ukraine | remote only

I'm a passionate python developer with over a decade of experience in web development. I'm especially strong in back-end development, good in automation and deployment (including CI/CD). Occasionally, I can do modern front-end.

I love simplicity, so I usually try to simplify things.

In my spare time, I enjoy working on my open source projects, pursuing perfection, learning, experimenting:

  • Mailur – lightweight webmail inspired by Gmail
  • Timefor – a command-line time tracker (Golang)
  • more projects on github page.

Technologies I've been actively using:

  • Python since Oct 2009;
  • PostgreSQL and Redis since Mar 2012;
  • Git since Dec 2009;
  • Linux since Jul 2008;
  • Containers since Aug 2014 (podman, docker, lxc, systemd-nspawn);
  • Bash, JavaScript, CSS/HTML periodically for many years.

Recent work experience

01.2022 – present hotjar.com (product experience insights, remote-first)

python developer.

05.2019 – 07.2021 15five.com (continuous performance management platform, remote)

django developer; helped deliver a bunch of new features; drove the development of a few big features (third-party integrations); helped improve application performance in a few areas; was responsible for demo accounts, redesigned new version (used for sales, testing, and development); participated in improving CI, logging, and development workflows; helped introduce isort and black.

04.2018 – 11.2018 datarobot.com (automated machine learning platform, remote)

python developer; focused on tools that improve developer workflow; worked on different integrations for Slack, Github, and Jenkins; optimized parallel execution of hours long functional tests over Jenkins slaves.

09.2016 – 10.2017 sourcefabric.org (open source tools for journalism, remote)

python developer and DevOps; was working on Superdesk; quickly became responsible for testing instances; developed from scratch Fireq using LXC containers (we were using them in production) for continuous deployment of testing instances (on every branch and PR) and other automation of Superdesk related projects.

Experience overall

  • Web developer since November 2006
  • Python developer since October 2009

Education

2000 – 2005 Oles Honchar Dnipro National University
Master, Mechanics and Mathematics

Additionally

I love my family. I love the mountains, music, and Chinese tea.