Vladimir – Ruby on Rails, React, Ruby

This project was a comprehensive application security education platform designed to help developers and the entire software development teams recognize, understand, and proactively mitigate vulnerabilities and threats. It provided a wide range of learning content, including video lessons, hands-on experiments, and role-based training paths, to build a security-first mindset within organizations.

Vladimir was responsible for the following:

• authored new architecture and led the refactoring process to enhance system performance and maintainability;
• served as team lead of the Ruby team, mentoring and guiding a team of five developers;
• participated in the post-acquisition planning to merge two applications, ensuring a seamless integration;
• implemented authentication and authorization mechanisms for the new merged application;
• contributed to the extraction of functionality into Golang microservices to improve scalability and efficiency​.

The project was an automated video interviewing platform designed to improve the screening process for job candidates. It enabled hiring managers to receive one-way video responses to customized questionnaires, providing deeper insights into candidates beyond what traditional resumes offer. Unfortunately, the project is no longer operational.

Among others, Vladimir performed the following tasks:

• developed and maintained new and existing features;
• redesigned the existing front end;
• debugged and resolved the application issues;
• integrated a custom questionnaire system for video responses;
• mentored and led a team of three developers, acting as team lead.

This particular project was a software platform designed for asynchronous video updates, helping remote teams stay connected without the need for scheduled meetings. It allowed team members to provide short one-way video updates, which are ideal for maintaining communication in a flexible and efficient manner. Sadly, the project is no longer active.

Vladimir carried out the following responsibilities:

• developed and maintained new and existing features;
• implemented an asynchronous video update platform for remote teams;
• implemented cross-browser video recording and encoding;
• conducted code reviews to maintain high-quality code standards.

The client was a platform specializing in translation and localization services, catering to businesses across various industries and individual clients, offering customized solutions in over 100 languages. Their objective was to facilitate accurate communication by translating documents, websites, and marketing materials while ensuring cultural adaptation. Targeted services included translation, localization, interpreting, transcription, and language consulting aimed at enhancing global communication effectiveness and cultural sensitivity for their diverse clientele.

Vladimir's contributions include the following:

• developed new features and maintained existing ones;
• contributed to the implementation of a gamification feature;
• integrated Zendesk API to enhance customer support;
• debugged and resolved application issues.