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Igor Novitskii

Backend Engineer

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Backend engineer with 8+ years of experience. I specialise in storage systems, network protocols, async pipelines, and microservice architecture. Background in SaaS, IIoT, and blockchain/web3. I write technical articles and documentation.

experience
Giper.fmMar 2026 — present· 3 months

Backend Engineer (Node.js / Nest)

Microservice development, splitting the tefal.ru monolith.

  • Integrated the system with Yandex Search via the Ycp protocol.
  • Optimised logistics calculations for priority delivery warehouse selection.
  • Analysed existing solutions, refactored, led planning discussions.
Nest.jsPostgresRedisKafkaKubernetesKeycloakOpenAPIPHP/Symfony
YourGoods / WazzupOct 2024 — Jan 2026· 1 yr 4 mo

Backend Engineer (Node.js / Nest)

CRM development for YourGoods.

  • Built infrastructure services for stats, messaging, and event aggregation.
  • Implemented a high-load event-processing module driven by subscriptions.
  • Developed adapters and proxies for external data ingestion and analytics.
  • Managed database migrations across teams; led onboarding and code reviews.
  • Optimised full-text search across distributed services, reducing system latency.
Nest.jsReactPostgreSQLClickHouseRabbitMQBullMQRedisTypeORMDockerKubernetesJest
TillypadDec 2021 — Sep 2024· 2 yr 10 mo

Backend Engineer

IIoT safety portal for hazardous industrial facilities. Web services for the Tillypad accounting system.

  • Built transport services for sensor data collection and message registration.
  • Designed RabbitMQ and Kafka queue / exchange topologies.
  • Developed an ML analytics automation service.
  • Built Tillypad microservices: brand scanning, food ordering, reservations.
  • Technical lead of the web dev group (2–3 people): interviews, onboarding, code reviews.
Node.jsExpressPythonRabbitMQKafkaPostgresClickHouseGraphQLWebSocketsWebRTCGrafanaDocker
TillypadJun 2019 — Dec 2021· 2 yr 7 mo

Full Stack Engineer

Information and e-commerce sites for the Complete group; IIoT portal development.

  • Built a 3D engine for real-time sensor data visualisation.
  • Designed and implemented a modular graphics framework.
  • Migrated Complete group resources from WordPress to Yii2.
  • Built HP service portal — order registration, billing, payments.
  • Introduced version control and automated production deployments.
PHP 7Node.jsExpressYii2Vue 2/3Three.jsGraphQLMySQLPostgresBitrix1CLinux
FreelanceJan 2018 — May 2019· 1 yr 5 mo

Backend Engineer (PHP / Python)

E-commerce projects, Opencart modules, investprojects.info portal.

  • Shipped several production-ready online stores with courier API integrations.
  • Developed Discord bots for gaming communities.
  • Integrated payment terminals and external APIs.
  • Built and published open-source Opencart modules.
PHPYii2PythonSQLJavaScript
skills
Node.js / TypeScript95%
Nest.js90%
PostgreSQL88%
Kafka / RabbitMQ85%
Redis85%
Docker / Kubernetes80%
ClickHouse75%
Python65%
PHP / Symfony60%
React / Vue55%
education

2025

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

B.Sc. Software Engineering

2011

St. Petersburg Institute of Management and Law

B.Sc. Jurisprudence