Alexey Pelykh
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Alexey Pelykh

Software architect | Solving challenges | Engineer of innovation | Actualizer of crazy ideas

👋 Hello there! I'm Alexey and I started my software engineering journey more than 20 years ago. The selected greatest and craziest adventures thus far are:

My passion lies in the hands-on exploration of software engineering frontiers.

Challenges welcomed. Complexity conquered. 🚀

Top Skills

Software Architecture
Tech Leadership
Software Engineering
Research & Development
Platforms
Linux • Embedded Linux • Android • iOS • Windows • MacOS • AWS • GCP • Docker • Kubernetes
Languages
C++ • Python • Java • Kotlin • JavaScript • TypeScript • Objective-C • Swift
Frameworks
Qt • Flask • Django • Android • iOS • Unreal Engine • React.js • React Native • Next.js • NestJS
Libraries & APIs
Standard Template Library (STL) • Boost • OpenGL • OpenGLES • Vulkan • Redux • Redux-Saga
Tools
Visual Studio • IntelliJ IDEA • GitHub • Jira • CMake • Bazel • Gradle • NPM
Paradigms
Reactive Programming • Object-Oriented Programming • Microservices • Serverless • CI/CD • IaC

Notable Open-Source Contributions

Recent Professional Experience

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer

Yahoo! (Jan 2019 – Dec 2023)

Los Angeles, CA (remote from Europe)

Engineered immersive content production-to-presentation software serving millions of unique users daily.

Chief Technology Officer

Brainbean Apps (Mar 2015 – Dec 2018)

Estonia (hybrid from Europe)

Scaled the company from a one-man-band startup to a team of 50 with a turnover of €1.6M.

Lead Mobile Software Engineer

OsmAnd (Nov 2012 – May 2015)

Netherlands (remote from Europe)

Paved the way to the iOS users, allowing the product to have an extra 240k MAU today.

Recent Feedback

… is a remarkably versatile engineer …
… holds the rare distinction of finding a neat solution to every problem …
… how profoundly kind he is and how he elevates any team to reach beyond …
… his technical knowledge and perspective were invaluable at Yahoo …
… has a deep and lively knowledge of almost every software stack …
… without any complaint he was always willing to dive into …

CliftonStrengths® by Gallup

AchieverStrategicFuturisticDeliberativeIntellection

Education

@ Applied Mathematics faculty @ National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”

Master's degree in Specialized Computer Systems

(2009 – 2011)

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

(2005 – 2009)