Nikita Balakirev

Nikita Balakirev has a strong background in software engineering, with experience in various roles and companies. Nikita is currently working as a Staff Engineer at Workato, where they are responsible for implementing features, designing and refactoring the platform architecture, mentoring new developers, conducting interviews, and enhancing code style and developer experience. Nikita is also involved in testing, bug fixing, and using technologies such as Ruby on Rails, Typescript, Angular, D3, Codemirror, and Webpack.

Before joining Workato, Nikita worked as a Senior Software Engineer at VK, where they and their team built a platform called multimarket.pro, which helps small businesses automate their processes and supports auto-selling for VK, OK, Youla, and AliExpress.

Prior to that, Nikita worked as a Lead Frontend Developer at Nexign, where they contributed to the development of the Customer Care Management Portal, a CRM system for a mobile provider. Nikita was involved in architecture, design, development, bug fixes, research, and technical upgrades. Their responsibilities included frontend build system maintenance, codebase refactoring, UI-kit development, DX tools development, storybook maintenance, R&D research, project architecture development, bug fixing, and unit testing. Nikita worked with Angular and gained extensive experience and recognition from the client.

Earlier in their career, Nikita worked as a Frontend Developer at SOTA SYSTEMS, where they developed the SOTA construction interactive monitoring system, a CRM for builders, architects, and investors. Nikita utilized technologies such as AngularJS, Node.js/Express, Angular-Material, Coffeescript, Webpack, Babel, Stylus, D3, Jade, and Gulp.

Nikita's career journey began as a Web Developer at Upwork.com, where they gained initial experience in web development.

Overall, Nikita Balakirev has significant experience in software engineering, particularly in frontend development, architecture, and project management. Nikita has worked with various technologies and has consistently delivered high-quality results throughout their career.

Nikita Balakirev pursued their education from 2012 to 2016 at ITMO University, where they obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Information Technologies and Programming. In addition to their formal education, Nikita also acquired several certifications. In January 2017, they received a certification in Javascript from Mail.ru Group. Later, in November 2018, they completed the "Intro to TensorFlow" course from Coursera. In March 2020, they obtained a certification in "Algorithmic Toolbox" from Coursera, followed by a certification in "Concurrency in Go" in January 2021, also from Coursera. The most recent certification was received in February 2023, titled "Complete Web Design: from Figma to Webflow to Freelancing," from Udemy.