Dmitrij Vlasov

Senior software engineer with solid commercial software development experience,
good team leadership experience and primary focus on BE (Ruby).


SmartPension

Fintech project, started in UK but now operating pension savings in multiple countries,
with a dev department > 150ppl in total.

PET team member (Jun 2022 - Current)

Current responsibilities include:

Platform Development and Maintenance:
- Design, develop, and maintain core platform components, services, and frameworks, by leveraging Agile methodologies and adhering to the best practices of Object-Oriented Programming, Domain-Driven Design and Test-Driven Development.
- Ensure the platform is scalable, reliable, and secure.

Tooling and Automation:
- Develop and maintain tools that enhance the efficiency of development, testing, and deployment processes.
- Implement automation scripts and workflows to streamline repetitive tasks.

DevOps Practices:
- Implement and maintain continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

Security and Compliance:
- Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Documentation:
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for the platform, APIs, and tools.
- Provide training and support for other teams using the platform.

Adoption of New Technologies:
- Stay current with emerging technologies and assess their relevance to the platform.
- Integrate new technologies that enhance the capabilities of the platform.

Collaboration with Development Teams:
- Work closely with application development teams to understand their needs and challenges.
- Provide guidance and support for adopting and integrating platform capabilities.

Performance Monitoring and Optimization:
- Monitor the performance of the platform and make optimizations as necessary.
- Identify and address bottlenecks and areas for improvement.

Domain team member/lead (Aug 2019 - Dec 2021)

As a software engineer, implemented the requirements set by the business, largely by using agile practices, object-oriented programming, various database systems and such technologies as Ruby / Ruby on Rails, Git, Jira.

Apart from that, my responsibilities as a team/tech lead included:

Collaboration and Stakeholder Management
- Worked closely with Product Owners (PO) and various stakeholders to establish and maintain a unified vision.
- Ensured the quality of user stories by validating and refining requirements to meet the established high-quality standards.

Technical Leadership
- Determined and validated the technical approach for projects, emphasizing effective solutions.
- Spearheaded the handling of the most complex user stories.

Cross-Team Alignment
- Orchestrated seamless collaboration between teams, fostering alignment in project goals and methodologies.
- Maintained open lines of communication to facilitate the exchange of ideas and ensure synergy across multiple teams.

Code Quality Assurance
- Upheld the overall quality of code by conducting thorough code reviews and ensuring compliance with non-functional requirements.
- Implemented best practices and coding standards to elevate the quality and maintainability of the codebase.

Team Development
- Led the onboarding process for new team members, ensuring a smooth integration into the existing workflows and fostering a positive team culture.

Process Management
- Maintained, evolved and adapted working processes in response to changes within the company or team, ensuring efficiency and adherence to industry best practices.


Fidor (Dec 2017 - Aug 2019)

Fidor is a German bank, and I worked on a project to adapt their core banking system for the needs of another, Dutch bank, which required the implementation of a bunch of additional services.
For a year I worked as a regular software engineer in one of the teams, then another small team of 5ppl started and I was promoted to this team lead.