Александр Петровский

Goal Positions: 

CTO, Team Lead, Tech Lead, Software Architect, Senior Software Engineer  

  Hard skills

Languges: C/C++, C#, Objective-C, Java, Javascript, PHP, ASM.

Frameworks and APIs: WinAPI, MFC, .NET, STL, Boost, ActiveX, WDK.

Version Control Systems: SVN, Git, Hg, TFVC.

IDE: MSVS, CLion, XCode, Webstorm, etc.

Networking: Knowledge of internet protocols on all levels (from Ethernet level to application level), strong Wireshark knowledge. Nmap experience. Expert in TCP stack, and HTTP(S)  sniffing, also have strong knowledge of VoIP protocols (SIP, RTCP, RTP, etc).

Security: cryptography basics, secure protocols sniffing, OpenSSL experience, familiar with Metasploit.

Basic dev skills: Algorithms theory, Concurrency, IPC, syscalls, code convention accuracy during development, strong refactoring skills, also good knowledge about OS principles and primitives.

Special dev skills: Windows kernel developing, Reverse Engineering (IDA, WinDbg, LLDB, GDB), Rootkit R&D, Anti-rootkit R&D, Stealth technologies, Forensic software development, Profiling software.

Task Management: JIRA, YouTrack, Redmine, Bugzilla, etc. (using and maintenance) Continuous Integration: Bamboo, Team City, Jenkins, etc. (using and maintenance) 

Databases: SQL(MsSql, MySQL), Oracle, Postgre, etc.

Knowledge and experience of the full cycle of software development: Requirement gathering skills, TDD & BDD, an expert in Design Patterns, strong Agile skills (SCRUM, KANBAN).

Additional experience: MacOS development (middle), Linux development (middle), iOS software support development, and troubleshooting (beginner), streaming video and audio codecs. Mentoring and HR skills.

  Soft skills

Main: I really love my profession. I dreamed to be a developer from ten years old.

General: Excellent memory, responsibility, self-motivation and discipline, time management, the ability to explain and listen, a high level of adaptation, both social and technical.

Personal:

Love to learn new technologies.

The right balance of perfectionism and pragmatism in coding.

Exceptional interest in innovating the development process.

Impressive skills in writing complex documentation in simple words.

Ability to withstand a high threshold of entry both when learning new technologies (languages) and when studying a large codebase.

Stress-resistance during working on a legacy code.

 Experience 17+

Senior Software Engineer (Windows Kernel Drivers developer)

May 2020 - Feb 2021 (10 months)

Polytech Software (http://polytechsoftware.com) 

MSVS (C, C++ all standards), C#, WDK, WinDbg. Virtualization maintenance: Hyper-V and ESXi.

Developing and support File system drivers (pure C), and system services (C#, C++) for Backup-restore solutions.

Senior Software Engineer

Jul 2018 - Apr 2020 (1 year 10 months)

Codeminders (http://codeminders.com)

C/C++(all standards), C#, Objective-C, Wix.

Developing and support VoIP products.

Team Lead, Software Architect, Senior Software Engineer

Dec 2014 - Jun 2018 (3 years 7 months)

Softinventive Lab (http://www.softinventive.com/)

Network monitoring software (Total Network Monitor, Leading the new network monitoring project)

Senior Software Engineer

Feb 2013 - Dec 2014 (1 year 11 months)

Apriorit (http://www.apriorit.com)

Windows (kernel driver based) developing (C++). Network monitoring and IT-forensic software developing (C++, C#). Rootkits researching.

Senior Software Engineer

Feb 2004 - Feb 2013 (9 years 1 month)

Eltima Software (http://eltima.com)

Windows c/c++ developer, kernel drivers developer.

Projects:

Spying technologies software - Powered Keylogger, Hide My Folders (AX).

System Tools - Exe Password Protector (AX), Efficiency Rise.

USB virtual ports emulator - USB Network Gate.

 Education

ZAPORIZHZHYA STATE ENGINEERING ACADEMY (Zaporizhia) 1998-2003

Department of Automated Systems of Process Control, Software of Automated Systems 

 Language skills

English - upper intermediate 

Russian - native

Ukrainian - fluent