Michael Samoylov

- Delivered high-performance and scalable software solutions - Fostered a culture of continuous learning and improvement - Built platform for enriching customer data from third-party sources - Improved personalization and targeting of marketing campaigns - Refactored and retrofitted legacy software for enhanced performance and maintainability - Made customer and shop order data GDPR compliant - Implemented security and data protection measures to ensure regulatory compliance

- Developed and supported a critical inventory service for managing game server clusters - Implemented serverless API for provisioning bare metal and cloud machines - Achieved significant improvements in management and performance of systems - Utilized Go, AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, and serverless architecture for scalable and reliable service - Developed and maintained observability and logging pipelines - Enabled quick and efficient troubleshooting for internal and external services

- Head of Platform Performance with focus on efficiency and user experience - Decreased API response time by 25% through code optimization, resource reduction, and caching strategies - Enhanced platform responsiveness and reliability for users - Improved website crawlability for better search engine visibility and user experience - Managed migration of repositories from Mercurial to Git - Improved collaboration and streamlined development process for the team

- Maintained backend systems using Django framework - Delivered high-quality and reliable software solutions - Migrated codebase from Python 2 to Python 3 for improved performance, maintainability, and security - Introduced Docker for ease of deployment and scalability - Extensive experience with Django framework in building scalable and efficient web applications - Configured and maintained CI/CD pipelines for faster and more reliable software releases

- Director of Engineering leading and managing a team of data scientists and developers - Oversaw development and maintenance of various projects - Delivered high-quality and reliable software solutions - Reduced AWS infrastructure costs by 50% through resource optimization, cost-saving measures, and vendor negotiation - Built a data warehouse for efficient data storage and analysis - Improved decision-making and increased revenue through data-driven insights

- Developed initial version of lead generating platform - Enabled successful company launch and Series A funding - Worked on product enhancements with in-house developer team - Contributed to company acquisition by USA TODAY Travel

- Developed backend for http://pkw.de - Created backend for in-house media campaigns accounting software - Early adopter of AJAX technology in production - Collaborated as part of offshore team in Russia - Reported to project manager in Cologne, Germany