Mikhail Zotochev

• Built a custom game unit: navigation, targeting, damage & self-destruction. • Used Python, C++, Cython to develop high-performance gameplay features. • Applied TDD (unittest, PyTest) for stable, testable iterations. • Engineered XML-configurable asymmetric matchmaking for special modes. • Designed gameplay events: AI, abilities, rewards, time-limited challenges. • Optimized matchmaking via batching & priority queues (10K+ players). • Integrated new battle types and modernized legacy C++ systems.

Projects: Telecom CRM, Hotel System, Framework Extension • Split monolith into microservices with Docker & K8s → better scalability. • Built code generator with logging, routing, and monitoring (30× faster setup). • Designed hotel backend, integrated Oracle PMS via binary Unix socket. • Created YAML VoIP UI, SOAP SIM service with retries & monitoring. • Automated OpenAPI docs & live-data PDF contracts. • Built WebSocket + Redis Kanban board with drag-and-drop sync.

• Worked on backend development for a company website, implementing several API endpoints using Sanic and SQLAlchemy. • Built a chatbot for retrieving cryptocurrency rates using aiogram and Python, which was deployed on Linux.

• Contributed to developing a low-code AutoML library by extending core functionality for model training and reporting automation. • Designed and implemented a unified method for extracting model coefficients across multiple model classes (e.g., CatBoost, scikit-learn).