Summary
Vitaliy Kovalev is a Lead Data Engineer with over 11 years of experience building data-heavy systems, including analytics and online gaming platforms. Based in Ukraine, he currently leads data architecture and data warehouse development at Playtech, designing data models, building ETL pipelines, and tuning SQL for reliable, scalable analytics and partner integrations via REST/Stream APIs. His technology portfolio spans Oracle, ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, Python, Airflow, and BI tools such as Superset, Tableau, and MicroStrategy, with full-stack capabilities in Java, Spring, Angular, HTML/JS, and PHP. He brings a strong track record of improving data accessibility, quality, and performance through schema design, code reviews, production troubleshooting, and data governance. Earlier roles as an Oracle Developer/Senior Oracle Developer involved performance tuning, data migrations (Oracle 10g–11g), and ETL using Informatica PowerCenter, giving him a solid foundation in enterprise data environments. He combines practical delivery focus with hands-on engineering leadership, adept at guiding cross-functional teams through complex data initiatives.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degre, Specialist’s Degree, Software Development, Bachelor’s Degre, Specialist’s Degree, Software Development at Donetsk State Institute of Artificial Intelligence
Bachelor’s Degre, Software Development, Bachelor’s Degre, Software Development at Kyiv Technical College of Radio Electronics