Summary
Aleksander Alekseev is an experienced PostgreSQL core developer and open-source contributor with 11 years in software engineering, currently contributing to Timescale from Saint Petersburg. He has deep expertise in databases and distributed systems gained through roles at Postgres Professional, Insolar.io, and EXANTE, and has mentored teams and taught DBMS development at top Russian universities. Aleksander co-founded and co-hosts DevZen Podcast, a long-running Russian technical podcast that reaches 5,000+ regular listeners and focuses on deep topics like HA and DBMS internals. His background spans systems administration, backend engineering in languages including Go, Erlang, Scala, and practical experience with Kubernetes, Akka, and multiple storage engines, reflecting a strong blend of hands-on systems work and community-facing technical advocacy.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute)
Russian, English