Aleksandr Vilchinskii
Senior Backend Developer at Samokat.tech
Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
Summary
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Top SchoolAleksandr Vilchinskii is a Senior Backend Developer with 13 years in IT and a strong theoretical foundation (M.Sc. in Computer Science) who specializes in Java backend systems and distributed telecom solutions. He has progressed from R&D in SDN/NFV to lead engineering roles at Netcracker and EPAM, then delivered product-focused backend work at BelkaCar, Rexalto, and now Samokat.tech. Aleksandr pairs hands-on implementation and testing discipline—evidenced by contributions to the widely used pywinauto project improving calendar automation tests—with a focus on code quality and maintainability. Based in Nizhniy Novgorod, he brings both deep systems knowledge and practical experience shipping reliable services in enterprise and startup contexts. He often blends research-grade rigor with pragmatic engineering, making him effective at translating complex requirements into production-ready backend solutions.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Fundamental Computer Science and Information Technologies, Master's degree Fundamental Computer Science and Information Technologies at State University of Nizhni Novgorod named after N.I. Lobachevsky (UNN)Management Information Systems General, Management Information Systems General at Nizhegorodskiy Radiotehnicheskiy College
Russian, English, Spanish
Github Skills (9)
pywinauto10
automation10
automations10
windows-gui10
python10
testing10
unit-test9
unit-testing9
windows8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
pywinauto/pywinauto
May 2016 - May 2016
Windows GUI Automation with Python (based on text properties)
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:22 commits, 1 PR, 4 comments in 9 days
Contributions summary:Aleksandr's contributions primarily focus on enhancing the testing capabilities of the `pywinauto/pywinauto` repository. They implemented and tested new features for the `CalendarWrapper` class, covering functionalities like setting day states, minimizing rectangles, and hit testing. These changes involved modifying existing unit tests and adding new tests to validate the implemented functionalities. Furthermore, the user refactored method names and optimized imports within the testing framework, indicating a focus on code quality and maintainability.
pythonwindows-guigui-automationtesting-toolscustomtkinter
VVillwin/resource_controller
May 2015 - Mar 2016
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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