Alexander Kutsan
Odesa, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
Summary
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SeniorAlex Kutsan is a Senior Software Developer with 12 years of experience specializing in C++ and Python, currently focusing on backend systems and Linux-native development. He led architecture and core implementation for the widely used SmartDeviceLink project at Luxoft, contributing safety-mode and HMI event handling in C++ and mentoring teams on CI, testing, and cross-platform (Linux/QNX) porting. A longtime open-source and Linux enthusiast now settled on NixOS, he self-hosts numerous services and builds hobbyist IoT and voice assistant projects on Raspberry Pi and Arduino, bringing practical embedded and ML curiosity to his work. As a technical trainer he teaches C++ design patterns, refactoring, and embedded security, combining hands-on coding with clear coaching and documentation skills. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic architecture, code quality, and translating complex system requirements into maintainable solutions.
12 years of coding experience
Github Skills (5)
c-language10
event-handling10
cprogramming-language10
software-design9
smartdevicelink9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
smartdevicelink/sdl_core
Mar 2014 - Jan 2021
SmartDeviceLink In-Vehicle Software and Sample HMI
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 24 reviews, 882 commits in 6 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Alexander's contributions primarily focused on implementing and modifying back-end components related to event handling and the integration of a safety mode within the SmartDeviceLink core software. This involved extensive changes in C++ code, specifically in the `src/components/application_manager` directory, which suggests core system logic modifications. The code modifications also include the addition of HMI (Human-Machine Interface) event handling logic for emergency situations and the use of an event engine.
smartdevicelinksdlsdl-corevehiclec-plus-plus
LuxoftAKutsan/sdl_atf
Aug 2016 - Jun 2018
Automated Tests for SmartDeviceLink
Contributions:3 PRs, 4 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 10 months
test-automationsmartdevicelinktestingautomated-testsautomation
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