Summary
Alexander Burkov is a seasoned software developer with 12 years of experience building backend services, trading GUIs and embedded systems across Scala, Kotlin, Erlang and C/C++. Currently at JetBrains, he develops Kotlin-powered backoffice web applications and associated services, drawing on prior work implementing Erlang REST backends for securities trading and Scala/Swing trading UIs. His background spans low-level embedded firmware and network gateways to high-productivity JVM ecosystems, giving him a rare combination of systems-level rigor and modern language ergonomics. Comfortable in both greenfield development and long-lived production maintenance, he often bridges protocol-heavy systems and user-facing tools. Based in Saint Petersburg, he holds a specialist degree in Information Security of Automation Systems and brings practical experience in telecom gateways, trading platforms, and developer tooling.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
specialist, Information Security of Automation Systems, specialist, Information Security of Automation Systems at Saint Petersburg University of Transport
Russian, English, German