Summary
Alexander Fomichev is a seasoned UNIX systems architect and consultant with 26 years of hands-on experience designing and operating mission-critical, high-performance Linux environments. Based in Moscow, he focuses on scalable, fault-tolerant multi-tier architectures and drives architectural evolution, platform hardening, and process automation to improve predictability and maintainability. Deep knowledge of Linux kernel internals informs his work on bug hunting, performance tuning, and upstream-quality patches and workarounds. He has a long track record as a UNIX SA across major Russian enterprises including 1C and X5 Retail Group, blending operator experience with systems-level engineering. Trained as a physicist at MIPT, he brings a methodical, research-minded approach to complex infrastructure problems and is actively seeking new opportunities to apply his kernel and automation expertise.
26 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Chemical Physics, Master's degree, Chemical Physics at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)
Russian, English