Alexander Sherbakov
Founder at Code Art LLC
Ukraine
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Top SchoolAlexander Sherbakov is a seasoned founder and technology leader with 13 years building full-stack web applications, marketplaces, social networks, and complex CRM systems, primarily using Ruby and Ruby on Rails. As CTO at multiple startups and founder of Code Art LLC, he blends hands-on backend engineering with responsibilities for DevOps, infrastructure, security, and reliability. He has led teams as a senior developer, tech lead, and software architect while also shipping hybrid mobile apps (Ionic, Angular, React Native) that achieved near five-star store ratings. An active contributor to the Ruby ecosystem, he improved core search capabilities in the well-known sunspot project by enhancing full-text query logic and join support. Based in Ukraine, he pairs deep practical experience with a formal MCA background and a knack for taking end-to-end ownership of production systems.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.), Programming for computer's intellectual systems and networks, Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.), Programming for computer's intellectual systems and networks at Zhytomyr State Technological UniversityAssociate of Science (A.S.), Programming for computer's intellectual systems and networks, Associate of Science (A.S.), Programming for computer's intellectual systems and networks at Zhytomyr State Technological College
Английский, Русский, Украинский
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Github Skills (14)
solr-search10
search-engine10
solr10
dsl10
ruby10
rspec9
http-header6
activerecord6
browser6
image-loading6
simpleform6
javascript6
activemodel6
ruby-on-rails6
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
sunspot/sunspot
Jul 2014 - Jul 2020
Solr-powered search for Ruby objects
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:24 commits, 15 PRs, 45 comments in 6 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Alexander primarily contributed to the backend functionality of the `sunspot/sunspot` repository, a Solr-powered search engine for Ruby objects. Their work involved implementing advanced full-text search features, specifically conjunctions and disjunctions, which required modifications to the core querying and DSL components. They also refactored join support to work with full-text queries and resolved a number of bugs and issues related to ID prefixes and character encoding within data extraction. These changes reflect a deep understanding of the search engine's inner workings and optimization of its features.
searchrubysolrsolr-search-enginesunspot
heaven/sunspot
Jul 2016 - Jun 2020
Solr-powered search for Ruby objects
Contributions:50 pushes, 32 branches in 4 years
searchrubysolr
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