Alexandre Kandalintsev
Hardware Engineer, Co-Founder at Firefly Zero
Randstad, Netherlands
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Top SchoolAlexandre Kandalintsev is a hardware-focused software engineer and co-founder with 26 years of experience blending low-level systems, cloud infrastructure, and Python-driven product engineering. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and has led teams and delivery as an engineering manager while also rolling up his sleeves as a hands-on developer and SRE at companies from Google to startups. Recently he co-founded Firefly Zero, owning hardware design, CI/CD pipelines and a Python port for portable gaming consoles, while previously leading Python platform and security work at EclecticIQ and GRASP Innovations. His background spans Unix/Linux operations, data center practice, and embedded platforms (ESP32), plus tooling in Rust and Go—an unusual mix that lets him move seamlessly between silicon, firmware and backend services. Known for pragmatic automation and reliability improvements, he also brings formal research training to practical product engineering and incident response. Based in the Randstad, he combines entrepreneurial grit with deep operational discipline and a track record of shipping robust, secure systems.
26 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at Università di TrentoInternship Computer Science, Internship Computer Science at University of LuxembourgMaster's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at University of the Russian Academy of Education
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Github Skills (130)
usb-pd10
proxy10
websocket10
pid10
debugging10
python-interface10
pid-control10
cnc-controller10
amazon10
amazon-sqs9
fiddler9
code-generator9
snap9
golang9
security9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
kopchik/diptrace_components
Oct 2015 - Dec 2022
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 3 months
kopchik/perftest
Jan 2000 - Oct 2015
Contributions:404 commits, 18 pushes in 16 years
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