Alexei Khlebnikov
Independent Consultant Contractor Freelancer at Alexei AS
Oslo, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexei Khlebnikov is an independent consultant and senior software engineer based in Oslo with 8 years of recent experience and a development career stretching back to the late 1990s. He blends systems-level expertise in Linux, networking and security with strong architecture and Java leadership, having led teams and owned core platform components at companies like Opera and Promon. Alexei prioritizes software quality and maintainability, is fast to learn new stacks, and has hands-on familiarity with cross-platform compatibility issues—evidenced by contributions to the Boost.Filesystem module to ensure correct 64-bit file offset handling across compilers and platforms. Comfortable in both hands-on coding and client-facing roles, he brings clear customer understanding and a pragmatic, positive approach to team collaboration. His background combines embedded and mobile platform experience with a steady focus on secure, well-tested systems.
8 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Master's Degree at Belarusian State University
Norwegian, English, Russian, Russian, German
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Github Skills (18)
filesystem10
c-language10
multiplatform10
cross-platform10
cprogramming-language10
boost10
conditional-compilation10
rubygems9
rsa9
android9
64-bit6
android-ndk6
pkcs6
debian-jessie6
x5096
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
boostorg/filesystem
Mar 2018 - Mar 2018
Boost.org filesystem module
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 25 comments in 3 days
Contributions summary:Alexei primarily focused on modifying the Boost.org filesystem module to handle 64-bit file offsets correctly, especially for different compiler and system combinations. Their work involved conditional compilation and macro definitions related to `_FILE_OFFSET_BITS` to ensure compatibility with various platforms, including Android. They also made comments and corrected documentation regarding the implications and requirements of the 64-bit file offset.
asiofatfilesystemboost
PacktPublishing/Demystifying-Cryptography-with-OpenSSL-3
Aug 2021 - Jul 2022
Contributions:26 commits, 1 PR, 55 pushes in 11 months
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