Summary
Alexey Komarov is a Senior Software Engineer with over two decades in software development and 11 years focused on storage, replication, and backend systems. Currently at DDN Storage, he brings deep expertise in ZFS/Illumos ecosystems, microservices, REST APIs and a mix of languages including C/C++, Python, Perl and Node.js from roles at Nexenta and RAIDIX. He has led development of high-performance data replication and disaster recovery solutions and built backends for virtual machine management and software-defined storage. Known for bridging low-level storage internals with pragmatic backend engineering, he combines architecture-level thinking with hands-on coding. Based in Peniche, Portugal, he pairs enterprise-grade system design experience with a practical bias toward automation and test-driven delivery. An uncommon facet of his career is sustained use of older languages like Perl alongside modern microservices, reflecting adaptability across legacy and cutting-edge storage stacks.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BEng, Computer and automated systems software, BEng, Computer and automated systems software at Kuban State University of Technology (KubSUT)
English, Russian