Summary
Anatoly Safonov is a senior software engineer with 15 years of experience designing and delivering high-load, real-time communication systems. He has driven backend and scalable architecture work across messaging and social platforms at Rakuten Viber and Tango Me, and now leads engineering efforts at GRAI. Trained with a Master's in Mathematics and Computer Science, he combines rigorous theoretical grounding with pragmatic production experience in distributed systems. Based in Minsk and holding Polish residency, Anatoly balances deep protocol- and performance-focused engineering with a knack for operational reliability. An understated strength is his longevity in messaging domains, giving him rare institutional knowledge of real-time user-scale challenges and mitigation patterns.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science, Master's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science at Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics