Andrew Erlikh is a DevOps engineer with 11 years of experience building reliable Linux-based infrastructure and automation, currently based in Novosibirsk, Russia. He combines systems-level expertise with practical software development skills, particularly in Go, to deliver maintainable back-end services and tooling. His open-source work includes developing the WatchYourLAN network scanner—implementing arp-scan integration, persistent host tracking, and Viper-driven configuration—that reflects a pragmatic focus on observability and notifications. Comfortable across scripting, system integration, and database interactions, he favors lightweight, testable solutions that improve operational visibility. Colleagues would describe him as a hands-on engineer who bridges DevOps and backend development, turning low-level network and OS knowledge into production-ready tools.
Lightweight network IP scanner. Can be used to notify about new hosts and monitor host online/offline history
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:29 releases, 101 commits, 29 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the network IP scanner. They implemented core features for scanning network interfaces using `arp-scan` and parsing its output. They developed database interaction capabilities for storing and managing host information. Additionally, the user integrated configuration management using Viper and improved the user interface by adding theme options and notification tests.
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