Andrew Hlynskyi
Kyiv, Ukraine
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Hlynskyi is a seasoned Rust engineer and systems developer with 10 years of professional experience and six years deeply focused on Rust, building high-performance, production-ready systems from the network stack to language tooling. He has shipped low-latency networking (F-Stack + DPDK), VM sandbox infrastructure on AWS Firecracker, and a Rust-based language server implementing LSP, demonstrating expertise across systems, cloud, and developer tools. A prolific open-source contributor, he improved core internals of tree-sitter and streamlined AWS Lambda packaging workflows in a widely used Terraform module, reflecting a strong emphasis on reliability and developer ergonomics. His background spans security research, vulnerability analysis, and large-scale messaging platforms, giving him a pragmatic security-first perspective on engineering. Based in Kyiv, Ukraine, Andrew combines deep C/Rust/C++ systems knowledge with automation and DevOps skills (Terraform, AWS, Docker) to optimize deployment pipelines and runtime performance. He often gets into the weeds—tuning microsecond-level latency and debugging parser internals—showing a rare blend of low-level craftsmanship and cloud-native delivery.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Automated systems engineering, Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Automated systems engineering at Kiev State Maritime Academy named after hetman Petro Konashevich-Sahaydachniy
English, Ukrainian, Russian
Github Skills (21)
debugging10
debug10
docker10
parser10
python10
aws-lambda10
c1110
dockers10
terraform10
cicd10
c1710
terraformer10
automation10
aws10
build-automation10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
tree-sitter/tree-sitter
Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
An incremental parsing system for programming tools
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:131 reviews, 98 commits, 352 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily focused on enhancing the core functionality of the tree-sitter parser. Their commits include fixing issues related to error handling and debugging capabilities within the C code, particularly concerning the visibility of module errors during debug builds. They also made several improvements to the logging mechanisms, adding backslash escaping and simplifying the `LOG_LOOKAHEAD` macro for enhanced clarity in debugging output. Furthermore, the user addressed an issue within the binding files generation and improved query functionalities.
incrementaltree-sitterincremental-parsingrustprogramming-tools
terraform-aws-modules/terraform-aws-lambda
Jun 2020 - Oct 2020
Terraform module, which takes care of a lot of AWS Lambda/serverless tasks (build dependencies, packages, updates, deployments) in countless combinations 🇺🇦
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer & Automation Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Automation EngineerContributions:7 reviews, 34 commits, 15 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Andrew's primary contributions revolve around automating and streamlining the build and deployment processes for AWS Lambda functions. They added examples of Dockerfiles for custom build environments, implemented build plans, and integrated support for filtering files during the archiving process. Their work also includes enhancements to the logging system and support for Docker-based builds, indicating a focus on improving the reliability and efficiency of the deployment pipeline.
dependenciesaws-lambdaserverlessterraform-serverlessaws
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