Anton Bulakh
Scala Developer at Recorded Future
Kyiv, Ukraine
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Top SchoolAnton Bulakh is a Scala developer with nine years of experience building backend and systems software, currently contracting at Recorded Future through N-iX. Based in Kyiv, he brings a strong JVM background augmented by Rust and Android work, and fluency in Python and JS, evidenced by cross-language contributions to projects like jj (Git-compatible VCS), uefi-rs, and the Awesome window manager. He focuses on performance, concurrency and tooling—refactoring caches, fixing threading issues, and implementing commit signing and UEFI controller methods—while also improving UX in front-end projects such as a static-site generator. Comfortable operating across the stack, Anton has a track record of shipping pragmatic, stability-first fixes and features in both open-source ecosystems and enterprise contracts.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (49)
uefi10
git10
javascript10
minecraft-forge10
static-site-generator10
forge10
java10
osdev10
javas10
lua10
dvcs10
minecraft-fabric10
proc-macro10
awesomewm10
window-manager10
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
jj-vcs/jj
Mar 2023 - Mar 2025
A Git-compatible VCS that is both simple and powerful
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:155 reviews, 25 PRs, 54 pushes in 2 years
Contributions summary:Anton primarily contributes to the `jj` version control system, focusing on backend improvements and new features. Their work includes fixing shell completion in Nix, implementing a feature to default to a single remote for Git fetch/push commands, and refactoring the build process. The user added a `root` keyword to the templater and improved the way the root commit is handled in default log templates. Furthermore, they implemented storage for digital signatures and generic commit signing.
hacklangvcsversion-controlsubversiongit-client
awesomeWM/awesome
Oct 2017 - Nov 2021
awesome window manager
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 5 commits, 3 PRs in 4 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Anton primarily contributed to the Awesome WM window manager by addressing several code issues and enhancements within the Lua codebase. They fixed timer-related errors and implemented nil-checks for notifications, improving the stability and reliability of the system. The user also refactored widget rendering logic, fixing errors with the repaint process and further enhanced existing functionality. Their work focused on improving the core functionality and fixing bugs within the project.
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