Denis Usanov
Principal Engineer at Toptal
Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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Top SchoolDenis Usanov is a Principal Engineer with 13 years of experience who currently works in Toptal’s Office of the CTO, turning early AI-native ideas into production-ready products and initial engineering teams. He blends hands-on architecture and implementation with product and business strategy, from feasibility validation to establishing workflows, quality standards, and infrastructure. Previously an engineering manager, he improved CMS satisfaction dramatically, introduced CDN delivery and Cloudflare Workers–based A/B testing, and owned cross-domain data pipelines. His background spans safety-critical real-time systems, distributed architectures, and high-throughput web crawlers, giving him a rare mix of systems-level rigor and rapid prototyping instincts. Based in Sarov, he combines formal PhD-level training in computer systems with practical leadership in launch-stage initiatives. Outside work he’s a cooking and espresso enthusiast, hinting at a methodical, experimental approach to both engineering and life.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computers Systems and Computer Networks, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computers Systems and Computer Networks at National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute)
English, Russian
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Github Skills (69)
desktop-application10
application10
finder10
linux9
macos9
shiny8
peer-to-peer8
simple-api8
filesystem8
elasticsearch-client8
synchronization8
ruby-client7
azerothcore7
reimplementation7
p2p6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
dck/dotfiles
Apr 2015 - May 2022
Contributions:2 PRs, 45 pushes, 2 branches in 7 years 1 month
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dck/dorgen
Nov 2012 - Dec 2012
Contributions:21 commits in 16 days
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