Dmitry Batrak
Senior Software Developer at JetBrains
Russia
Summary
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RockstarDmitry Batrak is a senior software developer with 12 years of experience who has been building and refining developer tooling and backend systems at JetBrains since 2013. He brings strong full-stack expertise demonstrated by contributions to IntelliJ plugins—improving editor UX, refactoring plugin code, and addressing nuanced multi-caret and folding behaviors. His lower-level work on the JDK shows comfort with native C++ and platform integration, notably backporting HarfBuzz support and improving emoji and DirectWrite rendering for older Java versions. Prior leadership as a Lead Application Developer at Deutsche Bank adds enterprise-grade architecture and delivery experience. Based in Russia, he combines attention to user-facing polish with deep system-level problem solving. Colleagues would describe him as a pragmatic engineer who moves seamlessly between UI refinements and tricky cross-platform native integrations.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
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Github Skills (27)
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text-editor10
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text-rendering10
intellij-platform10
cprogramming-language10
harfbuzz10
editorjs10
javascript9
dart8
refactoring8
windows8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
JetBrains/jdk8u_jdk
Feb 2016 - Jan 2020
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:266 commits, 133 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Dmitry's commits primarily focus on improving the integration of the HarfBuzz text shaping library within the Java Development Kit (JDK) for rendering fonts. They've backported code from later JDK versions, suggesting they are working to improve the functionality of older JDK versions. The code changes include modifications to native code (C++) related to HarfBuzz, and include additions/changes to support text rendering using DirectWrite on Windows and improvements to support for emoji characters.
JetBrains/intellij-plugins
Feb 2014 - Aug 2022
Open-source plugins included in the distribution of IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate and other IDEs based on the IntelliJ Platform
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:34 commits in 8 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Dmitry contributed to improving the IntelliJ IDEA plugin suite, addressing multiple areas including UI enhancements and bug fixes related to the editor. Their work involved modifying code for various plugins like CFML, AngularJS, and Dart, focusing on features like multiple carets, comment handling, and folding improvements. The commits reflect involvement in refactoring and adapting the code for better functionality and user experience.
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