Dmitry Pokidov is a Principal Software Engineer and entrepreneurial CTO with over 11 years building high-performance, cloud-native eCommerce and web applications from Melbourne. He blends hands-on backend and architecture work with leadership—founding Pixboost to design and run high-load cloud systems while now shaping platform strategy at Atlassian. His background spans mission-critical Java systems, performance optimization, and end-to-end architecture across retail and enterprise domains. Dmitry also contributes to notable open-source projects like Shopify’s quilt, where he fixed nuanced authentication URL-prefix bugs, showing attention to integration edge cases. He mentors teams, implements robust QA and data-protection processes, and consistently turns complex requirements into scalable, production-ready systems. Educated in software engineering, he pairs deep technical craft with practical operational experience.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree Software Engineering at Southern Federal University
[⚠️ Deprecated] A loosely related set of packages for JavaScript/TypeScript projects at Shopify
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:1 review, 7 commits, 1 PR in 14 days
Contributions summary:Dmitry focused on addressing an authentication-related bug within the `koa-shopify-auth` package, specifically related to URL prefix configuration. Their commits primarily involve modifying the `request-storage-access.ts` file to correctly handle URL prefixes in the application target URL and the URL for storage access. The user also merged branches, indicating coordination within the project. Additionally, they updated a version file within the quilt rails gem, signifying their contributions touched multiple modules.
Contributions:1 review, 20 PRs, 113 pushes in 1 year 6 months
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Dmitry Pokidov - Principal Software Engineer at Atlassian