Evgenii Ignatev is a Chief Software Engineer with a decade of experience building data and distributed systems, currently leading data engineering at EPAM Systems from the Netherlands. He specializes in Big Data ETL (Apache Spark, Snowflake), in-memory data grids like Apache Ignite, and graph databases—contributing code and tests to the JanusGraph project and tackling Hadoop integration challenges. Comfortable in AWS and experimenting with Azure, he blends hands-on backend and test-automation skills with system architecture and delivery leadership. Holding an MS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and a BE from Samara State Aerospace University, he pairs rigorous academic training with practical open-source impact. An under-the-radar strength is his depth in graph-hadoop interplay and meta-property handling, which helps unlock complex analytics pipelines at scale.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Executive MBA, Unfinished, Executive MBA, Unfinished at Quantic School of Business and Technology
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science at Samara State Aerospace University
JanusGraph: an open-source, distributed graph database
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Contributions:6 commits, 3 PRs, 17 comments in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Evgenii primarily contributed to the JanusGraph Hadoop integration, focusing on edge filtering functionality within the Hadoop environment. They implemented edge filtering by image of GraphFilterInputFormat and adjusted tests to account for schema constraints. Additionally, the user addressed issues related to meta-property decoding within the Hadoop vertex deserializer and fixed issues with the HBase snapshot input format, showing expertise in both backend development and testing within the graph database ecosystem.
Lagerta is an open source transactional data transport. It supports light snapshots creation and management for in-memory data grids and fabrics.
Contributions:184 commits in 1 month
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