Evgeny Karev
Founder at Datist
Loulé, Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolEvgeny Karev is a software engineer and founder with 11 years of experience designing and shipping resilient systems, currently leading two ventures from Portugal. A specialist in TypeScript and Python, he brings deep architectural instincts honed during eight years at the Open Knowledge Foundation where he focused on open data tooling and standards. He is an active open-source contributor to well-regarded projects in the Frictionless Data ecosystem, improving examples, builds, and specs to make data more FAIR and accessible. His background in robotics (MEng, Bauman MSTU) informs a pragmatic, systems-oriented approach to complex engineering problems. Known as a clear technical communicator and conference speaker, he blends hands-on development with community-driven innovation. He often surfaces non-obvious value by simplifying documentation and developer workflows, turning brittle processes into reproducible pipelines.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng, Robotics Technology/Technician, Master of Engineering - MEng, Robotics Technology/Technician at Bauman Moscow State Technical University
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Github Skills (25)
json10
javascript10
data-validation10
python10
testing10
data-management10
build-automation10
csv10
vuepress9
css8
tailwindcss7
yaml7
swift6
uibarbuttonitem6
cllocationmanager6
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
frictionlessdata/datapackage
Feb 2017 - Oct 2022
Data Package is a standard consisting of a set of simple yet extensible specifications to describe datasets, data files and tabular data. It is a data definition language (DDL) and data API that facilitates findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability (FAIR) of data.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:3 releases, 31 reviews, 67 commits in 5 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Evgeny significantly contributed to the project by recovering and improving the build process, as well as adding a suite of basic tests to ensure functionality. They also introduced styling and navigation elements, syncing the documentation site's look and feel with the main project site. Furthermore, they modified the build process to include a new "specs index". The user's work involved JavaScript, YAML, and JSON manipulation, along with an understanding of build processes and testing methodologies.
csvdata-managementvalidationdata-sciencetechnical-specifications
frictionlessdata/tableschema-bigquery-py
Jun 2017 - Jun 2020
Contributions:11 releases, 45 commits, 15 PRs in 3 years
bigquery-tablesbigquerytable-schemajson-tableextract-data
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