Summary
Farid Gadzhiev is a software engineer with nine years of experience specializing in backend Java development, currently working at Meta after a multi-year tenure at EPAM Systems. He is proficient in Spring ecosystem technologies (Spring Boot, MVC, Data JPA, Security), build tools (Maven/Gradle), and relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL, and brings practical CI/CD experience with Jenkins and Git-based workflows. Farid has hands-on experience with AWS services including Lambda, S3, SNS and SQS, and emphasizes test-driven development using JUnit, TestNG and Mockito. Equally comfortable with Groovy, C++, Python and R, he combines strong engineering fundamentals from a mechanical engineering master’s background with pragmatic software craftsmanship. He thrives in agile, distributed teams and communicates effectively across multicultural environments in English and Russian. At Meta he brings enterprise-scale backend expertise and a track record of shipping reliable, well-tested services.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Mechanical Engineering, Master's degree Mechanical Engineering at Saint Petersburg State University