Summary
Grigory Derzhavets is a Python engineer with nine years of hands-on experience building backend systems and data pipelines, currently developing bioinformatics applications at Genestack from Valencia, Spain. He has a solid track record across roles in Java, Kotlin and Python, contributing to REST APIs, search and analytics stacks (Solr, Elasticsearch, Spark) and containerized deployments on Docker/Kubernetes and AWS. His background in QA automation and performance testing gives him a pragmatic, test-first approach to reliable production services and API design. Earlier roles include product-focused backend development and co-founding a web app, showing he can translate business needs into technical solutions and documentation. Trained in economics and fluent in English, he brings a blend of analytical thinking and practical engineering that suits data-heavy scientific tooling. An often-overlooked strength is his cross-disciplinary experience in QA, DevOps and product, which helps bridge gaps between research scientists and scalable software delivery.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Economics, Bachelor's degree, Economics at Saint Petersburg State University
English course, English course at Bournemouth International School of English
English, Русский