Ilya Gerasimets
Software Development Engineer at Amazon
Everett, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolIlya Gerasimets is a seasoned Software Development Engineer with 13 years of experience designing high-performance distributed systems and serverless architectures, currently building large-scale data pipelines and governance tools at Amazon. He brings deep low-level expertise in C++ and performance optimization alongside modern cloud and full-stack skills in AWS, Go, Python, TypeScript, and React. Ilya has a history of turning research-grade algorithms into production (100x speedups on TDA workloads) and shipping patented 3D scanning and UX improvements, reflecting a rare blend of theoretical rigor and practical engineering. As a former CTO and founder he pairs hands-on implementation with technical leadership, mentoring teams and evaluating candidates to form high-performing groups. Outside core projects he pursues advanced, applied interests—from self-driving and flying car nanodegrees to master-level SCUBA training—underscoring a curiosity-driven approach to problem solving.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Nanodegree Flying Car Engineer, Nanodegree Flying Car Engineer at UdacityMaster SCUBA diving, Master SCUBA diving at PADIMaster's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at MUMMaster's degree Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Master's degree Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at Far Eastern Federal University
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Github Skills (55)
gaussian-mixture-models10
nearest-neighbors10
r10
typescript10
pca10
svm10
ensemble-learning10
java10
gradient10
vector10
h2o10
ensembles10
naive-bayes10
statsmodels10
stacked10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
IlyaGerasimets/h2o-3
Mar 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:8 pushes, 7 branches in 1 month
pythonk-meanselastic-netstackedlogistic-regression
IlyaGerasimets/hpop
Jan 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
code-repositorydotnetcsharp
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