Summary
Imant Kukhar is a Java Software Engineer with nine years of experience building backend systems and microservices, currently focused on prop trading and news-mobile APIs. He designs and implements RESTful APIs, integrates third-party trading platforms (MetaTrader, cTrader) and external news APIs, and emphasizes test-driven development with JUnit and Mockito. His technical toolkit centers on Java and Spring, with hands-on experience in PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Redis, Liquibase and GitLab CI for reliable deployments. At CooksDev he led architecture and service design for IPTS, combining messaging, persistence and CI to support real-time trading workflows. Based in Ukraine, he brings steady execution across the full backend stack and a practical bias toward automated testing and integration. An under-the-radar strength is translating trading domain requirements into robust, well-documented APIs that support both desktop and mobile clients.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Vinnytsia National Technical University