Ivan Hetman is a senior software engineer and team leader from Ukraine with 11 years of experience building Java-based systems and leading engineering teams across companies like EPAM, N-iX and SD Solutions. He combines deep academic training—a PhD in Geometry and Topology and an MSc in Statistics—with practical expertise in Java, Oracle/PostgreSQL, and optimization/mathematical algorithms to solve complex backend and performance problems. As an active contributor to the TeaVM project, he has implemented core Java library features and browser Canvas/JS interfaces, demonstrating a knack for cross-compiling JVM semantics to JavaScript/WebAssembly. Comfortable across Windows and Linux development environments and fluent with IntelliJ/Eclipse toolchains, he excels at turning formal algorithmic ideas into production-ready code. Colleagues value him for bridging rigorous mathematical thinking with pragmatic engineering and for shipping subtle language-level fixes that improve developer-facing APIs.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Geometry and Topology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Geometry and Topology at Lviv Ivan Franko National University
Compiles Java bytecode to JavaScript, WebAssembly and C
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:83 reviews, 22 commits, 120 PRs in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Ivan primarily contributed to the core functionality of the TeaVM project. They implemented missing methods and features within the core Java library, including additions to `Optional`, `ArrayList`, and `HashMap`. The user also worked on improvements to the `Stream` API, specifically addressing issues in `min` and `max` functions, and implemented new methods in the `Collectors` class. Furthermore, the user made additions to the JS interfaces and added missing methods to the Canvas API.
Contributions:151 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 8 months
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