Konstantin Pavlov
Technical Lead at JetBrains
Tallinn, Harju maakond, Estonia
Summary
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Top SchoolKonstantin Pavlov is a senior software engineer and technical lead with 13 years building mission-critical, PCI-grade distributed systems for fintech and communications at companies like Twilio and JetBrains. He blends hands-on Kotlin/Java development, test-driven architecture, and operational discipline to design scalable microservices, payment engines, and real-time messaging platforms on AWS and Kubernetes. Known for shipping reliability—evidenced by leading a payment platform to PCI DSS Level 1 and producing ISO8583/Netty tooling—he also contributes to open-source front-end theming and Kotlin networking libraries. Based in Tallinn, he pairs deep backend expertise with pragmatic DevOps and security practices, and has a demonstrated knack for turning legacy monoliths into maintainable, testable systems. An unexpected detail: alongside high-stakes backend work he improves developer-facing UX, adding SEO, multilingual support and semantic markup to popular Hexo themes.
13 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Applied Mathematics, Bachelor's degree Applied Mathematics at Moscow State University of Transport (MIIT)
English, Estonian, Russian
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Github Skills (21)
client-library10
netty10
back-end-development10
hexo10
java10
javas10
front-end-development10
html10
theme-development10
swig10
kotlin9
css9
iso9
javascript8
executor-service6
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
kpavlov/jreactive-8583
Jul 2015 - Jul 2022
Kotlin/Java Client & Server for ISO8583 & Netty
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:25 releases, 42 reviews, 182 commits in 7 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Konstantin's initial commit established the foundational structure of a Java-based client for the ISO8583 and Netty protocols. Subsequent commits reveal the addition of core network features such as client reconnect and disconnection capabilities using Netty. Further development focused on enhancing the framework with administrative messages and a message dispatcher, including enhancements to message handling within the server.
iso8583posiso8583-javaclient-libraryclient-server
iissnan/hexo-theme-next
Jul 2015 - Jul 2015
Elegant theme for Hexo.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 1 PR in 2 days
Contributions summary:Konstantin primarily contributed to the theme's front-end development, making changes to layout files and partials. Their work included inlining Google Analytics code and adding microdata for improved search engine optimization. Further enhancements involved adding OpenGraph meta tags and ensuring the theme supports multiple languages by adding a language configuration. The user also implemented semantic HTML markup throughout the theme's components.
elegant-themehexohexo-themetheme-next
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