Maxim Polyakov is a Sr. Research Engineer with a decade of experience building and testing software across industrial and research settings, currently based in Nizhny Novgorod and working at Huawei. He combines deep QA/test-automation skills with full-stack development experience, notably contributing to ONLYOFFICE projects where he solved locale- and number-formatting issues through scripts and SDK localization changes. His background spans consumer electronics and enterprise projects at LG and Luxoft, giving him practical expertise in integrating internationalization and cross-platform behaviors. Trained in information security, he brings a disciplined, methodical approach to bug hunting and validation of edge-case behaviors in complex systems. Known for bridging research rigor with production-grade delivery, he often focuses on subtle correctness problems that impact global users.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Specialist, Information Security, Specialist, Information Security at Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace and Instrumentation
Server core components which are a part of ONLYOFFICE Document Server
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
Contributions:48 commits, 42 pushes in 15 days
Contributions summary:Maxim primarily focused on testing functionalities related to number format locales within the ONLYOFFICE core repository. Their work involved writing and modifying PowerShell and VBScript test scripts to validate number and date formatting across various locales. They addressed bugs related to locale-specific data and implemented changes to improve the accuracy and reliability of the testing process, including merging branches and fixing identified issues.
JavaScript SDK which is a part of ONLYOFFICE Document Server and ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:15 commits, 64 pushes, 1 branch in 15 days
Contributions summary:Maxim's contributions primarily involve localization and internationalization efforts, as evidenced by modifications to `NumFormat.js` and the addition of locale-specific configurations. They are also responsible for testing number formatting with different cultures and locales, as demonstrated by the PowerShell scripts and Excel macro integration. The user's work showcases their ability to adapt the application to support diverse regional settings.
document-serverjavascriptsdkdesktopeditors
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Maxim Polyakov - Sr. Research Engineer at Huawei Technologies