Summary
Maxim Ponomarev is a Senior Java Developer with a decade of experience designing APIs, build tooling, and high-load concurrent systems, currently building a managed Kafka service at MTC Web Services. He has led development and mentored teams while architecting low-latency microservices, FIX engine management, and event-driven B2B payment/FX platforms from concept to production. His background includes deep work on API versioning, code generation, JNI integration, and production readiness for Tier 1 trading systems. Known for automating complex development workflows and creating custom developer tooling (including Bitbucket plugins and Maven-based release automation), he blends hands-on coding with methodological onboarding and reliability-focused operations. Based in St. Petersburg with an MS in Computer Science from ITMO University, Maxim often operates at the intersection of performance optimization and practical engineering process improvements.
3 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at ITMO University