Maxim Topchu
Browser Extensions Team Lead at AdGuard
Limassol, Cyprus
Summary
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Top SchoolMaxim Topchu is a Browser Extensions Team Lead with a decade of software engineering experience, currently heading development of AdGuard’s widely used browser extensions and contributing to W3C extension standards. He blends hands-on front-end expertise in React and TypeScript with backend tooling in Go—having built the utility that automates extension uploads to major browser stores—and a strong practice of XP methodologies like TDD and CI. His open-source contributions include converting date-fns utilities to TypeScript and enhancing AdGuard Safari/iOS extensions, reflecting both library-level discipline and product-focused UX work. Based in Limassol, Cyprus, he pairs pragmatic engineering leadership with curiosity—studying Ruby on Rails and exploring Clojure/ClojureScript—while keeping balance through reading and competitive table tennis.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Business and Administration, GPA: 3.76, Bachelor's degree, Business and Administration, GPA: 3.76 at Technical University of MoldovaFull Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering at Free Code CampComputer Science, Computer Science at Hexlet
English, Russian
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Github Skills (22)
javascript10
electron10
typescript10
ui-design10
uid10
front-end-development10
typescript-types10
date-fns10
typescripts10
react10
safari-extension9
adblock8
testing8
go-modules7
kernel-module7
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
AdguardTeam/AdGuardForSafari
Oct 2018 - Jan 2023
AdGuard for Safari app extension
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 review, 48 commits, 3 PRs in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Maxim primarily focused on enhancing the AdGuard for Safari extension, making changes across the Electron backend and UI. They implemented features like auto-saving logic and rules highlighting, and also addressed bugs related to filter enabling and allowlist inversion. Their work involved modifying JavaScript files for options and UI, along with changes in the main process files.
safariapp-extensionadblocksafari-extensionsafari-app-extension
AdguardTeam/AdguardForiOS
Aug 2021 - Sep 2022
The most advanced ad blocker for iOS
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:141 commits, 1 comment in 1 year
Contributions summary:Maxim primarily worked on implementing UI components for the Adguard for iOS project, specifically within the Safari Web Extension. Their commits demonstrate the addition and modification of source files related to extension functionality and the integration of new UI elements, notably icons and a modal for upgrading. The user demonstrated proficiency in React and potentially TypeScript, judging from the file extensions and content, suggesting a focus on front-end development within the project.
safariad-blockeradblockioscontent-blocker
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