Mikhail Andreev is a versatile Software Developer in Test with 14 years of engineering experience and over five years focused on Java test automation, performance engineering and backend systems. He has built scalable test frameworks and MongoDB capacity testing tools, automated CI/CD pipelines with GitLab, and deployed test infrastructure on Kubernetes using Argo workflows and ArgoCD. Comfortable across languages—from Python and Scala to Go, Erlang and Solidity—he contributes to open-source projects that enhance Instagram API tooling, including REST wrappers and media upload features. Known for bridging development and operations, he has migrated services to OpenShift/PostgreSQL and implemented liveness/readiness probes and kubernetes API-based unit testing. Seeking remote or relocation-friendly roles in the EU, he brings a pragmatic blend of hands-on coding, performance tuning and infrastructure automation, plus an Emacs-first developer culture that hints at deep tooling fluency.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Training Java developer, Training Java developer at ITMO University
Diploma in Engineering, Applied informatics in economics and management, Diploma in Engineering, Applied informatics in economics and management at Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace and Instrumentation
🔥 The fastest and powerful Python library for Instagram Private API 2025 with HikerAPI SaaS
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:30 releases, 17 reviews, 888 commits in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Mikhail primarily contributed to the development of the instagrapi library, focusing on the implementation and testing of features for the Instagram API. Their work involved adding functionality for users to interact with and download media. These contributions included adding methods for retrieving story viewers and sharing posts. They demonstrated proficiency in using Python to interact with an API, testing its functionality.
Contributions:1 release, 2 reviews, 104 commits in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Mikhail primarily focused on developing a RESTful API wrapper for the Instagram Private API. They implemented core features by adding FastAPI application, including endpoints for media information, authentication, and story uploads (photo and video). The user also integrated testing frameworks and added examples of clients for Golang and Swift. Furthermore, they added insights features to the API.
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Mikhail Andreev - Software Developer In Test at Orion Innovation