Nic Nilov
Software Consultant at Independent
Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
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Top SchoolNic Nilov is a seasoned software consultant with 11 years of professional experience building full-stack and backend systems, now based in Rovaniemi, Finland. He blends hands-on engineering in Ruby on Rails, Elixir/Phoenix and React (including React Native) with technical leadership for startups, tackling architecture, devops, and algorithmic challenges. As an independent consultant he’s shipped marketplace and healthcare solutions, high-throughput Salesforce import adapters, and ridesharing algorithm prototypes. Nic is an active open-source contributor to the Geokit gem, where he improved Google Geocoder integration and strengthened test coverage—evidence of his focus on reliable, production-grade integrations. Comfortable moving between legacy modernization and greenfield projects, he pairs pragmatic problem-solving with a curiosity-driven background in cryptography and algorithm work.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Санкт-Петербургский Государственный Университет Экономики и Финансов / Saint Petersburg State University of Finance and Economics
Russian, English
Stackoverflow
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activerecord
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ruby
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ruby-on-rails
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Github Skills (17)
apidoc10
rspec10
ruby10
api10
geocoding10
google-maps-api10
ruby-on-rails9
test-automation9
activerecord9
automated-tests6
rails-migrations6
windows6
devise6
regex6
multithreading6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
geokit/geokit
Aug 2015 - Jun 2016
Official Geokit Gem. Geokit gem provides geocoding and distance/heading calculations. Pair with the geokit-rails plugin for full-fledged location-based app functionality.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer
Back-end Developer & QA EngineerContributions:6 commits, 4 PRs, 1 comment in 10 months
Contributions summary:Nic primarily contributed to the Geokit gem, focusing on enhancing its Google Geocoder integration. Their work included adding support for Google-specific place IDs and formatted addresses, implementing component filtering options, and resolving URL fragment handling issues for older Ruby versions. Furthermore, the user modified test files, indicating an active role in ensuring code quality and coverage through comprehensive testing of the Geocoder functionality. These contributions show a focus on refining the Google Geocoder's features and reliability.
geospatialheadingcalculationsrailsgeocoding
mapatni/paper_trail
Aug 2020 - Nov 2024
Track and record all the changes in your database with Ecto. Revert back to anytime in history.
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
changesrevertelixirdatabasepostgresql
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