Nick Golikov
Senior Software Developer at EXADS
Ireland
Summary
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Top SchoolNick Golikov is a senior software developer based in Ireland with 11 years of hands-on experience building high-availability web applications and PHP backends. He has spent a decade working on large, high-load projects with 24/7 uptime guarantees, currently contributing at EXADS after senior roles at Together Networks and Cupid. Nick complements backend expertise with front-end work—his open-source contributions to Fluid Player improved mobile autoplay behavior, scrubber UX, and VPAID integration, showing attention to real-world multimedia playback issues. Known for strong communication and a willingness to learn, he blends product-focused engineering with practical UX improvements that noticeably enhance user experience.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Zaporiz'ka Deržavna Inženerna Akademija
English, German
Github Skills (5)
javascript10
user-interface10
html5-video10
video-player10
jscript9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
fluid-player/fluid-player
Feb 2018 - May 2020
Fluid Player - an open source VAST compliant HTML5 video player
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:27 releases, 16 reviews, 235 commits in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Nick primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and interactive elements of the fluid player. Their contributions included adding functionality to grab and slide volume and timeline scrubbers, alongside addressing mobile Safari's autostart behavior. They also implemented VPAID integration by addressing frame and handshake problems. The user’s work is focused on improving the player's user experience and incorporating features for a better video-playing experience.
html5-playervastjavascript-libraryhtml5-videofluid
fluid-player/fluid-player-docs
Mar 2018 - Mar 2020
Fluid Player Documentation
Contributions:71 commits, 59 PRs, 57 pushes in 2 years
fluidplayer
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