Nikita Kot
Lead Software Engineer at Schoolyear
Prague, Czechia
Summary
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Top SchoolNikita Kot is a Lead Software Engineer based in Prague with nine years of international experience building scalable web and desktop applications across Node.js, TypeScript, C++, Go and Electron. He has shipped production services at scale for companies like Microsoft, iflix and Cimpress, working across microservices, real-time VOD platforms, and security-focused desktop clients. Comfortable across the stack, he blends front-end expertise (Vue/React/Angular) with backend systems, cloud infra (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes) and strong testing practices. At Schoolyear he progressed from engineer to lead, applying both hands-on coding and team-level ownership. Notably, his background spans IoT prototyping through enterprise logistics and consumer streaming, giving him a pragmatic instinct for turning complex distributed problems into reliable products.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Applied Informatics, Bachelor's degree, Applied Informatics at University of Economics, Prague
Czech, English
Stackoverflow
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6answers
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Github Skills (64)
visual-studio-code10
system-tray10
javascript10
multiple-monitors10
electron10
microsoft10
appx10
brightness10
electron-updater10
css10
v810
snap10
typescript10
nsis10
monitors10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
nikitakot/nestjs-boilerplate
Oct 2019 - May 2020
NestJS app boilerplate - Authentication, Validation, GraphQL and Prisma
Contributions:15 commits, 5 PRs, 19 pushes in 7 months
authenticationgraphqlnestnestjsprisma
nikitakot/beer-advisor
Mar 2018 - May 2020
Contributions:28 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 2 months
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