Nikita Kovalev
Senior Backend Engineer at Supertab
Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolNikita Kovalev is a Senior Backend Engineer with nine years of experience who blends deep applied-mathematics training with hands-on Python engineering to build reliable backend services and machine‑learning driven computer vision systems. He has led teams and shaped architecture across cloud and on‑prem deployments, shipping projects using Django, PostgreSQL, Celery, Docker and AWS while also applying OpenCV and PyTorch for production CV workloads. Comfortable both mentoring peers and working independently, he has acted as team lead, product owner and guest lecturer on face recognition—demonstrating an ability to translate research-grade algorithms into maintainable products. Based in Dresden, he now focuses on scalable backend solutions at Supertab, bringing a rare mix of mathematical rigor and practical infrastructure experience to complex engineering challenges.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Applied Mathematics, Applied Mathematics at University of TwenteMaster of Science - MS, Applied Mathematics, Master of Science - MS, Applied Mathematics at Southern Federal University (former Rostov State University)
English, Russian, German
Github Skills (7)
computer-vision7
dlib6
deep-learning6
machine-learning6
python6
data-science4
data-analysis4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
nick434434/schoolx-cv-2022
Feb 2022 - Apr 2022
Contributions:22 commits, 19 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
nick434434/AM-ANT
Mar 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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