Summary
Ruslan Ustitc is a Senior Software Engineer based in London with 11 years of experience building and stabilising backend systems, primarily in Java and Kotlin. He excels at turning messy, high-traffic platforms into manageable, observable services—reducing major outages and increasing deployment cadence through pragmatic architecture and team-level ownership. At Sberbank and MTS he led migrations, formed and mentored teams, introduced ADR/PDR practices, and championed monitoring and traceability to make systems and processes more predictable. Now at Revolut he focuses on pricing systems, applying a conservative-but-effective approach to technology choices while keeping engineering work enjoyable. Colleagues know him as a hands-on mentor who prioritises domain understanding and sustainable engineering over chasing the latest trends.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree, Computer Science, Engineer's degree, Computer Science at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University)
Russian, English