Sergei Nikulov
Software Engineering Team Lead (Linux Firmware) at Topcon Positioning Systems
Moscow, Moscow, Russia
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Top SchoolSergei Nikulov is a seasoned software engineering leader with over 15 years of hands-on experience and more than 20 years in the industry, currently leading Linux firmware teams at Topcon Positioning Systems. He blends deep embedded C/C++ and Linux expertise with proven program and project management, having built and optimized development and QA processes across multiple hardware platforms (PPC, ARM) and products. Sergei has a strong track record in build and CI automation—contributing to high-profile open source projects such as curl and SOCI by improving CMake builds, Windows support, and CI pipelines to catch memory and compilation issues early. His background spans telecom, mobile, and positioning systems where he cut product maintenance costs by consolidating codebases and engineered platform features to reduce hardware cost. Known for pragmatic leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and tailoring processes to project needs, he also insists on concrete proposals from recruiters. He holds a Master’s in Computer Science and combines low-level firmware craftsmanship with strategic delivery focus.
15 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Computer Science, Master, Computer Science at Far Eastern State Technical University
English, Russian
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Github Skills (26)
c-language10
sqlite10
windows10
better-sqlite310
cmake10
c1110
odbc10
cicd10
c1710
build-automation10
cprogramming-language10
mysql9
postgresql9
ssl9
linux9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
SOCI/soci
Sep 2012 - Jul 2017
Official repository of the SOCI - The C++ Database Access Library
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Build Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Build Automation EngineerContributions:84 commits, 91 PRs, 44 pushes in 4 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Sergei primarily contributed to the build system and core library functionality. Their commits include updates to the CMake build files, specifically concerning SQLite3 and ODBC dependencies, and addressing issues for MSVC. They also fixed a test case related to SQLite3. The user integrated the project with AppVeyor CI/CD, enabling builds for multiple backends, and implemented Address Sanitizer to expose memory errors.
db2cppmysqlnosqldatabase-access
curl/curl
Sep 2012 - Oct 2020
A command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax, supporting DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTMPS, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, WS and WSS. libcurl offers a myriad of powerful features
Role in this project:Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:6 reviews, 39 commits, 58 PRs in 8 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Sergei primarily contributed to the build and continuous integration processes within the curl/curl repository. Their work involved fixing compilation issues, particularly for specific compilers like Visual Studio 2010. The user also added support for Windows SSL, and enhanced the CMake build system by fixing winsock2 detection and disabling tests when perl/nroff is not found. Moreover, the user improved the CI/CD pipeline configuration and the test execution.
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