Troy K
Senior Software Engineer at Zalando
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolTroy K is a Senior Software Engineer based in Berlin with seven years of experience building backend systems and shipping production software across startups and large platforms. He progressed from backend roles in Kyiv to focused Rust work and now leads engineering efforts at Zalando, blending pragmatic engineering with a taste for elegant solutions. Comfortable across languages and systems, he brings practical backend expertise and a curiosity-driven approach—he plays chess, which informs his methodical problem-solving and strategic design choices. Trained as a materials engineer, he applies a disciplined, analytical mindset to software challenges and is known for turning complex requirements into maintainable systems.
7 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
English, Russian, Ukrainian, French, German
Github Skills (200)
fastapi10
postgresql10
composition10
python10
json-schema10
switch10
swagger10
proxy10
contour10
genomics10
openapi10
async10
nmea10
skipper10
swagger-ui10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
trkohler/blg
Sep 2020 - Feb 2021
My personal blog, which is done using Gatsby, TypeScript and GraphQL.
Contributions:1 review, 58 commits, 19 PRs in 4 months
gatsbyreactgatsby-typescriptgraphqlmy-personal-blog
trkohler/trkohler
Jul 2020 - Aug 2024
Contributions:16 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
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