Viktor Makhnutin
Department Manager at SmartHR, Inc.
Sapporo, Japan
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Top SchoolViktor Makhnutin is a localization and internationalization leader based in Sapporo with over a decade of hands-on translation and team management experience and four years focused on technical i18n. He has transitioned localization teams from process-driven vendors to engineering-aligned i18n functions, designing vision, evaluation systems, and career paths while rebuilding SmartHR’s localization organization across technical, operational, and people domains. Viktor codes in JavaScript/TypeScript (React) and is self-taught in Python, enabling him to implement react-intl, replace hardcoded text, integrate repo↔CAT workflows, and automate review and translation pipelines. His background spans scaling translation operations (doubling teams, slashing lead times) and vendor management, plus pragmatic scripting from VBA to Perl to streamline daily workflows. He also advises on AI translation and prompt engineering, reflecting a practical embrace of generative tools to evaluate and improve machine-assisted outputs. Viktor blends linguistic rigor with engineering fluency to make multilingual products faster, higher-quality, and more maintainable.
4 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Translator, interpreter, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Translator, interpreter at Уральский Государственный Университет им. А.М. Горького
Japanese, English, Russian
Github Skills (15)
sensor9
timer9
temperature-sensor9
enclosure9
temperature8
webcam8
react7
raspberry7
scheduler5
raspberry-pi5
react-components5
automation4
svelte4
iot4
mobile3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (4)
ntfd0/side-scroller
Oct 2023 - Oct 2023
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 13 days
kufu/smarthr-ui
May 2024 - May 2024
React components for creating SmartHR applications.
Contributions:3 reviews in 5 days
reactsmarthrreact-components
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