Vitalii Iurev
Back End Developer at Wallarm: API Security Leader
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolVitalii Iurev is a back-end developer based in Berlin with 11 years of experience building performant, maintainable web systems using Ruby on Rails, Go and JavaScript. He has a track record of squeezing big wins from legacy code—e.g., cutting RSpec test suites from 53 to 11 minutes and using AI-assisted refactoring to reduce per-file refactor time from 30 minutes to 1. At Evil Martians he optimized critical workflows, contributed open-source-friendly developer tools, and published practical write-ups featured in Ruby Weekly. Previously he led small teams, introduced CI/CD and git-flow, and improved product performance and accessibility at companies from startups to scale-ups. Currently focused on API security at Wallarm, he blends hands-on engineering with automation and pragmatic cost and performance optimizations. Known for tackling entrenched technical debt, he often pairs measurable improvements with clear developer ergonomics.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Bryansk State Technical University (BSTU)
Русский, English, German, Portuguese
Stackoverflow
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6kreached
2answers
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Github Skills (82)
test-coverage10
management10
javascript9
sse9
istanbul9
rust9
anycable9
coverage9
gpu9
lua9
bitrix9
lcov9
1c9
neovim9
code-coverage9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
iurev/algorithm_design_manual
Jul 2017 - May 2023
notes for "The Algorithm Design Manual"
Contributions:5 PRs, 5 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 11 months
iurev/railsconf2024-workshop
Jul 2024 - Jul 2024
RailsConf 2024 workshop starter application
Contributions:1 review, 764 PRs, 1427 pushes in 13 days
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