Summary
Vladyslav Baidak is a Lead Backend Engineer based in Kyiv with 11 years of experience building and operating server-side systems across finance, big data and mobile domains. He combines deep Java/Kotlin expertise with Scala and Node.js, pragmatic DevOps skills and hands-on network administration, enabling him to own services from design through continuous delivery and production support. At Scalified he leads backend development and code quality practices, and his earlier roles at Luxoft and EPAM/Barclays reflect strong experience in middleware, AKKA-based systems and CI/CD pipelines. His background in testing and systems administration gives him an unusual blend of developer rigor and operational awareness, particularly around performance and reliability. Fluent in both application-level architecture and low-level networking, he’s comfortable navigating complex enterprise environments while championing automation and code review discipline.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Network Technologies and System Administration, Master, Network Technologies and System Administration at Computer Academy Step
Bachelor, Economics, Bachelor, Economics at National Mining University, Dnipropetrovsk
Student, Physics&Mathematics, Student, Physics&Mathematics at Dneprodzerzhynsk Technical Physics and Mathematics Lyceum
English, Ukrainian, Russian