MK

Max Konin

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Software Engineer

English, Russian, Spanish

About

I'm a seasoned software engineer with over 10 years in web application development. Specializing in Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Elixir/Phoenix, React, EmberJS, AWS, Docker, and microservices architecture. Contributor to open-source projects, startups co-founder and instructor of a university Ruby on Rails course

Skills

RubyOnRailsNodeJSNextJSElixir/PhoenixReactEmberJSPostgreSQLMySQLMongoDB

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Experience

Lead Software Engineer
Relaxify AI (Argentina) 2024 - Present
  • Architecture & System Design: Defined and implemented the core architecture of the platform, including AI agent coordination, chat interface, and secure data flows.
  • AI Integration: Led the integration of LLM-based agents for cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), stress and anxiety reduction, and personalized emotional support.
  • Product Collaboration: Worked closely with product and design teams to translate mental health best practices into intuitive, user-friendly digital experiences.
  • Tech stack: Ruby On Rails (8), NodeJS, Hotwire, Hotwire Native, Stimulus, TailwindCSS, PostgreSQL
Lead Software Engineer
Tradelanes LLC (US, CA) 2019 - 2024
  • Technical Team Leadership:
    • Ensuring coordination and collaboration between developers.
    • Training and mentoring team members, supporting their professional growth.
  • Design and Architecture:
    • Developing and implementing architectural solutions that meet the project requirements.
    • Participating in the selection of technologies, tools, and methodologies for development.
  • Code Review and Coding Standards:
    • Conducting regular code reviews to ensure the quality and compliance of the code base with standards.
    • Developing and maintaining coding standards and best practices.
  • Development and Testing:
    • Developing new features and maintaining existing ones.
    • Writing unit, integration, and acceptance tests.
  • Tech stack: ReactJS (vite SPA), EmberJS, NodeJS, HAPIJS, NestJS, AWS AppSync (GraphQL), AWS lambda functions, MySQL, Kafka, AWS Event Source, AWS DynamoDB, AWS SQS, AWS SNS
Senior Lecturer
Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Information Science (Novosibirsk, Russia) 2017 - 2022
  • Taught courses:
    • Probability Theory and Math statistics
    • Web development (Ruby on Rails)
Development Team Lead
YUFU LLC (Xiamen, Fujian, China) 2014 - 2018
  • Managed the development team;
  • Collaborated with Development Project Managers to ensure requirements are met and delivered accurately;
  • Designed the architecture of the distributed telecommunication system including real-time billing, telecom switch, web application, service desk;
  • Guides software development teams through mentorship, code review;
  • Tech Stack: Ruby on Rails, Go, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elixir, EmberJS;
Tech Lead and Co-Founder
KerWeb LLC (Novosibirsk, Russia) 2013 - 2018
  • Developed a web application for the management of a network of online stores;
  • Managed the development team, conducted code reviews, and participated in the development;
  • Designed the architecture of the system, developed the API;
  • Tech Stack: Ruby on Rails, EmberJS, NodeJs, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB;
Full Stack Engineer. Freelance
Upwork (Remote) 2012 - 2014

Worked as a freelancer for different clients. Mainly in web development (Ruby on Rails)