I'm Andrii Kostromin, a Senior Full Stack Engineer with 15+ years of experience building scalable web applications across healthcare, fintech/financial media, e-commerce, and enterprise sectors. I specialize in React, Node.js, PHP, and Python, designing robust REST and GraphQL APIs, and I routinely leverage AWS, Docker, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. I value clean architecture, scalable design, and clear collaboration with clients and teams. I work directly with clients across time zones, gathering requirements, guiding architecture, and delivering demos at key milestones. I lead distributed teams of 5–15 engineers from discovery through production, owning code quality, architecture decisions, and delivery timelines, while emphasizing clear communication and thorough documentation.

Andrii Kostromin

I'm Andrii Kostromin, a Senior Full Stack Engineer with 15+ years of experience building scalable web applications across healthcare, fintech/financial media, e-commerce, and enterprise sectors. I specialize in React, Node.js, PHP, and Python, designing robust REST and GraphQL APIs, and I routinely leverage AWS, Docker, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. I value clean architecture, scalable design, and clear collaboration with clients and teams. I work directly with clients across time zones, gathering requirements, guiding architecture, and delivering demos at key milestones. I lead distributed teams of 5–15 engineers from discovery through production, owning code quality, architecture decisions, and delivery timelines, while emphasizing clear communication and thorough documentation.

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I’m Andrii Kostromin, a Senior Full Stack Engineer with 15+ years of experience building scalable web applications across healthcare, fintech/financial media, e-commerce, and enterprise sectors. I specialize in React, Node.js, PHP, and Python, designing robust REST and GraphQL APIs, and I routinely leverage AWS, Docker, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. I value clean architecture, scalable design, and clear collaboration with clients and teams.

I work directly with clients across time zones, gathering requirements, guiding architecture, and delivering demos at key milestones. I lead distributed teams of 5–15 engineers from discovery through production, owning code quality, architecture decisions, and delivery timelines, while emphasizing clear communication and thorough documentation.

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English
Advanced
Ukrainian
Fluent
Russian
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Work Experience

Engineer at EPAM Systems
July 1, 2023 - March 1, 2024
Implemented GDPR-compliant webform submission with 3rd-party service integration; built a reusable plugin-based system for PDF generation and email dispatch across a multi-site factory; redesigned component architecture using Storybook and atomic design; improved SEO and accessibility scores via automated metatag generation and accessibility audit remediation.
Key Engineer at EPAM Systems
September 1, 2020 - February 1, 2021
Integrated CommerceTools for authentication, product catalog, and user data synchronization; resolved payment integration issues for PayPal and Ingenico; implemented Solr-based search with autocomplete and custom field mapping; performed code review, optimisation, and managed deployments across distributed team.
Full Stack Developer at Smile (formerly Adyax)
July 1, 2017 - June 1, 2019
Contributed to a large-scale financial media platform (80k+ articles per site) with paywall, subscriptions, and payment integrations; built internal GDPR document generator tool; delivered feature development, code reviews, and deployments across a 230+ site factory.
Team Lead at EPAM Systems
July 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026
Led frontend development using React component libraries; established and enforced development standards, ensuring code quality across the team; interviewed and onboarded new engineers; conducted regular code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions.
Engineer at EPAM Systems
January 1, 2023 - June 1, 2023
REST API integration between Vue.js frontend, API gateway, and backend services; implemented OAuth2 authentication integration; upgraded legacy backend with full security audit and vulnerability remediation; managed deployments and CI/CD pipeline via Jenkins and GitHub.
Team Lead at EPAM Systems
July 1, 2022 - August 1, 2022
Led client-facing discovery: gathered requirements, produced MVP proposal, RFP, and effort estimations.
Architect at EPAM Systems
November 1, 2022 - December 1, 2022
Architecture review and integration design; produced architecture documentation: logical views, data models, infrastructure diagrams, risk register; proposed integration architecture for e-commerce and CRM systems.
Key Engineer at EPAM Systems
February 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022
Built search widgets and an admin dashboard for managing active search plugins and configuration history; developed API integration layer between Vue.js frontend and third-party search catalog services; improved code quality and eliminated deprecated code across a large multi-team codebase.
Full Stack Developer at Adyax / Smile / Zfort
July 1, 2015 - September 1, 2020
Built REST APIs, implemented payment flows, led CI/CD pipeline setup, and mentored junior developers across client projects in e-commerce, loyalty platforms, and publishing.
PHP Developer, Team Lead at Artmyweb / Hondo Software / SkidMe / Adyax
November 1, 2009 - July 1, 2015
Early-career role across approximately 15 client projects in e-commerce, social networking, media, and SaaS; led development efforts and client communications.

Education

Master's degree at Petro Mohyla Black Sea State University
January 11, 2030 - April 20, 2026
Technical diploma at Nikolaev Building College
January 11, 2030 - April 20, 2026

Qualifications

AWS Cloud Developer (RS School)
January 1, 2025 - April 20, 2026
AI Literacy Program (EPAM)
January 1, 2024 - April 20, 2026
AI Masterclass Excellence (EPAM)
January 1, 2024 - April 20, 2026
Acquia Certified Developer – Drupal 9
January 1, 2022 - April 20, 2026

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Financial Services, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services