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I am Nikolai Abdrafikov, a Lead Software Engineer with 20 years of experience specializing in full-stack web development, API design, and software architecture. My career has spanned frontend coding, full-stack web applications development, and leadership in software architecture and project management. I have led small teams to deliver end-to-end solutions and worked as a freelance consultant for US and EU startups. I am now open to Senior and Lead Software Engineer roles, where I can combine my technical expertise, leadership, and passion for building maintainable, high-quality software solutions.…I am Nikolai Abdrafikov, a Lead Software Engineer with 20 years of experience specializing in full-stack web development, API design, and software architecture. My career has spanned frontend coding, full-stack web applications development, and leadership in software architecture and project management. I have led small teams to deliver end-to-end solutions and worked as a freelance consultant for US and EU startups. I am now open to Senior and Lead Software Engineer roles, where I can combine my technical expertise, leadership, and passion for building maintainable, high-quality software solutions.

Nikolai Abdrafikov

Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, Front-End Developer, +3

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I am Nikolai Abdrafikov, a Lead Software Engineer with 20 years of experience specializing in full-stack web development, API design, and software architecture. My career has spanned frontend coding, full-stack web applications development, and leadership in software architecture and project management. I have led small teams to deliver end-to-end solutions and worked as a freelance consultant for US and EU startups. I am now open to Senior and Lead Software Engineer roles, where I can combine my technical expertise, leadership, and passion for building maintainable, high-quality software solutions.…I am Nikolai Abdrafikov, a Lead Software Engineer with 20 years of experience specializing in full-stack web development, API design, and software architecture. My career has spanned frontend coding, full-stack web applications development, and leadership in software architecture and project management. I have led small teams to deliver end-to-end solutions and worked as a freelance consultant for US and EU startups. I am now open to Senior and Lead Software Engineer roles, where I can combine my technical expertise, leadership, and passion for building maintainable, high-quality software solutions.

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I am Nikolai Abdrafikov, a Lead Software Engineer with 20 years of experience specializing in full-stack web development, API design, and software architecture. My career has spanned frontend coding, full-stack web applications development, and leadership in software architecture and project management.

I have led small teams to deliver end-to-end solutions and worked as a freelance consultant for US and EU startups. I am now open to Senior and Lead Software Engineer roles, where I can combine my technical expertise, leadership, and passion for building maintainable, high-quality software solutions.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at UBIO.ai

February 1, 2016 - May 20, 2022

Drove modernization of development processes, introduced automated testing and CI/CD pipelines for a series of Node.js projects. Contributed to the development of company frameworks, libraries, and infrastructure. Championed TypeScript adoption. Led deployment improvements from VPS to Docker Swarm and Kubernetes, and built robust systems for the concurrent processing of large data volumes with self-recovery during subsystem downtime.

Senior Software Engineer (Consultant) at Remote Consulting for US/EU startups

March 1, 2015 - February 20, 2016

As a one-person team in small startups, managed expectations, gathered requirements, designed solutions, estimated work, and delivered features. Focused on Ruby on Rails and front-end work (Vue.js, React) for client projects.

Lead Software Developer at FlatStack Kazan, Russia

April 20, 2011 - March 20, 2015

Expanded responsibilities to maintain the whole SDLC, including mentoring junior developers and ensuring on-time delivery. Researched, designed, and created proof-of-concept plans; delivered end-to-end features with the team. Ensured codebases remained maintainable. Tech stack included Ruby on Rails, RSpec, JavaScript, jQuery, AngularJS, and various SaaS platforms for CI/CD and deployment.

Frontend Developer at Gold Taurus

May 1, 2005 - September 1, 2006

Created HTML, CSS and JavaScript-based designs from provided images and integrated results into a custom content management system.

Web Developer at FANlife.ru

October 1, 2006 - September 1, 2008

Developed a new version of an online magazine platform, transitioning from a disorganized PHP setup to a CakePHP MVC framework. Addressed UX issues and laid out a clear path to evolve functionality. Collaborated closely with a web designer and content authors to improve user experience, leveraging prior front-end experience.

Principal Software Engineer at UBIO.ai

May 1, 2022 - January 1, 2026

Developed software systems from vague requirements, often wearing the hat of a product owner while serving as project manager and the main architect of the solution. Led a team of developers to deliver end-to-end ownership of solutions. Trained junior team members, enabling them to tackle more complex challenges. Designed and implemented an ELT pipeline to facilitate analytics on large data volumes. Contributed to the adoption of Infrastructure as Code and DevOps methodologies across projects. Advocated for and implemented DevContainers across projects, streamlining onboarding and accelerating new developers' productivity. Standardized development practices to ensure consistent quality across teams. Tech stacks included Node.js, TypeScript, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, BigQuery, Dataform; Front-end included Vue.js, React, Tailwind; Infrastructure included Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, GitHub Actions, GKE, GCE, Argo CD, Grafana, Prometheus.

Senior Software Engineer at Independent Consulting (Remote)

March 1, 2015 - February 1, 2016

Provided senior software engineering services for US and EU startups as a remote consultant. Architected scalable, maintainable solutions and mentored junior developers. Led end-to-end delivery, improved code quality through automated testing and CI/CD practices, and collaborated with product teams to align features with business goals.

Senior Software Engineer at FlatStack Kazan

April 1, 2011 - March 1, 2015

Drove modernization of development processes; introduced automated testing and CI/CD pipelines for a series of Node.js projects. Contributed to company frameworks, libraries, and infrastructure. Championed TypeScript adoption across teams and guided architecture decisions.

Senior Software Engineer at FlatStack Kazan

October 1, 2008 - March 1, 2011

Expanded back-end tech stack with Ruby on Rails and started adopting TDD. Gained basics of project management; implemented features end-to-end; contributed to front-end tasks and collaborated with designers to deliver solutions.

Front-End Developer at Fan Life (Izhevsk, Russia)

October 1, 2006 - September 1, 2008

Created HTML, CSS, and JavaScript assets for the online magazine platform; migrated to a more robust front-end workflow; collaborated with a design team to implement polished UI components.