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Hi, I’m Artem Proskurin, a skilled and experienced engineer who moved from Russia to New Zealand in 2023. At my core I love solving complex problems and turning ideas into robust software and efficient systems. I have led and contributed to a broad spectrum of engineering challenges across startups and established teams, and I enjoy applying my knowledge to new problems every day. I am also passionate about teaching junior engineers to help them become more productive, and I have consistently mentored and supported others on my projects. I believe software engineering is a collaborative craft. I love helping people, designing clear architectures, and delivering value that customers can feel. Outside work I enjoy sharing what I know through mentoring and sometimes creating educational content, and I stay curious about new technologies and ways to improve how we build things.…Hi, I’m Artem Proskurin, a skilled and experienced engineer who moved from Russia to New Zealand in 2023. At my core I love solving complex problems and turning ideas into robust software and efficient systems. I have led and contributed to a broad spectrum of engineering challenges across startups and established teams, and I enjoy applying my knowledge to new problems every day. I am also passionate about teaching junior engineers to help them become more productive, and I have consistently mentored and supported others on my projects. I believe software engineering is a collaborative craft. I love helping people, designing clear architectures, and delivering value that customers can feel. Outside work I enjoy sharing what I know through mentoring and sometimes creating educational content, and I stay curious about new technologies and ways to improve how we build things.

Artem Proskurin

Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, Web Developer, +5

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Hi, I’m Artem Proskurin, a skilled and experienced engineer who moved from Russia to New Zealand in 2023. At my core I love solving complex problems and turning ideas into robust software and efficient systems. I have led and contributed to a broad spectrum of engineering challenges across startups and established teams, and I enjoy applying my knowledge to new problems every day. I am also passionate about teaching junior engineers to help them become more productive, and I have consistently mentored and supported others on my projects. I believe software engineering is a collaborative craft. I love helping people, designing clear architectures, and delivering value that customers can feel. Outside work I enjoy sharing what I know through mentoring and sometimes creating educational content, and I stay curious about new technologies and ways to improve how we build things.…Hi, I’m Artem Proskurin, a skilled and experienced engineer who moved from Russia to New Zealand in 2023. At my core I love solving complex problems and turning ideas into robust software and efficient systems. I have led and contributed to a broad spectrum of engineering challenges across startups and established teams, and I enjoy applying my knowledge to new problems every day. I am also passionate about teaching junior engineers to help them become more productive, and I have consistently mentored and supported others on my projects. I believe software engineering is a collaborative craft. I love helping people, designing clear architectures, and delivering value that customers can feel. Outside work I enjoy sharing what I know through mentoring and sometimes creating educational content, and I stay curious about new technologies and ways to improve how we build things.

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Hi, I’m Artem Proskurin, a skilled and experienced engineer who moved from Russia to New Zealand in 2023. At my core I love solving complex problems and turning ideas into robust software and efficient systems. I have led and contributed to a broad spectrum of engineering challenges across startups and established teams, and I enjoy applying my knowledge to new problems every day. I am also passionate about teaching junior engineers to help them become more productive, and I have consistently mentored and supported others on my projects. I believe software engineering is a collaborative craft. I love helping people, designing clear architectures, and delivering value that customers can feel. Outside work I enjoy sharing what I know through mentoring and sometimes creating educational content, and I stay curious about new technologies and ways to improve how we build things.

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Russian

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Kiwi Bank (New Zealand)

July 1, 2024 - Present

Responsibilities included reading legacy code, improving architecture and code quality, code ownership, unit testing, integration testing, risk management, prototyping, business process optimization, mentoring, service management, code review, system integration, UI/UX improvements.

Senior Software Engineer (Solution Architect) at Potenia Limited

July 1, 2023 - July 1, 2024

Built a bespoke business automation platform; integrated Bullhorn ATS/CRM and Invoxy payroll; upgraded DB for real-time analytics; delivered a fully digital contractor onboarding process; migrated Crews’ CRM/ATS; implemented automated test pipelines and OSS integrations.

Senior Software Engineer at EPAM Systems

January 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023

Helped to improve a Kentico-based website for a US client; performed code reviews, architecture improvements, and feature development; contributed to API design and integration work; engaged in SCRUM practices and team mentoring.

Senior Software Engineer at BGruz (Freight Exchange Integration Platform)

April 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022

Led integration efforts for freight exchange platform; defined cross-business solutions, exposed external APIs, coordinated with partners and subcontractors; built service management UI for operations; implemented data flows and migration strategies.

Senior Software Engineer at MosMetro (Moscow Metro)

April 1, 2020 - September 1, 2021

Maintained and enhanced software applications for Moscow Metro; implemented bug fixes, new features, security improvements, RESTful endpoints and data persistence layers; participated in Agile/Scrum processes.

CTO at Earth iii

April 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022

During COVID-19, co-founded a startup delivering remote PTZ camera solutions; developed a working prototype with remote monitoring via a mobile/web interface; led technology decisions and platform development.

CTO at Promafia (Contract)

September 1, 2020 - Present

Contract CTO for a mobile promoter platform; led architecture, product development, and partner coordination; oversaw data flows, API integrations, and onboarding workflows.

Lead Engineer at EM Meter (Auckland, NZ)

May 1, 2020 - July 1, 2020

Distributed demotion recognition system research and production; architectural design, client/server operations, UI/UX design, data modeling, secure transactions, and dashboard/web app development.

Crisis Engineer at BGruz

October 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018

Crisis management and system reengineering for freight platform; analyzed management problems, hired specialists, refactored code, and supported critical customer-facing services.

Lead Engineer at AlphaSmartSystems

August 1, 2014 - November 1, 2016

Led computer vision/face recognition initiative; designed and implemented teaching systems in C++; prototyped autonomous facial recognition on Raspberry Pi; developed PC boards and hardware integrations; created production-ready hardware/software workflow.

Research Engineer at Robot Fedor Project

June 1, 2011 - December 1, 2013

Investigated USB data pathways, MCU-PC communication, autonomous operation modes, power management and sensor interfacing for the Fedor robot; contributed to embedded systems design and documentation.

Senior Software Engineer (Tech Lead) at Kiwi Bank

July 1, 2024 - Present

Read legacy code, improve architecture and code quality, promote code ownership, unit and integration testing, risk management, prototyping, business processes optimization, mentoring, services management, code reviews, system integration, UI/UX improvements and SQL script management and migration strategy investigation.

Senior Software Engineer (Solution Architect) at Potentia Limited

July 1, 2023 - July 1, 2024

Led development of a bespoke business automation platform, integrated Bullhorn ATS/CRM and Invoxy payroll, upgraded the database for real-time analytics, built a native website with job board integration and CMS, implemented digital contractor onboarding, migrated CRM/ATS, automated tests, desktop application for bot simulation and optimized internal communications.

Lead Software Engineer at RaceTrac

January 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

Improved Kentico-based website and infrastructure, built RESTful APIs with SSO, integrated external payment and security systems, conducted code reviews, architecture planning and performance improvements to support business needs.

Founder / CTO at Promafia

September 1, 2020 - Present

Mobile promoter control platform; led architecture, frontend/backend development, API design, security, data modeling, and integration with payment and notification services; built admin UI and managed client/partner relationships.

Crisis Engineer at Freight Exchange (Gruz)

October 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018

Refactored and stabilized freight exchange platform; improved data processing and analytics, prototyped security and risk mitigation, built Windows desktop app for operator simulation and integrated with related systems.

Lead Engineer at OutsideGame.net

November 1, 2016 - June 30, 2018

Led game project, game design and testing, UX/UI experience testing, task management across team, ASP.NET MVC/C# EF-based web apps, socket authentication and server integration; Agile work.

Lead Engineer at AlphaSmart Systems

June 1, 2011 - December 31, 2013

Led facial recognition project, developed teaching system in C++ for desktop, prototyped autonomous camera systems on Raspberry Pi, hardware design and CAN bus integration, and prototyped board level hardware.