I am a senior software engineer with 13+ years of experience building and scaling backend systems and APIs. I specialize in Ruby on Rails and Java, with hands-on experience in system design, security remediation, and production reliability. I’ve led end-to-end feature delivery, improved performance and stability, and driven production-quality improvements across teams. I enjoy mentoring, code reviews, and shaping scalable architectures.

Denys Soloshenko

I am a senior software engineer with 13+ years of experience building and scaling backend systems and APIs. I specialize in Ruby on Rails and Java, with hands-on experience in system design, security remediation, and production reliability. I’ve led end-to-end feature delivery, improved performance and stability, and driven production-quality improvements across teams. I enjoy mentoring, code reviews, and shaping scalable architectures.

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I am a senior software engineer with 13+ years of experience building and scaling backend systems and APIs. I specialize in Ruby on Rails and Java, with hands-on experience in system design, security remediation, and production reliability.

I’ve led end-to-end feature delivery, improved performance and stability, and driven production-quality improvements across teams. I enjoy mentoring, code reviews, and shaping scalable architectures.

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Language

Ukrainian
Advanced
Russian
Advanced
English
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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Global Fleet Management (PosiTrace)
October 1, 2025 - May 1, 2026
Led a full security remediation initiative for a large-scale legacy Ruby on Rails application, eliminating all known backend vulnerabilities identified by security scans (e.g., dependency audits, Trivy). Designed and implemented KML import/export functionality for trip and reporting modules to improve data interoperability and enable external integrations. Enhanced reporting with advanced filtering, migrated legacy Backbone.js notifications to Angular, and built scalable RESTful APIs to support reporting and notification features. Implemented secure Slack integration via OAuth 2.0, including token management and real-time alert delivery. Owned features end-to-end from design through staging validation and production deployment, ensuring reliable delivery and improved system stability.
Senior Software Engineer at Cisco Systems
September 1, 2022 - February 1, 2025
Architected Vidcast integration into Webex Control Hub, resulting in a 30% increase in user engagement and streamlined enterprise video management. Established comprehensive observability with Grafana metrics and alerts, reducing incident response time. Designed and documented service APIs with extensive test coverage, improving integration reliability. Mentored junior engineers and contributed to technical documentation standards. Managed deployments via CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket Pipelines).
Software Engineer at Cisco Systems
September 1, 2019 - September 1, 2022
Built scalable API connectors between Voicea's AI-generated transcripts and Cisco Contact Center; developed transcript debugging and QA tooling that boosted team productivity. Led CI/CD pipeline optimization (Jenkins), cutting deployment time, and contributed to platform scalability by building capacity planning tools for data processing services.
Full Stack Ruby Engineer at Voicea (Acquired by Cisco)
April 1, 2018 - September 1, 2019
Delivered secure and scalable RESTful APIs for audio transcription and AI analysis workflows; integrated Stripe to extend billing capabilities. Increased test coverage with RSpec and TDD practices, and improved authentication using Devise with enhanced OAuth2 support.
Lead Full Stack Ruby Engineer at WebGroup Limited Ltd.
April 1, 2014 - April 1, 2018
Led a development team to create high-performance browser extensions; designed and implemented RESTful API architecture enabling seamless third-party integrations; built an analytics dashboard providing actionable insights to stakeholders; championed Test-Driven Development practices across the organization.
Software Engineer at Ven Commerce Ltd
October 1, 2013 - April 1, 2014
Worked on Magento projects; developed, tested, and reviewed code for Drupal-based sites.
Software Engineer at Prime ADV
July 1, 2013 - October 1, 2013
Contributed to Drupal projects and Drupal development; supported Yii-based partner project for discount selling.
Web Engineer at BPT Conference Consulting
February 1, 2011 - March 1, 2013
Contributed to Magento/Drupal projects; performed code reviews and testing; supported web platform development.
Web Engineer at Pashkov House
March 1, 2010 - January 1, 2011
Web development and maintenance for multiple projects.
Web Engineer at Freelance Education & Certification
March 1, 2006 - March 1, 2010
Freelance web engineer performing various development and certification-related projects.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026
Master of Business Administration at International Financial University, Ukraine
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026

Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026
Docker Certified Associate
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026
Kubernetes Certification
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment