Yuriy N.

Created and supported web projects built with Drupal 7, Laravel 5, and WordPress, contributing as a PHP developer to high-profile media clients including Nascar, Nascar Green, and Vin Diesel;

Developed functional UI autotests and implemented data validation by comparing client feeds (XML, JSON, Protobuf) with internal changes to ensure accuracy and consistency;

Wrote functional tests for the AS Roma football team’s website and contributed new features to the company’s own website;

Configured and maintained CI pipelines with Bamboo for Behat autotests, including upgrading Behat from version 2.5 to 3.0;

Performed code reviews to maintain quality standards and integrated third-party APIs into client and internal systems.

Contributed to creating and supporting new portal functionalities for markets including Kazakhstan, Nigeria, and Azerbaijan, with a focus on the music section;

Worked on a HighLoad project handling over one million views per day, 200,000 unique users, and a database exceeding 800,000 records;

Suggested new features and collaborated with the Product Owner and Team Lead to refine project requirements;

Improved website performance by optimizing response times and implementing caching strategies with Varnish;

Utilized FFmpeg for audio file conversion and managed job queues with a German queue manager to efficiently load files onto servers;

Developed cron jobs to parse new content and implemented logic to detect and remove duplicate audio files based on metadata, file checksum, and duration;

Replaced the existing SphinxSearch engine with ElasticSearch to enhance search capabilities;

Authored functional test scenarios using Behat to ensure quality and reliability.