ALEXANDR TOVMACH

lead software engineer & UI/UX designer

alexandrtovmach alexandrtovmach@gmail.com @alexandrtovmach

Experience

Founder • duckarchive

Mar 2024 ― present

Started initiative to develop tools and products for genealogy and archival researchers. Used Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind to build a platform to check online status of archival case. Under the hood using Node.js, PostgreSQL and Prisma to scrap tens of resources with hundred of thousands items. Created a Chrome Extension to help researchers to quickly save archival references while browsing online archival catalogs. Developed an AI-powered tool to automatically extract text from archival documents using OpenAI and Gemini AI with EasyOCR and Tesseract OCR.

Lead Software Engineer • Blackbird Lab

Oct 2023 ― present

Developed a company spendings AI management project that operates with big data. Used Python, Angular, React, and Node.js with PostgreSQL. Built an NFT marketplace and a lawyer AI assistance platform leveraging TypeScript, Chakra, Figma, Electron, and OpenAI to deliver interactive, AI-powered user experiences.

Founder • soft4manufacture

Mar 2023 ― Feb 2025 • a year a year

Founded a company that provides software solutions for big manufacturing business.

External Technical Interviewer • NDA

Jul 2023 ― Dec 2023 • 5 months

  • Tech Interview
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • React Native
  • Node.js
  • Nest.js

Software Engineer • RESPONSIBLE

Feb 2023 ― Jul 2023 • 5 months

  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • Nest.js
  • Azure
  • React
  • NX
  • Chakra UI
  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Figma
  • JavaScript

Software Engineer • Fena

Nov 2021 ― Aug 2022 • 9 months

  • Node.js
  • TypeScript
  • AWS
  • React
  • Redux
  • Next.js
  • MongoDB
  • Figma
  • JavaScript
  • styled-components
  • Mentorship
  • Leadership

External Technical Interviewer • Ciklum

Nov 2021 ― Feb 2022 • 3 months

  • Tech Interview
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • React Native
  • Node.js

Contract Software Engineer • RightStars

Oct 2021 ― Dec 2021 • 2 months

  • React
  • Redux
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • koa.js
  • MongoDB
  • Figma
  • JavaScript
  • AWS
  • SASS/SCSS
  • Ant.Design

Lead Software Engineer • MedRecord

Sep 2020 ― Oct 2021 • a year a month

  • React Native
  • Redux
  • TypeScript
  • Business Analysis
  • Leadership
  • Mentorship
  • Node.js
  • Nest.js
  • MongoDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • Figma
  • HTML
  • SASS/SCSS
  • styled-components
  • JavaScript
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • QA

Software Engineer • PlayHQ

Feb 2021 ― Aug 2021 • 6 months

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • GraphQL
  • styled-components
  • JavaScript

Software Engineer • Shifamed

Jun 2021 ― Aug 2021 • 2 months

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • Redis
  • Nest.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • AWS
  • styled-components
  • JavaScript

Contract Software Engineer • Crowdin

Sep 2019 ― Sep 2021 • 2 years

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Adobe XD
  • Figma
  • HTML
  • SASS/SCSS
  • JavaScript
  • Azure

Software Engineer • Binary Studio

May 2017 ― Oct 2020 • 3 years 5 months

  • React
  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • Feathers.js
  • Leadership
  • Mentorship
  • Gatsby.js
  • GraphQL
  • React Native
  • Heroku
  • HTML
  • Redux
  • JavaScript
  • MongoDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • QA
  • Google Cloud
  • Redis
  • SASS/SCSS
  • AWS
  • Serverless
  • TypeScript
  • Angular
  • Flutter

Automation Engineer • DeliSol LLC

Jul 2016 ― Sep 2017 • a year 2 months

  • Bash
  • iMacros
  • Selenium
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Node.js
  • QA

Personality

Since childhood, I've been told that I have a  constant thirst for knowledge , the ability to learn quickly in areas that interest me, and  hate routine affairs. Usually, I immediately get everybody's attention and recognition, make friends quickly, and as far as I know no one thinks I'm a jerk. According to the "16 personalities" test, I am  "debater" , which I think is a good description of my character.

I  don't like anything that is obvious , no matter what it is ― movie, song or even a joke. Everything should trigger mental activity. Therefore,  I love to solve tasks  and for me, the best gift is a puzzle or a book. For over  13 years, my first and only love, who eventually became  my wife, is the biggest  inspiration of my life.

I respect people who believe that  knowledge is not personal property   and who want to share it with others, and in that reason,  I'm writing articles  to  Medium ,  DOU , and in addition help with documentation for several projects, like a Node.js, Gatsby.js and SemVer.

Ambitions

I wasn't even 14 when I dreamt of becoming  an archaeologist  to answer the questions of the evolution of species,  an inventor of spacecraft to expand the boundaries of accessible space, and  a chemist, to solve the environmental problems of our planet. I always wanted  to change this world for the better , and that's why I'm now engaged in programming to create things that, even if they (still) don't save lives, at least improve them.

I believe that  masterpieces are created from pure enthusiasm , and not for money, therefore I am open source evangelist and an open-minded adventurer.

FAQ

What type of cooperation would I prefer?

Direct cooperation with product company, without outsource/outstaff agencies.

What industry would I like to work in?

Innovations, Healthcare, Music / Sound Engineering or something interesting.

Remote vs Office

When I started in IT my main goal was to be able to travel, and now, after 4 years working in office, I am looking for a completely remote position. No exceptions.

Frontend vs Backend vs Mobile?

I'm ready to work with each, but... if I have a choice it's a frontend.

Skills

Frontend

  • React
  • Redux
  • Gatsby.js
  • TypeScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • SASS/SCSS
  • styled-components
  • Angular
  • Ant.Design
  • JavaScript
  • Chakra UI
  • Next.js
  • Bootstrap
  • Tailwind
  • Astro
  • Vite

Mobile

  • React Native
  • Flutter
  • Electron

Backend

  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • Feathers.js
  • Nest.js
  • GraphQL
  • Serverless
  • koa.js

Design

  • Figma
  • Adobe XD
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Blender

Other

  • Business Analysis
  • Tech Interview
  • QA
  • Mentorship
  • Leadership
  • Bash
  • Selenium
  • iMacros
  • Swagger/OpenAPI
  • Chrome Extension
  • Jest
  • Puppeteer
  • Playwright
  • Rust

Database

  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Firebase
  • Redis
  • Neo4j
  • Prisma

Devops

  • Google Cloud
  • Heroku
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • NX
  • Cloudflare

Ai / machine learning

  • Python
  • PyTorch
  • Tesseract OCR
  • EasyOCR
  • PaddleOCR
  • Gemini AI
  • OpenAI

Education

Higher School of Management and Administration in Opole

2022-2025

Kryvyi Rih National University

2014-2019

School #32 of Kryvyi Rih

2001-2012