Summary
Alex Sarapulov is a hands-on technical leader and systems software architect with over 17 years of experience designing and scaling high-load distributed systems, presently shaping enterprise security and core engine features for an OLAP/HTAP database at VK Tech. He blends low-level optimization, hardware-aware design, and backend engineering with a proven ability to set technical direction, run RFC-driven cross-functional initiatives, and recover production clusters as an L3/L4 expert. His background spans cloud automation, observability, blockchain engines, and security-focused storage systems, reflecting a rare combination of cryptography, Rust, C/C++ and infrastructure expertise. Alex thrives in early-stage and high-compliance environments—authoring banking-grade AuthN/AuthZ and audit architectures—and mentors teams through technical decomposition and rigorous code review. Notably, he moves fluidly between coding, architecture, and incident leadership, often delivering measurable performance and observability improvements in mission-critical systems. Based in Russia, he pairs an engineering education in electrical and power systems with pragmatic experience from embedded hardware to distributed databases.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Engineer's degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU)
English, Russian