Dan Ginovker
Full Stack Engineer at Puzzle Cats
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolDan Ginovker is a Full Stack Engineer with eight years of experience building product-focused web and backend systems, currently driving game development and ML-driven features at Puzzle Cats. He has a track record of shipping end-to-end projects—from OurKorean (a React/TypeScript/Firebase app that teaches Korean through music) to MoneroTipsBot, a Python-based blockchain tipping bot—and contributed to the popular open-source 2006Scape Runescape emulator as a backend Java developer. Comfortable across .NET/Unity, Node.js, Java, and cloud/CICD tooling, he blends hands-on engineering with product and community growth initiatives. At Manulife he led hiring and student engagement efforts while delivering an internal onboarding tool; at BlackBerry and Symbotic he automated testing and data pipelines that improved reliability and monitoring. He favors pragmatic, security-minded deployments (self-hardened Linux hosting for bots) and enjoys tackling both game systems and infrastructure challenges. Based in Kitchener, Ontario, he pairs startup grit with open-source collaboration and a nose for compelling consumer experiences.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computing, Computer Science, Bachelor of Computing, Computer Science at University of Guelph
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Github Skills (23)
server-side10
node-module10
gameserver10
java10
javas10
nodejs10
backend10
architectures10
server10
javascript9
google-chrome9
unity-game-engine9
package-json9
googlebot8
bots8
Programming languages (27)
Github contributions (5)
2006-Scape/2006Scape
Jun 2019 - Oct 2021
A 2006 Runescape Emulation Server
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:12 releases, 52 reviews, 221 commits in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Dan contributed to the server-side code of a 2006 Runescape emulation server. Their work primarily involved modifying Java code to implement new features, fix bugs, and improve various gameplay aspects. The commits showcase modifications related to player management (muting, banning), shop implementations, and adjustments to various gameplay functionalities, demonstrating a focus on core server-side development.
emulationrspsrunescapebot
OpenRedSoftware/OpenRedSoftware.com
May 2021 - Jan 2025
Open Red Software Homepage
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 48 pushes in 3 years 8 months
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