dunkan
Java Software Engineer | Full Stack | Rust | Dev Ops | Ai Native
Senior Backend / Full-Stack Engineer with 6+ years of production experience building distributed high-load systems, microservices architectures, and event-driven pipelines for enterprise and financial institutions — including 2 years in international teams with UK-based stakeholders. Deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, and Kubernetes, with a strong DevOps foundation (Terraform, Helm, CI/CD).
Experience: 5 years
Yearly salary: $90,000
Hourly rate: $25
Nationality: 🌏 Remote
Residency: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Experience
Rust Developer
DFINITY 2022 - 2023
[Web3 bounty] Developed a widely used Rust crate for type compatibility between smart contracts written in various programming languages (Motoko and Rust)
Full-stack Developer
Russian Post 2022 - 2023
Fullstack web development of Data Analysis web application: Personal accomplishments: ● Implemented a role-based access model for tag based business entity navigation using Spring Security and ReactJS, Redux Toolkit and Typescript ● Implemented comprehensive backend integration tests using TestContainers, Rest Assured and DB Rider ensuring 90% test coverage ● Led the migration from Java 11 and Spring Boot to Java 17 and Spring Boot 3, enhancing system performance and reducing technical debt
Frontend Web Developer
DFINITY 2022 - 2022
[Web3 bounty] Developed a public Chrome Browser extension for smart contract verification.
Java Software Engineer
AstraZeneca 2020 - 2022
Developed REST API backend (Spring MVC) for clinical trial data visualization system serving global research teams — built for University of Manchester in collaboration with AstraZeneca Led regular client-facing calls with UK-based stakeholders to refine requirements and demo deliverables Migrated application to Microsoft Azure Cloud, configured Docker containerization and full DevOps deployment pipeline Built data ingestion modules processing CSV files from clinical trials using Groovy and Java into MongoDB
Skills
ai
devops
kotlin
python
react
rust
typescript
java
english