PERSONAL INFORMATION
Sergey Smirnov, 11th February 1984
Github: https://github.com/serg-smirnoff
Email: info@serg-smirnoff.com
OBJECTIVE
PHP Software Engineer with great work experience (since 2001) in Digital Studios and Startups
Looking for interesting job opportunities. I am currently interested in a Software Engineer position. Preferably in a startup entering emerging markets
EDUCATION
2005 – 2006,
Tula State University
Master of Engineering and Technology, Control Devices
Address: Lenin av., 92, Tula, Russia, 300001
2001 – 2005,
Tula State University
Bachelor of science in Automation and Control, Control Devices
Address: Lenin av., 92, Tula, Russia, 300001
1991 – 2001,
Lyceum №1 of Schekino, Tula region
Address: Leo Tolstoy str., 49, Tula st., Schekino, Russia, 301240
WORK EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYMENT
2024 – 2026
Contract Software Engineer,
Technical support and website maintenance
2023 – 2025
Startup manager
I work on BasketEvents - a platform designed to provide information about basketball teams, associations, games and tickets
2018 – 2022
Frontend Software Engineer,
myrockshows.com
I worked as a front-end software engineer on the project myrockshows.com
I’ve got experience in working with high-load project
Achievements:
- created css tables with media queries for mobile devices;
- created web-site css flex grids;
- edited web-site django templates;
- fixed python and django templates bugs;
- improved the skill of working with git (create over 2k commits);
2015 – 2018
PHP Developer,
I worked as a technical support specialist for more than 40 sites for 5oclick.ru clients. These were mainly technical changes to sites to improve visibility in search engines. I worked with many CMS and successfully implemented fixes and best practices of web solutions for SEO
Achievements:
- worked with a lot of CMS such as Wordpress, Bitrix, MODx, Joomla, Drupal, Prestashop;
- successfully had implemented fixes and solutions which helped customers to get better positions in search engines;
- used technologies sftp, ftp, ssh, Debian;
- used Slack and Asana for communication with remotely team;
2014 – 2018
Entrepreneur,
I had created my own private e-store of postal stamps stamp-collection.ru and sold over 350 orders to customers
Achievements:
- configured VPS (worked as IT specialist): nginx + mod_page_speed, MySQL (MariaDB), munin, iptables, ispManager;
- wrote php parsers for copy items from third-party web sites (php 7+, simple_html_dom, curl, preg_match_all, modx revo api);
- created items feed for upload it to Yandex.Market and Google Products;
- bought ppc traffic (yandex.direct + google.adwords);
- looking for third party specialists (freelancers), they had been filling the store with stamps items;
- searched the partners which had been selling me the stamps;
- sold and sent over 350 orders to customers;
2008 – 2016
Entrepreneur,
I worked as an Entrepreneur in my own company onlysites.ru. Now my business is finally closed. I have developed websites and improved the skills of working with people, managing freelancers. I created a lot of web sites for b2b customers
Achievements:
- improved the skills of working with people (customers);
- improved the skills of managing freelancers (remotely team ~5 members);
- I’d been distribute tasks between team of performers;
- communicated with customers;
- project management, accounting;
- worked with technologies: CMS MODx Revo, PHP, MySQL, jQuery, JavaScript, phpMyAdmin, sftp, ftp, ssh;
2006 – 2008
PHP Developer,
I worked as a Software Engineer in the interlabs.ru company. Improved skill of creating websites of various levels of complexity. Created more than 20 websites. I've got improved knowledge in HTML, CSS, PHP and MySQL technologies
2005 – 2006
Engineer repair printers
during studies at the Institute briefly worked in IT companies as a «system administrator» and «engineer repair printers»
SKILLS
Languages: Russian Native, English B1, Polish A2/B1
Technologies: Linux Debian 11 bullseye, Nginx, php8.2-fpm, MySQL, Visual Studio, dBeaver
Backend: PHP 8.+, (oop, patterns, objects, classes), Python, MySQL, GIT (github, bitbucket), Laravel 9+, Django, Wordpress, MODx Revo
Frontend: HTML, xHTML, HTML5, CSS2, CSS3, Twitter Bootstrap, Media Queries, Responsive web design, Flex Grids, JavaScript, jQuery, MF Schema.org
OTHER
I have a driver's license. Ready to be mobile if it's necessary. Currently interested in working as a php software engineer. Preferably working remotely. It would be great if it was a startup entering in emerging markets (Latin America, Turkey, African countries, etc.)