# Andrei Kucherov ## Professional Summary Software Engineer with over 8+ years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, and leading scalable backend systems. Expertise includes: * Backend Development: Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL * Frontend Development: React.js, HTMX * Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.), Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines * Leadership: Proven ability to lead development teams, mentor engineers, and deliver complex projects on time ## Qualifications * AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate * AWS Certified Security - Specialty * Microsoft Specialist: Programming in C# [View badges on Acclaim](https://www.youracclaim.com/users/andrei-kucherov/badges) ## Skill Matrix | Category | Skills | | --- | --- | | Languages | Java, SQL, Node.js, TypeScript, Python, Erlang, C# | | Cloud Technologies | AWS (IAM, VPC, EC2, Lambda, Kinesis, Athena, S3, Glue jobs, KMS, Secrets Manager, Route53, CloudFront), Docker, Kubernetes | | DevOps tools | AWS (CodeBuild, CodePipeline, CloudFormation), GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible | | Frameworks / Libraries | Spring Boot, React, Camunda, Moleculer.services, Express.js, Sequelize, Apollo Server, PySpark | | Project Management | Atlassian Jira, Pivotal Tracker, MS Project | | Databases | PostgreSQL, MySQL, CouchDB | | Source Version Control | Git (GitHub, GitLab, AWS CodeCommit, BitBucket) | ## Experience **Founder & Engineer at FL101** April 2025 \- June 2026 Founded and developed FL101, a scalable no-code SaaS platform for business process automation based on BPMN 2.0 standards. - Designed and implemented the full-stack solution using Spring Boot (Java 21), React Admin, and key AWS services (ALB, EC2, RDS PostgreSQL, SQS). - Defined the technical vision, system architecture, and development roadmap while personally delivering core platform features. - Established development practices, infrastructure standards, and CI/CD processes to support rapid iteration and future team scaling. - Successfully acquired initial customers in Melbourne, Australia. Project open-sourced upon completion: [https://github.com/fl101-io](https://github.com/fl101-io) **Senior Consultant Engineer at National Australia Bank (NAB)** March 2023 \- February 2025 Served as a Senior Engineer for Business Loans application services in a large-scale banking environment. - Implemented a Kubernetes-based microservices application with Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL and Kafka. - Acted as Feature Champion, participating in cross-functional meetings to provide early-stage technical estimations and evaluate proposed changes, leading a feature implementation and deploying to production, supporting deployed releases. - Focused on improving system scalability, performance, and reliability through high-quality feature delivery and technical guidance. **Senior Software Engineer at Crystal Delta** April 2022 \- February 2023 Served as a Senior Engineer and technical mentor for NAB’s serverless AWS platform supporting critical banking products. - Developed new features, optimized performance, and provided ongoing support using Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL. - Acted as a technical mentor, sharing best practices in code quality, testing, and deployment processes. - Participated in technical discussions and contributed to early estimations and design decisions to enhance platform stability and user experience. **Contracted Software Developer at Infosys ANZ** September 2021 \- March 2022 Contributed to the Telstra Digital Managed Services platform. - Enhanced a microservices architecture based on Moleculer.js and Cloud Foundry. - Designed and implemented automation improvements across AWS and Azure using Node.js, Python, and Ansible. - Acted as a technical mentor, streamlining operational workflows for the broader engineering team. **Contracted Cloud Engineer at Authenticateit Pty Ltd** April 2021 \- June 2021 Led the design and delivery of a comprehensive mobile application analytics pipeline. - Architected the end-to-end solution including event collection, AWS Kinesis, S3, Athena, Glue ETL (PySpark), and a GraphQL API (Apollo Server \+ Node.js). - Delivered real-time analytics capabilities that enabled data-driven decision making. **Tech Lead and Systems Architect at Authenticateit Pty Ltd (Shping)** August 2012 \- April 2021 As Tech Lead and Systems Architect, provided strategic technical leadership for Shping, a digital marketing platform focused on product authenticity and anti-counterfeiting. - Built and scaled the engineering team from a single developer to a fully functional unit of in-house and outsourced developers. - Directed technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap while implementing Scrum processes, code reviews, sprints, and retrospectives. - Designed and led the implementation of AWS cloud infrastructure (VPC, EC2, Docker Swarm, Lambda, CloudFront, etc.) and a fully automated CI/CD pipeline. - Led development of core services using Erlang, Node.js, .NET Core, and blockchain integration (Solidity). - Delivered multiple high-impact projects including analytics platform (AWS Athena \+ PySpark) and product traceability system, significantly reducing cloud costs through optimization. **Contracted Systems Architect at MRC, Izhevsk, Russia** December 2011 \- July 2012 Led the architecture and delivery of a real-time market research data visualization system. - Defined system architecture and technical requirements, assembled and led a development team. - Delivered the full solution using ExtJS 4 (frontend) and Erlang/OTP (backend), successfully presenting to key stakeholders. **Software Engineer and Director of Development Services at KMS Software Company** February 2005 \- November 2011 Progressed to Director of Development Services, leading the Core Application Development group for XpressHR™ OnBoarding (later acquired by SAP). - Managed a team that grew from 1 to over 20 engineers, testers, and analysts, establishing recruiting processes, technical interviews, and ongoing training programs. - Led the design, development, and delivery of a complex web-based ASP.NET application automating onboarding processes. - Introduced structured development processes that significantly improved on-time delivery and product quality. - Developed internal productivity tools used across development, implementation, and support teams.