# Feliks Yaretskiy > Software Engineer Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/feliks ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Shape (ShapeScale) • We're Hiring! Jan 2019 – Present • Wrote microservices in python3 using Django, DRF, falcon, pytest, gRPC • Used terraform to maintain both AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure. • Used both mongo and Postgres for various services. • Deployed mender backend to Kubernetes cluster for secure OTA updates. • Replaced AWS Cognito with Keycloak. • Replaced IOT core with haproxy and vernemq. • Updated a few services in golang. • Some linux and cryptography. • Wrote small react user management app. • Backend: python, falcon, golang, Django, Django rest framework, mongo, postgres. • Devops: kubernetes, terraform, elasticsearch, kibana, keycloak, prometheus, mender, circleci, prometheus, grafana. ### Python Engineer @ Corax Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 Stack: Python 3.6.3, Django 2.1, Redis, MySQL, ElasticSearch, DjangoRestFramework • Refactored data ingestion pipeline to use celery to compartmentalize and individually scale individual parts. • Participated in converting Ruby on rails app into a Django app. • Implemented elasticsearch using elasticsearch-dsl. ### Software Engineer @ SpotOn, Inc Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area Stack: Django 1.4-1.6, Redis, PostgresDB, MongoDB, React, Backbone, Sentry, Apscheduler, celery, paper trail, AWS EC2, S3, Route 53, celery and flower. • Participated in development and maintenance of two applications, an internal staff site run on backbone and django and an external staff site run on falcon and react. • Redesigned search functionality to improve search speeds and code simplicity for internal staff site. • Used external APIs (google maps, shipstation, Sentry, JIRA). • Integrated shipstation APIs into SpotOn administor site to create, list, delete orders. • Added south to project to use django models and migrations because we were on an old version of django. • Built and architected REST API using falcon complete with object based authentication, JWT token with refresh token authentication for a react single page application. • Introduced django’s admin panel to our project. • Added celery v4 through cloudampq (rabbitmq service) broker in an effort to replace apscheduler and our cron python jobs. Also added flower for monitoring. • Deployed applications using fabric. ### Junior Software Engineer @ Influenster Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 ### Software Engineer Intern @ Influenster Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 ### Research Technician @ Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | New York, New York •Extracted white blood cells from blood and bone marrow aspirate for a bio-specimen collection study. •Performed QA/QC on frozen samples to ensure quality product. •Coordinated with research study assistants on clinical trials. •Maintained laboratory and ordered supplies. ### IT Recruiting Data Assistant @ Sans Consulting Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | New York, New York •Data entry; categorized resumes based on candidate experience and saved information into company database. ### Physics Tutor @ Hunter College Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Physical Science Learning Center, Hunter College •Help students with Physics problems. Questions pertain to first year physics, with and without calculus. ### Physics Teacher @ Baruch College Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Baruch College STEP Academy •Teach high school level physics and prep students for the regents examinations. ### Laboratory Research Assistant @ Hunter Microscopy Lab, Physics Department Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Hunter Microscopy Lab, Physics Department •Studied pulse propagation (Nonlinear effects) through optical fiber to develop a method of tuning the center wavelength of a femtosecond pulse through Fortran and Matlab. •Assisted with equipment setup, autocorrelator and IX-71 Olympus microscope. •Maintained the lab, organized and tested equipment. Kept laboratory notebook. ### Student Aid @ Kingsborough Community College Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 •Helped students utilize Microsoft Office and internet browsers at the library computer center. Maintained printers. ### Laboratory Research Assistant @ Stony Brook University Medical Center Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 | Stony Brook, NY •Participated in Cervical Cancer diagnostic study by HPV typing: extracted DNA, ran PCR reactions and visualized results with gel electrophoresis, both agarose and polyacrylamide. •Experienced with tissue culture of mammalian cells used for controls in the PCR reactions. •Stained with H&E, IHC methods and sliced paraffin-embedded tissues to make slides. •Worked with Laser Capture Microdissection microscope. Kept project folder. ## Education ### Bachelor's Degree in Physics Hunter College ### Bachelors of Arts in Physics; Biophysics Hunter College ### Brooklyn Tech ### Brooklyn Tech ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/feliks-yaretskiy-3129b837 --- Source: https://flows.cv/feliks JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/feliks/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31