Oleksandr Akulov

About Oleksandr Akulov

I’m a software engineer who thrives on turning hard problems into fast, scalable systems. Over the past 8 years, I’ve taken products from scrappy prototypes to high-throughput platforms in fintech, e-commerce, and SaaS—designing distributed architectures, leading database overhauls, and squeezing every millisecond out of APIs.Architecture & scale. Designed event-driven services and Kafka/Redis pipelines that now process 15 k+ RPS, cut system load by 40 %, and shaved 25 % off cloud spend.Data that moves. From MySQL and PostgreSQL to MongoDB and Elasticsearch, I build the indexes, partitions, and CDC flows that keep terabytes of data searchable and consistent.Developer velocity. Introduced clean-architecture patterns and robust CI/CD that reduced time-to-market by 25 % and helped seven engineers level-up through mentoring and code reviews.I’m at my best when I’m deep in the details—profiling query plans, instrumenting queues, or mapping event flows—but I never lose sight of the business impact. If you’re building systems that need to be faster, leaner, and ready for the next 10× of growth, let’s connect. ​

Experience

1. Founding Engineer

   Shade Inc.

   Aug 2025 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• National University «Kyiv Aviation Institute»

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

  2013 — 2017