Sergei Grozov

About Sergei Grozov

Software Engineer with 9 years of experience in C#/.NET and additional experience in…

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   Juicy Buttons

   Jul 2024 — Present · CY

   Developed the core combat engine, implementing real-time battle mechanics, damage calculations, and ability interactions in C# and.NET. Designed a scalable and modular architecture, leveraging EF Core and PostgreSQL for data persistence and state management, ensuring seamless player experience and future extensibility.• Built and deployed a game configuration validation service using.NET and PostgreSQL, automating error detection and reducing manual interventions by 40%.• Refactored CI/CD pipelines in TeamCity, eliminating redundant steps and introducing intelligent condition checks, reducing deployment time from 1 hour to under 20 minutes and increasing release efficiency.• Engineered 25+ gameplay features from concept to production, transforming game designers\' non-technical documentation into robust backend solutions using C#.NET, and EF Core. Documented each feature to facilitate seamless integration and future iterations.• Optimized database performance by implementing materialized views in Cassandra, cutting query execution time by 50% and accelerating client-side data access for a smoother player experience.