Pavel Khaipov

Senior Software Engineer

Berlin, Germany11 yrs 11 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Designed low-latency backend for high-load e-commerce platform.
Led architectural redesign of distributed IoT platform.
Developed safety-critical firmware for aerospace navigation systems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy Fullstack Engineer with expertise in IoT and Aerospace systems.

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Skills

Core Skills

C++PythonEmbedded SoftwareLow Level Programming

Other Skills

multithreadingBoostQtRedis StreamsMySQLPostgreSQLgRPCDockerLinuxGrafanaZabbixRESTProtobufSQLKafka

About

Senior C++ Systems Engineer with 15 years of experience building performance-critical distributed and real-time systems. I design and optimize low-latency, high-reliability software in C++ and Python — from multithreaded backend microservices handling 1000+ RPS to deterministic real-time firmware running on resource-constrained embedded platforms. My core focus areas: • Low-latency distributed systems and scalable backend services • Multithreaded C++ development and concurrency design • Real-time and embedded systems under strict timing constraints • Reliability engineering, fault isolation, and observability Selected impact: • Designed and evolved high-load C++ backend services for an e-commerce platform (~1M+ DAU), improving latency and scalability under sustained traffic • Led architectural redesign of a distributed IoT platform with thousands of connected devices, eliminating synchronous bottlenecks and reducing response times from tens of seconds to sub-second • Owned full lifecycle of safety-critical embedded firmware for aerospace navigation systems, including real-time optimization and hardware integration Technical stack: C++ (C++17/20), Python, multithreading, Boost, Qt, Linux, distributed systems, microservices, gRPC/REST, Redis/Kafka, PostgreSQL, Docker, CI/CD, observability and performance tuning. Based in Türkiye. Open to relocation to Germany (onsite or hybrid). English fluent. German basic (actively improving). khaipov.cpp@gmail.com https://t.me/pasha_x

Experience

11 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Digital vision lab

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos · St Petersburg City, Russia · Remote

The company develops large-scale IoT traffic monitoring and law enforcement platforms combining edge devices, computer vision, and centralized backend systems.
Architected and evolved C++ and Python backend services in a microservice-based distributed traffic enforcement platform processing real-time video streams and coordinating ~2,000–3,000 geographically distributed IoT devices.
Owned the central configuration backend (FastAPI), defining service boundaries, communication patterns, and reliability strategy for device management, configuration rollout, telemetry, diagnostics, and operator interfaces.
Led a system redesign to eliminate architectural bottlenecks caused by synchronous device communication and slow configuration queries. Introduced an asynchronous messaging model using Redis Streams and a caching layer to decouple services and isolate failures. Reduced latency from tens of seconds to sub-second responses and eliminated cascading failures caused by unstable device connectivity.
Defined observability standards (metrics, logs, dashboards, alerting via Grafana and Zabbix), enabling proactive failure detection and significantly reducing recurring production incidents.
Improved resource efficiency (CPU, memory, network), hardened services against partial device failures, and streamlined deployment workflows. Automated internal coordination processes, reducing operational overhead by ~45%.
Contributed to API design, architectural refactoring, and cross-service integration. Operated at the systems level when required: Linux diagnostics, device integrations, containerized deployments (Docker), CI/CD (GitLab, TeamCity), and service supervision.
Stack: C++, Python (FastAPI), multithreading, Boost, Qt, ZeroMQ, Redis Streams, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, gRPC, Docker, Linux, Grafana, Zabbix.

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Yandex

Senior Software Engineer

May 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos · Moscow, Russia

Yandex Market is one of the largest E-commerce platforms in Eastern Europe. DAU 1mln.
Worked on high-load distributed backend systems serving millions of daily users, focusing on scalability, latency, and production reliability.
Evolved backend services responsible for generating and delivering product search results and product detail pages. The search pipeline handled 1,000+ RPS and aggregated data from multiple sources (product indices, merchant offers, pricing, reviews), applying ranking and filtering logic under strict latency constraints.
Contributed to core C++ microservices in a distributed architecture deployed across multiple data centers. Implemented business logic for product models and offers, introduced new search filters, and supported analytical experiments (A/B testing) using feature flags and controlled rollouts.
Co-designed and implemented a Python-based microservice (FastAPI) to extract business logic from a monolithic search component into a standalone service. Built and deployed the MVP (team of 2 engineers), introduced caching for slow upstream dependencies, and established integration testing and full observability (metrics, logs, tracing, dashboards, alerting). The service reduced latency and improved maintainability of the search pipeline.
Contributed to a partner master data system processing and storing billions of product offers across multiple services and data centers. Developed new features for core services, improved resource efficiency (CPU, RAM, network), and participated in scalability and data flow design decisions.
Actively participated in code reviews, cross-team design discussions, and collaboration with product, analytics, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable, latency-critical production systems.
Stack: C++, Python, multithreading, Linux, REST/gRPC, Protobuf, distributed message queues (Kafka-based), SQL, YTsaurus (Big Data), YDB, containerized infrastructure, CI/CD, Grafana, Google Test, pytest.

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Itt

Senior Software Engineer – Embedded Systems (Aerospace)

Oct 2010 – May 2021 · 10 yrs 7 mos

This company is a leading organization in Russia specializing in research, development (R&D), and production of Inertial Navigation Systems.
Developed safety-critical embedded software in C/C++ for ARM and MIPS platforms under strict real-time, memory, and determinism constraints.
Architected and implemented deterministic real-time systems using QNX, and custom RTOS environments.
Successfully migrated full INS firmware to a lower-performance processor, performing deep architectural refactoring and optimization to preserve real-time guarantees and system stability.
Designed and implemented low-level drivers for IMU (accelerometers, gyroscopes), ADC/DAC modules, and custom hardware units.
Implemented and maintained communication interfaces including ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, UART, SPI, and Ethernet.
Performed on-target debugging and hardware integration using JTAG; supported laboratory test benches and aircraft-level integration activities.
Designed and developed Qt-based desktop tools for calibration, telemetry visualization, diagnostics, and real-time operator interaction with navigation systems.
Led full development lifecycle: requirements clarification and allocation, software architecture, implementation, verification, and formal documentation.
Worked in a regulated aviation environment aligned with DO-178-like development processes and compliance frameworks.
Implemented bidirectional traceability between requirements, source code, and verification artefacts to support structured change control.
Participated in system-level safety and impact analysis discussions regarding software behaviour within INS failure scenarios.
Applied static analysis (PVS-Studio), enforced enterprise coding standards, and maintained configuration baselines for controlled releases.
Prepared and maintained formal development documentation supporting internal qualification and release milestones for avionics products.