I write software to help people deal with their everyday needs; therefore it would be technically correct to refer to myself as “software developer”. I work at Kapsch CarrierCom AG in their Vienna office, my title is System Expert which could be translated into more widespread Software Architect, and if your ever used voicemail in Austria you have most likely used our software (there’s more on what I have created while working there.)

I started as a Java developer in 2001. By 2005 I felt limited in enterprise Java and have joined protocols team at jNetX, Inc. (acquired in October 2009 by Amdocs) to work on their carrier-grade high-performance application server. Working there was extremely productive, I have learned a lot. Three years ago I have moved to Austria while continuing working with jNetX’s flagship product at Kapsch. My main interest in software development field now are all things scalable and high-performant. Those became very hot topics with the advances of the modern social web: all popular sites need to scale.

About my education: I have a B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from Moscow State Aviation Technical University. In culture, I am an admirer of modern and contemporary art. For political views I like to cite Twitter’s Alex Payne: “my politics are closest to that of The Economist newspaper: mildly Libertarian, fiscally conservative, socially liberal where it’s practical and pragmatic, cautiously globalist”.

The purpose of this blog is described in its very first entry (and mutations it underwent are described elsewhere.)