Hi, I'm Mike
Software Engineer • Technical Lead
Mike PortnovMP

About

Engineering leader with 8+ years driving technical excellence across fintech, cybersecurity, and edtech domains. Track record of transforming legacy systems into scalable architectures, building high-performing teams of 10+ engineers, and delivering projects ahead of schedule. Combines deep hands-on expertise in distributed systems with strategic vision for platform engineering and developer experience. Recognized educator who built JetBrains Academy's Kotlin Backend track and certified Java instructor at Samsung.

Work Experience

Teaching & Education

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Curriculum Coordinator

NRNU MEPhI

2022 - 2025

Coordinating curriculum development for bachelor's and master's programs at one of Russia's top technical universities. Managing course design processes, coordinating teaching staff, aligning academic plans, and ensuring educational quality standards.

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Educational Track Curator

JetBrains Hyperskill

2019 - 2022

Created 'Kotlin Backend' track at JetBrains Academy from ground up. Recruited and managed team of content authors. Supervised topics on Ktor and Spring frameworks. Authored 20+ educational topics on Android, Kotlin, Spring, Ktor. Official recommendation letter from JetBrains.

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Certified Java Instructor

Samsung IT-School

2019 - 2022

Taught Android development with Java. Developed lesson plans, coding workshops, mentored students on real projects.

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Certified Java Instructor (Samsung)

Skills

Leadership

Management
Technical Strategy
Team Building
Agile/Scrum
Cross-functional Collaboration
Mentorship

Backend & Architecture

Java
Kotlin
Go
Python
Node.js
Spring
Ktor
Microservices
EDA
GraphQL
REST APIs
gRPC

Frontend

React
Next.js
Vue.js
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS

Mobile

Jetpack Compose
Kotlin Multiplatform
Flutter
MVVM
MVI
Android SDK
Coroutines
Room
Hilt

Cloud & Platform

AWS
GCP
Azure
Kubernetes
Docker
Terraform
Helm
ArgoCD
FluxCD
GitOps

Observability & DevOps

OpenTelemetry
Grafana
Prometheus
Loki
Tempo
ELK
Jaeger
Datadog
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
TeamCity
Jenkins

Data

PostgreSQL
MySQL
MongoDB
Redis
Kafka
RabbitMQ
CDC Patterns
Elasticsearch
ClickHouse
S3
Contact

Get in Touch

Let's discuss your project or opportunity. Reach out via Telegram or LinkedIn.

mikport26@gmail.com