Hi there, I'm Nikita 👋

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│  $ whoami                                                       │
│  > Backend developer & Linux enthusiast @ ITMO University       │
│  > Saint Petersburg, Russia                                     │
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About Me

Second-year student at ITMO University (Infocommunication Technologies & Communication Systems, class of 2028). My journey into programming started in 10th grade with algorithmic problem-solving on Codewars. That rabbit hole led me deep into Linux, systems programming, and backend development — and I haven't looked back.

I run Arch Linux as my daily driver, use Neovim as my editor of choice, and self-host everything I can on my own VPS. I care about understanding how things work under the hood, not just making them work.

🔭 Currently studying algorithms, computer networks, and Linux administration at ITMO
🌱 Deepening my knowledge of the Spring ecosystem and distributed systems
⚡ GPA: 4.6 / 5.0
🌍 English: C2 (proficient)

Tech Stack

Languages

Java        ████████████░░  Primary
Python      ████████████░░  Confident
JavaScript  ████████░░░░░░  Intermediate
Clojure     █████░░░░░░░░░  Learning
Prolog      ████░░░░░░░░░░  Basic

Backend & Frameworks

Infrastructure & DevOps

Networking

TCP/IP VLAN NAT OSPF BGP MPLS TLS/SSL

Highlights

🏆 ICPC 2024 — reached quarter-finals as part of ITMO team
🎯 "Ya — Professional" Olympiad by Yandex — participant
📚 T-Academy — Java track (2 semesters)
🧪 T-Intensiv QA Backend — quality assurance course

What I Self-Host

On my personal VPS I run and maintain:

$ docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}"
mail-server        Up (Postfix + Dovecot + DKIM/SPF/DMARC)
nginx-proxy        Up (reverse proxy + TLS termination)
postgres           Up (with automated S3 backups)
pet-projects       Up (various experiments)

Coursework

A selection of courses that shaped how I think about software and systems:

Area	Topics
Algorithms & DS	Time/space complexity, graphs, trees, dynamic programming
Computer Architecture	Cache hierarchy, RISC-V, memory models, multithreading
Computer Networks	OSI, TCP/IP, VLAN, NAT, OSPF, BGP, MPLS
Linux Administration	Nginx, Systemd, Docker Compose, PostgreSQL, S3, TLS chains
Programming Paradigms	OOP, SOLID, Functional (Clojure), Logic (Prolog)

Connect

_{I read the manuals. I actually read them.}