Michael Chugunov Senior Java / Spring Engineer | Distributed Systems |

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Head of Engineering / CTO

NDA Sporttech Startup

Oct 2025 - Mar 2026 (6 months)

As the Head of Engineering / CTO, I successfully reduced the active defect backlog from approximately 100 bugs to just 10 medium-or-lower defects within an 8-week timeframe, while standardizing our delivery processes using Kubernetes, Terraform, and ArgoCD. I led project management initiatives that ensured timely and efficient software releases, leveraging CI/CD practices to enhance our development workflow. Additionally, I utilized Jira for tracking project progress and team collaboration, while also managing PostgreSQL databases to support our applications. My role involved overseeing and reviewing code in JavaScript (TypeScript) for backend services (Elysia) and React Native applications, as well as Python-based microservices, ensuring h

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Engineering Lead / Software Architect

TelehealthSolution

Mar 2022 - Jan 2023 (11 months)

• Led backend development of a Java/Spring/PostgreSQL healthcare platform; re-architected a fragmented 6-repository codebase into a modular monolith that reduced change risk and enabled a near-monthly release cadence. • Increased delivery throughput from 3 features per year to 6 major features in 6 months while lowering monthly engineering run cost from ~$150k to ~$60-80k. • Led PointClickCare EMR integration and cut executive reporting turnaround from 1-2 weeks to 3 days before transition to on-demand self-service reporting. • Oversaw and reviewed JavaScript code produced by the frontend team, ensuring alignment with product requirements and adherence to the engineering standards established within the company, thereby fostering a co

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Tezos-based web3 lottery

FlameDeFi

Sep 2021 - Sep 2022 (1 year 1 month)

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Engineering Lead / Software Architect

NDA Content-Selling Mobile App

Jun 2021 - Feb 2022 (9 months)

• Designed and implemented a Java/Spring backend for a subscription content platform covering identity, subscriptions, billing, feed, notifications, moderation, and paid chat flows. • Built an AWS-based distributed platform using SQS/SNS, ECS, Lambda, S3/CloudFront, RDS, and DocumentDB; delivered the MVP and core revenue flows for stakeholder demonstration.

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Engineering Lead / Software Architect

NDA Telehealth Provider

Jun 2020 - Jun 2021 (1 year 1 month)

• Designed Java/Spring/PostgreSQL backend and communication architecture for a web-based telehealth product with waiting room, chat, notifications, and call handling. • Built GraphQL query/mutation/subscription support and integrated AWS Chime / Vonage to improve calling reliability across device types.

Chief Software Architect

RideAustin

Aug 2016 - Mar 2020 (3 years 8 months)

• Re-architected ride dispatch and state handling after the SXSW outage by moving high-churn location updates from MySQL to Redis and introducing state-machine-driven ride lifecycle management. • Improved pickup time by 25% through more accurate location tracking and raised payment collection rate to 94% by decomposing and hardening fare calculation flows.

Senior Software Engineer

EIS Group

Dec 2015 - Jun 2016 (7 months)

insurance reporting and localization; Java/Spring/Oracle

Senior Software Engineer

Netcracker

Sep 2013 - Dec 2015 (2 years 4 months)

platform engineering; Java/Spring/Oracle/PostgreSQL; build modernization

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