Rostyslav

ROSTYSLAV TARASOV
JUNIOR PYTHON BACKEND DEVELOPER
Ebersbach-Musbach, Germany | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
github.com/loppify | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)

PROFILE
Computer Science student focused on Python backend development, with project experience in REST
APIs, asynchronous database access, and schema migrations. Building FormRelay, a personal MVP for
sending website form submissions to Telegram. Seeking a junior backend, internship, or working-student
opportunity in Germany.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Backend: Python, FastAPI, Pydantic, REST APIs, JWT authentication, OpenAPI
Database: SQL, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy 2, asyncpg, Alembic migrations
Testing & tools: pytest, Ruff, GitHub Actions, Docker, Docker Compose, Git, Linux
Additional experience: JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, Express.js, React

SELECTED PROJECTS
FormRelay | Headless Form Backend
Personal project - ongoing MVP | Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, HTTPX
• Built a service that gives static websites a form endpoint, stores submissions in PostgreSQL, and
forwards notifications through the Telegram Bot API.
• Implemented async database operations, JSON and HTML form input, escaped notification formatting,
and English, Ukrainian, and German interface translations.
• Added pytest flow tests with mocked Telegram calls and a GitHub Actions workflow for linting, formatting,
testing, and triggering deployment.
API Notes Practice | Notes and Tasks API
Personal practice project | FastAPI, Pydantic, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, Docker
• Built task and tag APIs with Pydantic request/response schemas, async SQLAlchemy queries, relational
associations, and versioned Alembic migrations.
• Implemented JWT login, password hashing, user-scoped task lists, and ownership checks on task and
tag update/delete operations.
• Added unit tests for password hashing, token decoding, tag counts, and database constraints; configured
a Docker Compose application and database environment.
ReFind | Lost-and-Found Platform
Team project | React, Node.js, Express.js, PostgreSQL, Socket.IO
• Contributed REST API endpoints and PostgreSQL schemas for lost-and-found listings, alongside a
responsive React frontend.
• Implemented Socket.IO-based real-time communication as part of the team application.

EDUCATION
Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics (KhNURE)
Bachelor of Computer Science (B.Sc.) | Expected June 2027 | Kharkiv, Ukraine

LANGUAGES
Ukrainian - Native | Russian - Fluent | English - B2