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Volodymyr Byk
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Summary
Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience designing and
scaling distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and data-
intensive services. Deep expertise in real-time video streaming,
networking protocols, and embedded Linux. Proven ability to
improve system reliability, optimize resource usage, and deliver
highly performant cross-platform solutions at scale.

Experience

Pexip ⋄ Software Engineer

Oslo, Norway | Jun 2022 – Present

Core member of a video-conferencing platform for analytics &
management / Maintainer of an internal CRM system.

• Engineered low-latency, high-quality real-time video streaming
pipelines using GStreamer (Rust/C++) and RTP protocols,
ensuring reliable cross-platform video delivery.
• Created a notification service currently used by 80 % of
customers.
• Designed and built an ETL service to migrate a multi-terabyte
Cassandra cluster to Bigtable, achieving 16 K RPS per
instance while reducing storage and network costs.
 • Incorporated C++/Rust, RTP, and SIP into core video and
signaling solutions to enhance call reliability and
interoperability across platforms.
• Reduced BizOps-raised incidents by 40 % YoY by
implementing a comprehensive observability stack and DevOps
best practices in legacy systems.
• Collaborated closely with product and engineering teams to
integrate cloud-native and on-premises infrastructures with
advanced video processing capabilities.

Tech: Go, Python/Django, C++/Rust, RTP, SIP, ReactJS, Pub/Sub,
Firestore, MySQL, Terraform, GCP, Kubernetes, Grafana.

Intelias ⋄ Junior Golang Developer

Lviv, Ukraine | Oct 2021 – Feb 2022

Supported a data processing platform for IoT devices on
Embedded Linux.

• Developed a robust gRPC API for a critical service, reducing
network bandwidth consumption and improving data
throughput.
• Set up and optimized Docker Compose environments to
streamline local development workflows and enable consistent
cross-platform deployments.

Tech: Go, Docker, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Microservices, CI/CD,
Embedded Linux.

TalTech ⋄ Robotics Intern

Tallinn, Estonia | Jul 2019

Worked as part of a robotics research and development team at
TalTech, leading the design, assembly, and programming of a
sumo robot for a competitive demonstration.
Skills
Languages: Go, Python, SQL, JavaScript, Zig, C++, Rust
Protocols: RTP, SIP, gRPC, REST, WS, OAuth2
Cloud & DevOps: GCP, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD,
Git
Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firestore, SQLite, Pub/Sub
Frameworks & Tools: Grafana, OpenTelemetry, GStreamer
Other: Unix/Linux, Embedded Linux, Event-driven & microservice
systems, Unit/Integration/Load testing, API design & integration,
Application optimization, Security assessment, Documentation,
Automation scripting, Mentoring & onboarding, AI-powered code
generation

Personal Projects
• balance – Personalized Financial Awareness App built with Go
(templ, htmx) and enhanced with AI agent (LangChain, MCP).
• auto-job-apply – My personal n8n-based system to discover
relevant roles, tailor my resume to each opportunity, locate the
right contacts, and send personalized messages automatically.
• zig-sqlite – A mini relational DB engine from scratch in Zig to
explore low-level DB internals.
• private-vpn – Auto-provision and scale WireGuard VPN nodes
on AWS EC2 based on demand.
• BHE – ML model using Mask R-CNN to estimate building
heights from satellite imagery.

Education
Bachelor of Computer Science
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv | 2018 – 2022
Extra-Curricular Activities
Erasmus exchange student | Mar 2021 – Jun 2021
Studied Philosophy, Mathematics, and Computer Science at the
University of Vienna as part of the mobility program.