Альона

Alona Tsapenko
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
alona.tsapenko​@gmail.com [открыть контакты](см. выше в блоке «контактная информация») Germany, Leipzig GitHub LinkedIn

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SUMMARY

Passionate Software Engineer with strong Python skills and experience in developing web applications, backend
services, and automation scripts. Proficient in OOP, SOLID principles, and design patterns, with hands-on
experience in building scalable and maintainable software solutions. Familiar with web frameworks (Django,
Flask, FastAPI), REST APIs, database integration (PostgreSQL, SQLite), and version control (Git/GitHub). Adept
at writing clean, efficient, and well-tested code, and collaborating in Agile/Scrum environments.

SKILLS

Programming & Scripting Web & API Algorithms and Data Structures
Python 3.10+, Advanced Python REST API design & Algorithm complexity, Arrays,
(Decorators, Iterators, Generators), implementation, basic GraphQL Linked Lists, Stacks, Queues, Hash
Asynchronous Python (asyncio, understanding Maps, Hash Sets
Concurrency, Parallelism) API integration, JSON, HTTP
JavaScript, TypeScript (ES6+), Bash concepts Cybersecurity & Security
/​Shell scripting, C /​C++ Practices
Object-Oriented Programming Secure coding principles, Basic
Backend Frameworks (OOP) cryptography, Network
Django, Django ORM, Django Rest SOLID principles, Design patterns fundamentals (TCP/​IP/​HTTP),
Framework, FastAPI, Flask Linux and Windows system
Web Technologies security basics, Vulnerability
Databases & Data Management HTML, CSS, JavaScript awareness /​threat detection
PostgreSQL, SQLite (relational basics
DBs), Redis (NoSQL basics) Knowledge of SDLC, Waterfall,
SQL query writing, basic database Agile concepts (Scrum, Kanban) Development Tools
design Debugging, Docker

AI / Machine Learning Version Control & Collaboration
Basic ML models, Neural Git/​Github
Networks, Classification, Prompt
Engineering, OpenAI API, Data
preprocessing

Languages
English: Intermediate, German:
Intermediate
 Portfolio EXPERIENCE

Task Manager⁠ Python Developer (Scraping) DataForest
Web application built with Python and Django for Python Developer
managing tasks with user authentication. Features 01/2025 – 2026
include creating, editing, deleting tasks, and tracking Technologies: Python, Async Web Scraping, lxml,
statuses (Pending, In Progress, Completed). Uses asyncio, aiohttp, PostgreSQL, Git
PostgreSQL for database storage and • Developed asynchronous web scrapers for high-
Bootstrap/Tailwind CSS for frontend, demonstrating performance data extraction.
full-stack development and web application design. • Parsed and processed HTML/​XML data using lxml.
• Implemented parallel data fetching to improve
Mafia Club⁠
scraping speed and efficiency.
Online platform for the social game Mafia with
• Cleaned, validated, and stored scraped data in
FastAPI backend and PostgreSQL/SQLAlchemy.
PostgreSQL databases.
Features include user authentication, CRUD for game
• Maintained and updated scrapers in response to
data, real-time gameplay, and chat. Developed as a
website structure changes.
team project, with full backend implemented by me.
• Collaborated with the team using Git and Agile/​
Cinema Online⁠ Scrum workflows.
Online Cinema Platform, handling user registration,
authentication, profile management, and password ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
reset. Built with FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, and
Celery, featuring JWT token system, email activation Python course at Mate academy (OOP, Python,
and reset, protected profile endpoints, and Django)⁠
asynchronous email delivery.
Course Cybersecurity⁠

EDUCATION CodeWars
[ 206 Kata Completed ]
Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity
National University of Trade and Economics SQL course at w3schools
2022 – Present
CS50: Introduction to Computer Science (Online),
Harvard University
Achievements
Books
Winners of regional checkers and chess tournaments Clean Code by Robert Cecil Martin

Active swimmer and multiple-time competition
finalist

Participant and prize-winner of Physics and
Mathematics Olympiads

Consistently recognized for academic excellence