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Serguei Kushnir

Senior Systems Engineer (C++ / Rust)

€600/day
Valbonne, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Serguei

Senior Systems Engineer with over 10 years of experience in low-level C++ development, specializing in high
load backend infrastructures, distributed architectures, and endpoint security (EDR). Proven track record of
modernizing massive legacy codebases, diagnosing complex runtime issues (such as race conditions and
memory leaks), and optimizing system stability. Adept at conducting R&D and architectural Proof of Concepts
(PoC) for migrating critical systems from C++ to Rust. Experienced in leading technical solutions within
international cross-functional teams.
  • English

    Fluent

  • French

    Conversational

  • Russian

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Valbonne (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Amadeus
    C++ Software Engineer
    TRAVEL AND TOURISM
    September 2025 - Today (10 months)
    Villeneuve-Loubet, France
    • • High-Performance Web Services: Developing and optimizing critical backend web services using C++ to support high-traffic travel payment technologies.
    • • System Stability & Debugging: Diagnosing and resolving bugs, including complex race condition issues, within distributed environments to improve overall system reliability.
    • • Legacy Refactoring legacy C++ codebase and actively reducing technical debt to improve maintainability.
    • • Agile Collaboration: Delivering business-critical features within a fast-paced, international cross functional team.
    с++ Python Unit Testing Développement Back-End tests end-to-end
  • Nurd
    C++ Developer
    TECH
    January 2022 - June 2025 (3 years and 5 months)
    Clifton, United States
    Development of the endpoint service for analyzing device activity (EDR) Environment: gRPC, protobuf Achievements:
    • • Revived an Abandoned Project: Analyzed a neglected and unstable project, identified and resolved critical issues, successfully delivering a stable release and restoring user confidence.
    • • Cross-Platform Expansion: Implemented ARM64 cross-compilation support, enabling broader deployment and positioning the product for multi-platform compatibility.
    • • Performance Optimization: Utilized Windows Performance Analyzer to identify and resolve key bottlenecks.
    • • Memory Leak Resolution: Diagnosed and eliminated persistent memory leaks, significantly enhancing
    application stability and preventing system crashes.
    • • Codebase Modernization: Refactored outdated code, replacing a custom internal scripting language with C++ for core business logic while retaining the language for configuration only, streamlining development and reducing technical debt.
    • • Security and Compliance: Designed and implemented a process-blocking mechanism to restrict unauthorized processes, enforcing security policies and mitigating potential threats.
    • • Blue Screen of Death Fix: Diagnosed and resolved a critical issue in driver-level code that caused system crashes, effectively eliminating BSOD occurrences and stabilizing application performance.
    • • Feature Implementation: Delivered key features, including windows system logs tracking.
    • • Build Process Optimization: Removed all precompiled libraries from the repository and restructured the build process to compile dependencies from source.
    • • Rust PoC: Initiated and developed a Proof of Concept (PoC) to migrate performance-critical components of the EDR endpoint service from C++ to Rust, focusing on memory safety, thread isolation, and reducing legacy technical debt.
    с++ Rust Python WINDEV Drivers
  • Infopulse
    C++/Qt Developer
    August 2019 - January 2022 (2 years and 5 months)
    Description: Development of the desktop application to work with photos. Environment: c++, git, qt, qml, cmake, visual javascript, python, agile, gRPC Application Suite Development: Designed of a Investigated and successfully modernized a legacy project that was previously considered by the

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Education

  • Computer science Master's degree
    Odessa Polytechnic National University
    2023
    Computer science Master's degree
  • Bachelor's degree
    Odessa National Academy of Telecommunications
    2013
    Bachelor's degree

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