Denys Pavlov
Full-stack software developer with cross-industry experience building client-focused web experiences.
Front-end – Expert
- JavaScript ,
- TypeScript ,
- ClojureScript ,
- React ,
- Next.js ,
- SVG ,
- PostCSS ,
- SASS
Back-end – Expert
- Node ,
- Deno ,
- Elixir ,
- Clojure ,
- Java ,
- Go ,
- PostgreSQL ,
- Redis ,
- Solr ,
- GraphQL
Dev-Ops – Expert
- Linux ,
- NixOS ,
- Docker ,
- Kubernetes ,
- Terraform ,
- Ansible ,
- AWS ,
- Google Cloud
Interests
- Cycling ,
- Canoeing ,
- Coffee
Work Experience
Head of Development Jun 2024 - Present
Alipes Inc. Remote
Lead technical strategy at a marketing and web agency, delivering reliable, high-performance digital experiences for a portfolio of 7+ clients while pairing hands-on engineering with delivery ownership, security, and technical pre-sales.
- Trusted technical partner to client stakeholders across major accounts, leading discovery, architecture, and high-stakes launches with a consistent record of timely, high-quality delivery.
- Built internal engineering libraries and tooling (70+ shared components, operational utilities, and automation) to accelerate delivery and improve consistency across client projects.
- Designed performance- and cost-conscious cloud infrastructure that reduces load times and operating overhead.
- Standardized security posture, including secrets management, key rotation, automated testing, and proactive monitoring across all managed properties.
- Technical lead on enterprise proposals, turning specialized agency expertise into defined service offerings.
- Drove AI adoption across the team through training in agentic workflows and prototype-driven exploration of new revenue lines.
- Established the technical hiring process and mentor developers through code reviews, 1:1s, and internal enablement.
Independent Full-Stack Developer / Consultant May 2016 - Present
Self Employed Remote
Built cloud-agnostic web products and business systems for small and medium-sized businesses, taking ideas from early mockups through prototypes, launches, and long-term support.
- Led technical delivery for new ventures that reached profitability on launch day.
- Built payment systems processing 50k+ monthly payments, including PCI scope reduction and reconciliation.
- Achieved 100% PageSpeed scores while modernizing media-heavy legacy products and preserving existing user flows.
- Designed mobile-first interfaces with fast, clear user flows for small screens.
- Matched technical solutions to each client's skills, budget, and legacy systems to minimize post-launch maintenance.
- Produced high-quality documentation to support long-term project health.
Software Developer Jun 2014 - May 2016
Hospital for Sick Children, Centre for Computational Medicine Toronto, ON
Developed open-source clinical genetics and medical data platforms in an Agile research environment.
- Prototyped, designed, and developed an open-source soft real-time storage and analysis engine for fast access to 300+ million rows of genetic information.
- Tested the feasibility of several storage back-ends, including columnar databases like Apache Drill.
- Containerized the product to simplify repeatable deployment in HIPAA-sensitive clinical environments.
- Improved multi-platform development workflows to reduce friction for open-source contributions.
Front-end Developer Jul 2012 - May 2014
Viafoura Toronto, ON
Thrived in an early-stage startup environment, resolving critical vendor and client integration issues while rebuilding the front end for a SaaS commenting platform.
- Developed a high-performance JavaScript web experience backed by a REST API, supporting legacy and modern browsers.
- Implemented a front-end build system for multi-target deployment.
- Introduced code review practices, testing workflows, and a cross-browser test suite to improve code quality.
Research Assistant and Developer May 2011 - Aug 2011
University of Toronto, Software Engineering Group Toronto, ON
Improved OpenOME, an open-source tool for modelling stakeholder goals and system requirements, built on the Java Eclipse framework.
- Built profiling and statistics tooling for quantitative analysis of complex i* goal models.
- Created a tree-based view to simplify complex model relationships.
Support Analyst May 2010 - Aug 2010
The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company Toronto, ON
Supported broad organizational needs from a small non-IT team, delivering practical automations with limited technical resources.
- Built VBA document applications to automate MS Office workflows and interface with legacy mainframe systems.
- Built a document template that turned Excel data into personalized letters, balancing automation with manual approval.
Intern Aug 2006 - Aug 2009
Geotab Oakville, ON
Improved software, assembled and tested GPS fleet tracking devices during summer breaks.
- Prepared software for translation and tested new revisions.
- Worked in an electronics manufacturing assembly-line environment.