About
Anatoly Nikiforov
Staff Software Engineer / Software Architect
o Moscow, Russia • ✈ Open to Remote Work
Overview
Staff Software Engineer / Software Architect with 5+ years of professional experience spanning the full technology stack:
| Layer | Technologies |
|---|---|
| Low-level | Linux kernel modules, Netfilter hooks, TUN/TAP interfaces, POSIX sockets |
| System-level | Daemons, IPC mechanisms, network tunneling, VPN protocols |
| Application-level | Go, Python, TypeScript, Vue.js, REST/SOAP APIs |
| Architecture-level | Distributed systems, event-driven orchestration, validation patterns |
Quick Navigation
| Page | Description |
|---|---|
| Engineering Philosophy | Core principles and beliefs |
| Career Timeline | Detailed chronology with milestones |
| Professional Communities | PyPI, GitHub, Habr profiles |
| Manifesto | Personal philosophy |
| Contact | Get in touch |
Core Beliefs
| Belief | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Depth over breadth | 9 years focused on systems, networking, distributed systems |
| Documentation matters | 5 architectural specifications documented (MHA, JEMP, SSA, Validation Stack, Transactional Models) |
| Share knowledge | 9 Habr articles (237K views), 11 university lectures |
| Measure everything | Benchmarks, metrics, and impact tracked for all major projects |
| Open source by default | 6 public repositories, 1,756 GitHub contributions |
At a Glance
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Professional Experience | 5+ years (2019–2026) |
| Community Activity | 9 years (Habr since 2017) |
| Companies | 7 (1C, MIND, MIPT, ForestVPN, Carrierproxy, VPN Manager, JetBrains) |
| Publications | 9 Habr articles (237K+ views, 13K+ karma) |
| GitHub | 1,756 contributions, 26 repositories |
| PyPI Packages | 1 published (anyd 0.4.1) |
| Architecture Specs | 5 documented specifications |
| Lectures | 11 (MIPT Go Course) |
Last Updated: February 2026