Vladimir Banderov
Calgary, AB
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Vladimir Banderov
Staff Engineer with 12+ years delivering scalable tech solutions that generate multimillion-dollar business value in fintech, including $9M in annual cost savings through architecture optimizations at RBC.
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Calgary, AB
Expertise
Summary
- Boosted AI adoption via GenAI initiative, increasing active users by 150% and halving unit test development time (from 25% to 12% of dev cycles), accelerating productivity across enterprise teams.
- Delivered high-impact features for wealth management apps, scaling systems to support 80% code reuse and reducing advisor process time by ~80% in KYC/NAAF workflows.
- Optimized hiring and onboarding, cutting first-level interviews by 60% with custom assessments and mentoring plans that ramped up team efficiency in remote, cross-functional environments.
- Architected cloud/on-premise infrastructure for performance and cost, enabling seamless CI/CD pipelines and microservices that minimized defects and supported rapid growth.
Staff Engineer with 12+ years delivering scalable tech solutions that generate multimillion-dollar business value in fintech, including $9M in annual cost savings through architecture optimizations at RBC.
- Boosted AI adoption via GenAI initiative, increasing active users by 150% and halving unit test development time (from 25% to 12% of dev cycles), accelerating productivity across enterprise teams.
- Delivered high-impact features for wealth management apps, scaling systems to support 80% code reuse and reducing advisor process time by ~80% in KYC/NAAF workflows.
- Optimized hiring and onboarding, cutting first-level interviews by 60% with custom assessments and mentoring plans that ramped up team efficiency in remote, cross-functional environments.
- Architected cloud/on-premise infrastructure for performance and cost, enabling seamless CI/CD pipelines and microservices that minimized defects and supported rapid growth.
Skills / Technologies
Scalable Microservices, AI Integration, Fintech Compliance (KYC/NAAF), Team Leadership, TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, Angular, GenAI, React, React Native, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub Actions, AWS (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, SQS, CloudFront), Kafka, Terraform, SQL, Snowflake, MongoDB, CI/CD
Education
Education
Master, Information Technologies
2005-2010 - National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute)
- Focused on algorithms, machine learning foundations, system design, architecture, optimization, and complex problem-solving, providing a foundation for scalable tech solutions.
Certifications:
Cisco CCNA (2012-2015); AWS SysOps Administrator (2018-2020);
Master, Information Technologies
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute) | 2005-2010
- Focused on algorithms, machine learning foundations, system design, architecture, optimization, and complex problem-solving.
Certifications
Cisco CCNA (2012-2015); AWS SysOps Administrator (2018-2020)
Experience
Experience
RBC
RBC
3 years, 1 month | Calgary, AB
Lead Full Stack Developer
March 2023 - Present
- Generated $9M in annual cost savings by rearchitecting document workflows with NestJS/TypeScript microservices, replacing Node.js/Express and achieving 80% code reuse across KYC, NAAF, and AOIF apps-saving advisors ~80% time per process.
- Increased active users by 150% and reduced unit test development time from 25% to 12% by launching GenAI Champions initiative for GitHub Copilot adoption, supporting RBC's enterprise AI goals and boosting developer productivity.
- Reduced first-level interviews by 60% and enabled department-wide talent recruitment by designing CodeSignal pre-screening assessments, streamlining hiring for top engineers.
- Improved efficiency and cut defects/lowered costs by optimizing processes like NX monorepo setup, GitHub Actions/OCP4 migrations with Kubernetes, and test-coverage enforcement in containerized infrastructure.
- Accelerated onboarding and productivity for cross-functional squads (4 devs, 2 QAs, BA, PO) through 1-on-1 mentoring and development plans, fostering collaboration across 6 squads in wealth management apps.
Skills:
Scalable Architecture, AI Adoption, TypeScript, Angular, NestJS, Kafka, Team Leadership, Engineering Management
Skillz
Skillz
1 year, 11 months | Calgary, AB
Senior Full Stack Engineer - Developer Platform, R&D
April 2021 - February 2023
- Enhanced mobile user experience and scalability by developing a React Native app from scratch and expanding TypeScript/Node.js/Go microservices for integration into Skillz infrastructure.
- Reduced deployment times and enabled faster iterations by configuring CI/CD pipelines in GitHub, supporting rapid platform growth.
- Improved usability for external developers and contributed to player engagement growth by leading the Developer Console development and scaling NodeJS/Ruby on Rails microservices.
- Streamlined releases and reduced errors through GitHub CI/CD implementations, while mentoring junior/mid-level engineers for knowledge transfer and efficiency.
Skills:
TypeScript, React Native, Node.js, Go, Kubernetes, AWS (DynamoDB, SQS), Terraform, MySQL, Snowflake
Eviviz
Eviviz
6 years, 5 months | Vancouver, BC
Lead Web Developer
May 2017 - March 2021
- Led design and development of Progressive Web Apps for HEOR data capture, visualization, and analysis using MEAN stack, delivering end-to-end solutions.
- Supervised and mentored a team of 3 developers, improving code quality and project delivery timelines.
- Configured CI/CD in GitLab and set up cloud/on-premise servers (AWS Lambda, CloudFront, DynamoDB), ensuring reliable deployments and backups.
Skills:
TypeScript, JavaScript, Angular, Node.js, MongoDB, Docker, Kubernetes, Serverless, GraphQL, AWS (Lambda, CloudFront, DynamoDB)
Infrastructure Manager
November 2014 - May 2017
- Designed and managed on-premise and AWS infrastructure, including networking, servers, and storage, optimizing for performance and cost.
- Developed data aggregation solutions using REST API, SQL, Python, PowerShell, and Bash, automating processes and reducing manual efforts.
- Administered web servers, DNS, and monitoring (Spiceworks, CloudWatch), minimizing downtime through proactive solutions.
Skills:
AWS, NGINX, SQL, REST API
Home Credit & Finance Bank
Home Credit & Finance Bank
2 years, 8 months | Russia
IT infrastructure monitoring specialist
April 2012 - November 2014
- Set up and maintained bank card processing systems, executing PL/SQL scripts and DML/DDL operations on Oracle databases.
- Managed support tickets in BMC Remedy and collaborated with developers via JIRA for bug fixes and new features; communicated with Visa/Mastercard support.
- Monitored enterprise IT infrastructure (servers, networks, storage) using Nagios/SCOM, troubleshooting Cisco issues and coordinating escalations.
Skills:
Oracle PL/SQL, Windows/Linux servers, Cisco