# Vitalii Romaniuk

**Full-stack software engineer**  
Valencia, Spain  
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitalii-romaniuk-534b70103/) · [GitHub](https://github.com/Hitoki) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4729-7795) · [Email](mailto:kidomakai@gmail.com)

## Professional summary

Full-stack software engineer with more than a decade of experience building and modernizing production web platforms. A background in automated electromechanical systems complements deep experience with Python backends and React-based JavaScript and TypeScript frontends, from established monoliths to service-oriented systems. Experienced in leading teams of up to 14 engineers, taking products from MVP to production, improving architecture and performance, and working directly with product stakeholders.

## Skills

- **Languages:** Python · JavaScript · TypeScript · SQL
- **Backend:** Django · Flask · FastAPI · GraphQL
- **Frontend:** React · React Native · Vue · Angular · HTML · CSS
- **Data & messaging:** PostgreSQL · MySQL · MongoDB · Redis · RabbitMQ
- **Cloud & platform:** AWS · GCP · Hetzner · Linux · Git
- **Game & native:** Godot · Unity · Swift · iOS

## Experience

### Full-stack software engineer

**[Abby](https://www.abby.com/)** · Current

A virtual receptionist service combining U.S.-based human receptionists and AI-powered call handling for businesses.

Full-stack engineering across multiple production services, focused primarily on client-facing platform capabilities.

- Build and maintain features across backend services and web applications.
- Work across service boundaries to deliver and improve customer-facing product workflows.

**Technologies:** Python · TypeScript · React

### Senior full-stack software engineer

**[WasteHero](https://wastehero.io/)** · September 2025 – May 2026 · Aarhus / Herning, Denmark

An AI-native operating system that unifies routes, fleet, tickets, billing, and self-service for municipalities and waste operators.

Full-stack engineering across backend, web, and mobile applications, including the platform’s AI-driven second generation.

- Contributed to multiple product initiatives, including WasteHero AI v2.
- Presented product demonstrations and worked directly with stakeholders.
- Delivered features across backend, web, and mobile applications.

**Links:** [WasteHero AI v2](https://wastehero.io/)

**Technologies:** Python · Django · React · React Native · TypeScript · GraphQL · Hetzner · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

### Full-stack software engineer · UKEESS contractor

**[SevenRooms / DoorDash](https://sevenrooms.com/)** · Remote

A hospitality technology platform for reservations, CRM, guest experience, and marketing; part of DoorDash since 2025.

Contracted through UKEESS Software House to work exclusively on the SevenRooms product.

- Maintained and extended a production guest-experience platform.
- Built and supported point-of-sale integrations.
- Delivered product features and platform improvements across the stack.

**Links:** [DoorDash](https://www.doordash.com/) · [UKEESS](https://ukeess.com/)

**Technologies:** Python · Django · JavaScript · React · GCP · POS integrations

### Full-stack software engineer

**[Emotive](https://emotive.io/)** · October 2021 – October 2022 · Remote

An e-commerce SMS marketing platform for two-way messaging, campaign automation, segmentation, integrations, and revenue attribution.

Full-stack engineering across the services and interfaces supporting merchant messaging and campaign workflows.

- Worked across Flask microservices, a Django monolith, and React and Angular frontends.
- Diagnosed product and architecture issues, translated them into actionable Jira work, and implemented solutions.
- Improved database performance and system architecture while delivering new product capabilities.
- Shared knowledge across the team and mentored engineers at different seniority levels.

**Technologies:** Python · Flask · Django · JavaScript · React · Angular

### Full-stack engineering lead / software architect

**[DDI Development](https://ddi-dev.com/)** · April 2018 – October 2021 · Kharkiv, Ukraine

Software consultancy where I delivered multiple client products and led several project teams while combining architecture, engineering management, and hands-on full-stack development.

- Delivered full-stack systems across multiple client projects and domains.
- Designed scalable backend systems for high-concurrency workloads.
- Improved application performance and guided architectural decisions.
- Led and mentored multiple project teams, including a team of 11 engineers.

### Full-stack engineering lead / software architect

**[WasteHero](https://wastehero.io/)** · April 2017 – June 2021 · Denmark

An end-to-end operating platform for municipal and commercial waste management.

Combined hands-on full-stack development with architecture, technical leadership, delivery, and stakeholder communication.

- Helped take the product from MVP to production.
- Led a growing engineering team ranging from two to 14 people.
- Owned architecture and performance work, sprint delivery, product demonstrations, and stakeholder communication.

**Technologies:** AWS · Python · Django · React · React Native · TypeScript · GraphQL · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

### Full-stack software engineer

**[AnvilEight](https://anvileight.com/)** · November 2014 – April 2018 · Kharkiv, Ukraine

Full-stack engineering across multiple client products; notable projects included IEEE, Salesforce, and LiveChat.

- Delivered production work across multiple projects, including IEEE, Salesforce, and LiveChat.
- Built payment, email, and electronic-signature integrations and implemented core business logic.
- Refactored legacy systems, improved performance, and added unit and integration test coverage.
- Mentored other developers.

**Links:** [IEEE](https://www.ieee.org/) · [Salesforce](https://www.salesforce.com/) · [LiveChat](https://www.livechat.com/)

**Technologies:** Python · Django · JavaScript · PostgreSQL

## Education

**Master’s degree in Automated Electromechanical Systems**  
National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"
