Ilya Lyakhovets - Software Developer

A passionate computer programmer who has been coding since 2009. After spending countless hours playing video games since 1997, starting in early childhood, I decided to turn my passion into a software developer career. I am proficient in C/C++ and have experience with other programming languages such as C# and Assembly, as well as game engines like Unity and Unreal Engine.

Also have experience as a freelance software tester for various platforms and devices. Can conduct both manual and automation testing on Windows, Linux, Mac OS, iOS/Android smartphones, and iPadOS tablets.

Skills

C++ C C# Assembly Unity Unreal Engine OpenGL GLSL OpenAL SDL Qt Windows SDK SQL HTML CSS Git Subversion CMake Doxygen GIMP Game Development Software Development Selenium JMeter Charles Proxy Test Automation API Testing Black Box Testing White Box Testing Test Case Writing Test Case Execution Cross-Browser Testing Cross-Platform Testing Localization Testing Desktop Testing Web Testing Mobile Testing

Experience

Independent Software Developer
2011 – Present

Developing a custom cross-platform game engine/library for personal game projects and educational purposes.
Developing commercial games, such as a modern Lode Runner, and the highly realistic Tennis Simulator, based on real physics, using the custom-made engine.
Developed several small, cross-platform, open-source video games using the custom-made game engine that served as a regression test.
Developed a high-performance C library for loading, saving, and manipulating Targa (.tga) image files in a variety of formats, optimized for video games.
Developed a lightweight, automatic synchronization utility that automatically keeps files and folders synchronized across different folders, focusing on performance and memory efficiency.
Developed a small, automatic utility for instant grammar correction in any text field via keyboard shortcut, powered by Large Language Models (LLM).
Developed a source code counter tool that helps measure source code, and compare changes in metrics since the last measurement.

Freelance
Software Tester
2015 – March 2022

Conducted functional, regression, smoke, sanity, cross-browser, localization, API, payment testing, and bug verifications across a variety of software products, including desktop and mobile video games, desktop software, mobile applications, web applications, and websites on Windows, Linux, iOS/Android smartphones, and iPadOS tablets.
Contributed to product testing for various products, including mostly: Slack for Windows, Linux, and iOS; Audi used cars, Neteller websites; Nike, Adidas, Beeline TV, Dailymotion, Twoo, Payoneer, Aircall, Lightricks, Facetune, Photoleap, Skyscanner iOS/Android apps, iOS games by Ferrero and King, Applicaster SDK test iOS apps, BiP messenger, some security software, and many others.
Contributed to product testing for over 100 customers, including global companies like Slack, Audi, Nike, Adidas, Dailymotion, Skyscanner, Payoneer, Ferrero, Paysafe, Rolex, eBay, Facebook, and others.

List of most memorable contributions

Slack app (functional testing on various Linux distributions, Windows, and iOS smartphones)
Audi used cars website (functional cross-browser testing)
Dailymotion iOS app (functional testing)
Beeline TV iOS app (functional testing for smartphones and iPads)
Twoo social network iOS app (functional testing)
Nike iOS/Android app (payment testing)
Adidas iOS app (functional testing)
Applicaster SDK, and StartApp SDK (functional testing of various applications that utilize those SDK)
Magic Kinder Ducati, Magic Kinder, Jurassic World, and other iOS games by Ferrero (functional and QR code scanning testing)
BabyTV, BabyFirst iOS apps (functional testing)
Cybersecurity software (functional and stability testing on Windows, ensuring that the system performs as expected and everything works as intended)
Lightricks, Facetune, and Photoleap iOS apps (functional testing)
Skyscanner app (sanity testing for iOS smartphones)
BiP messenger iOS app (functional and localization testing)
Magisto, and KineMaster iOS apps (functional testing)
Neteller website (functional testing of onboarding functionality)
Kaltura Capture (functional testing)
Candy Crush Saga iOS game by King (localization testing)
Coin Master iOS game (sanity testing and bug hunting)
Smart Capture iOS app by Onfido (functional testing)
Aircall app (functional testing on Windows, and iOS smartphones)
Payoneer iOS app (functional and usability testing of a new modern app)
Facebook app (Functional testing of a new regional ad posting feature)
eBay website (functional testing of a new search feature)
PokerStars, Europa Casino, and other gambling websites and games (functional, performance, and deposit testing)
Rolex website (price checking)
Trax Retail iOS app (bug hunting)
TechRepublic website (functional testing on desktop, and iOS smartphones)
Seenit Capture iOS app (functional testing)
CNET Tech Today iOS app (functional testing)
Gemalto MobilePass+ ios app (functinal testing)
Experis iOS app (functional testing)
Emirates website (functional, and localization testing)
NFL website (functional testing on iOS smartphones)
Dan Patrick Live Session iOS app (functional testing)

Interests

Game Development Programming Video Games Languages Science Space Exploration Hiking Tennis Self-Improvement

Projects

libEngine

Space Program

Tennis Simulator

BlockCraft

Gold Raider

libtga

Asteroids

Minefield

Pusher

Tetris 2012

Sync Manager

Grammar Checker

Code Metrics

File Encryptor