Programming Languages
Java, Kotlin, JavaScript/TypeScript, Clojure, Python.
Libraries and Frameworks
Backend: Quarkus, Spring, JOOQ, Keycloak.
Frontend: React (shadcn/ui, HeroUI, React Bits), Next.js, Vue.js, Angular.
Databases
MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB.
Other
Docker, Git, LLMs/Code Agents (Claude, Cursor), Postman, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Clean Code, TDD, REST, Functional Programming.
Languages
English (C1+, IELTS 2022), German (C1, Test DaF 2022), Russian (native)
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Hi there! My name is Valeria Morkhat
Full-Stack Developer | Software Engineer
Full-stack developer with 2+ years owning commercial products end-to-end — from feature development to infrastructure and release. Trilingual (English, German, Russian) with a background in economics that informs a pragmatic approach to building software that actually ships. Bring both technical depth and the kind of cross-domain thinking that comes from switching fields.Experience
sovity GmbHDortmund, Germany
Full-Stack DeveloperOctober 2023 – Current
- Owned the new customer portal end-to-end — serving 800+ users — managing releases, features, integrations, and documentation, while significantly reducing operational overhead, improving performance, and lowering costs to support company growth.
- Mentored junior developers to full feature ownership; fostered knowledge sharing through structured feedback sessions and pair programming, improving team velocity and reducing handoff friction.
- Developed full-stack features (Java/Kotlin, Vue.js, Next.js, Angular, Spring, Quarkus, JOOQ, Keycloak); improved UX and established the company-wide preferred tech stack (t3 stack) later adopted in other projects.
- Managed and improved portal infrastructure across different environments using Terraform, built comprehensive E2E tests to harden the CI/CD pipeline, enabled consistent, fast delivery of features each iteration.
- Led the migration of the legacy portal and customer data to the new platform and technology stack; raised test coverage from 40% to 90%, optimized backend performance, resolved complex database issues.
Education
TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund, Germany
Coursework in Computer ScienceOctober 2023 - 2025
University of PotsdamPotsdam, Germany
Business Process Management, Digitalization in Organizations, ITPMSeptember 2020 – February 2021
Saint Petersburg State UniversitySaint Petersburg, Russia
Bachelor's degree, International EconomicsSeptember 2018 – July 2022
Certifications & Hackathons
Java Associate Certification (1Z0-811)
Winner of the Junction Budapest 2023 Hackathon
Developed an algorithm for the optimization problem in cancer treatment.
Junction Helsinki 2024 Hackathon
HR-tech track, mobile application in React Native.