About me

My name is Rostyslav Sotnychenko, or just Rosty. I am a curious, reliable, and enthusiastic person and an experienced Software Engineer, specializing in Clouds and Infrastructure. I currently live in Dublin, but originally from Kyiv.

2010

Wrote my first "Hello World"'s in Pascal and PHP

2011

Bought a domain name and got my hands on a server for the first time

2013

Launched a hosting company with a business partner, was responsible for all the tech stuff

2014

Graduated from school and started studying at a university

2015

Got my first job as a Software Engineer

2017

Switched to a DevOps role after realizing I could utilize my hosting experience

2018

Led a few projects, became a de-facto Tech Lead

2019

Switched to a product company; delivered a major project in the first months that significantly improved engineer's life and release confidence

2020

Dived into management and processes, actively engaged with CTO on company-wide changes

2021

Built a great team of 5 Senior+ Engineers that delivered various Infrastructure and Developer Experience projects

2022

Switched back to the IC role, now in a much bigger company. Relocated to Ireland