Benediktas Kazanavicius
About Benediktas Kazanavicius
Benediktas Kazanavicius is a Search Engineer currently working at Vinted in Vilnius, Lithuania. He has a background in software engineering, having contributed to open source projects and gained experience at companies like Amazon and Nasdaq.
Work at Vinted
Benediktas Kazanavicius has been employed at Vinted, also known as Kleiderkreisel, as a Search Engineer since 2021. His role involves optimizing search functionalities within the platform, contributing to the overall user experience. Vinted is a popular online marketplace for second-hand clothing, and Kazanavicius plays a key role in enhancing its search capabilities.
Previous Experience in Software Engineering
Before joining Vinted, Kazanavicius gained extensive experience in software engineering. He worked at Devbridge as a Software Engineer for three months in 2020 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Additionally, he served as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon from 2019 to 2020 for 11 months in London, United Kingdom, and completed a Software Development Engineer Internship at Amazon in 2018 for three months.
Education and Expertise
Benediktas Kazanavicius earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from The University of Sheffield, studying from 2016 to 2019. His academic background provides a solid foundation in software development principles and practices, which he applies in his professional roles.
Contributions to Open Source Projects
Kazanavicius has actively contributed to open source projects and has released several projects on GitHub. Notably, he created PrefeRx, a reactive SharedPreferences library for Kotlin, demonstrating his commitment to enhancing developer tools and resources within the programming community.
Internship Experience
Kazanavicius has gained valuable internship experience in the tech industry. He worked as a QA Intern at Nasdaq for two months in 2017 in Lithuania, where he developed skills in quality assurance processes. This experience complements his later roles in software development and engineering.