Pavel Novokshonov
About Pavel Novokshonov
Pavel Novokshonov is a Software Engineer with extensive experience in developing services for banking messaging and mobile text messaging. He currently serves as Development Lead at Funbox, specializing in Elixir, Erlang, and Ruby, and has a strong background in mentoring teams and implementing high-availability features.
Current Role at Funbox
Pavel Novokshonov serves as the Development Lead at Funbox, where he has been employed since 2019. In this role, he specializes in Erlang, Elixir, and Ruby. He leads the development lifecycle and oversees a globally distributed team, utilizing Jira and an agile model for project management. His responsibilities include implementing new features that meet high load and strict SLA requirements, achieving a 99.9% availability rate.
Previous Experience in Software Development
Before joining Funbox, Pavel held several positions in software development. He worked at Radian Bank as a Software Developer from 2000 to 2002 in Madrid, Spain. He then transitioned to I.t. Co. as Chief Project Engineer, where he contributed for 11 years from 2004 to 2015 in Moscow, Russia. Additionally, he worked as a Ruby on Rails and Javascript Developer at Funbox from 2018 to 2019.
Teaching Experience at It Academy Russia
Pavel Novokshonov worked as a Teacher at It Academy Russia from 2002 to 2004 in Moscow. During his two years there, he contributed to the education of aspiring software engineers, sharing his knowledge and expertise in various programming languages and technologies.
Education and Qualifications
Pavel obtained his Master's degree from Baikal State University, where he studied from 1997 to 2002. His educational background laid the foundation for his extensive career in software engineering and development.
Technical Expertise and Contributions
Pavel specializes in several technologies, including Elixir, Erlang, Ruby on Rails, REST API design, Kafka, Redis, and PostgreSQL. He has contributed Ruby and Elixir code examples to GitHub, including projects like mkdevmovies and Advent of Code 2018. His focus includes eliminating memory leaks and performance bottlenecks in the BEAM production environment.