Nikita Skakun

Software Engineer | Tech Enthusiast

Nikita Skakun profile

Software engineer with experience in full-stack development, cloud infrastructure, and secure systems. I design reliable services, optimize performance, and apply modern development practices to build scalable applications. I enjoy solving complex problems and improving workflows through practical engineering.

Work Experience

Software Engineer / Co-Founder | Unseeable.AI

Apr 2025 — Present

Key Achievements

Designed a platform to generate personalized lead replies with under one minute response time
Built authentication, database, and real-time features in Supabase with strict row-level security
Integrated OpenAI and n8n workflows to vectorize client documents for personalized replies
Deployed services with Docker and self-hosted infrastructure, reducing costs by more than $200 per month

Junior Software Engineer | Harrison Healthcare

Apr 2023 — Apr 2025

Key Achievements

Developed more than 100 interactive forms to streamline workflows for health practitioners
Conducted usability testing with clinical staff to meet usability and compliance requirements
Improved SQL query performance by 85%, reducing execution time from 14 to 2 seconds

Self-Hosted Server Administrator | Skakun.io

Sep 2021 — Present

Key Achievements

Managed a self-hosted NixOS server with 99.9% uptime, deploying services via Docker
Configured a complete mail server and LDAP authentication for user management
Administered Nextcloud for secure file storage and locally run LLM models with Web UI

Skills

Programming Languages

C
C++
C#
Java
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
HTML
CSS

Frontend Development

React
Astro
Tailwind CSS

Backend Development

Node.js
Bun
Deno
Edge Functions

Database and Storage

PostgreSQL
Supabase
SQLite

Cloud and DevOps

Linux
Docker
VMs
AWS
Azure
CI/CD

Tools and Services

Git
LDAP
n8n

Projects

Celestium

2D Simulation Engine in C++

Built a 2D space station simulation in C++
Developed a modular engine with multi-threaded architecture, improving performance by 65%
Automated builds with CMake and GitHub Actions

Echo Shield

Academic Capstone Project

Designed phishing simulations, quizzes, and training modules to teach cybersecurity awareness
Implemented LDAP authentication and user access control with mock Active Directory
Applied modern full-stack techniques across front-end and back-end components

Education

Bachelor of Information Technology

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Sep 2019 — Apr 2025