Sergey Chebykin
Principal Software Engineer at Localie
Denver Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolSergey Chebykin is a Principal Software Engineer in the Denver metro area who blends hands-on front-end craftsmanship with product-minded leadership at Atlassian. He is founder of Localie and an active open-source contributor, notable for fixes to WalmartLabs' thorax—patching Zepto focus/blur delegation and eliminating view leaks—and for modernizing Electrode’s Webpack build to support multiple entry points while keeping backward compatibility. His strengths include DOM event delegation, view lifecycle and memory management, and build-system optimization for React apps. Sergey brings a pragmatic, test-backed approach to evolving legacy stacks and shipping reliable front-end systems.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Computer Science, Information Management, Master, Computer Science, Information Management at Vladimir State University
English, Russian
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Github Skills (24)
javascript10
handlebars10
ui-components10
testing10
webpack10
front-end-development10
backbonejs10
webpacker10
backbone10
react10
nodejs9
zepto9
js9
webapp8
web-application8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
walmartlabs/thorax
Jan 2013 - Jan 2015
Strengthening your Backbone
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 2 years
Contributions summary:Sergey primarily contributed to improving the functionality and stability of the front-end components within the `thorax` repository, a framework for building applications with Handlebars and Backbone.js. Their work focused on fixing delegation issues, particularly with focus and blur events, which involved patching existing Zepto.js code. They also addressed view leaks within collection rendering and implemented enhancements in the collection helper, showcasing a deep understanding of the framework's rendering and view management. Additionally, they wrote tests to verify the correctness of the modifications.
backbone
electrode-io/electrode
Jun 2016 - Jun 2016
Web applications with node.js and React
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:9 commits in 3 days
Contributions summary:Sergey focused on improving the configuration and build process for a React-based web application. Their contributions involved modifying Webpack configurations to support multiple entry points, renaming configurations, and simplifying the entry point handling. The user also ensured backward compatibility with older single-entry applications and addressed linting issues. This work demonstrates a focus on build system optimization and adapting the application's architecture for flexibility.
recoiljsweb-appexpresscode-splittingpreact
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