Denys Melnyk

Denys Melnyk

Junior backend developer in Edinburgh, looking for my first full-time role.

Aug 2026 –

HNC Software Engineering, Fife College.

Nov 2025 –

PosylkaUA — delivery marketplace.

Designed and developed a website from scratch, solo. Implemented secure payments using Monobank's API. Webhooks, REST APIs, background jobs. It's live with real drivers and customers using it.

May – Aug 2025

Python developer intern, GreenCarLane.

Built GraphQL APIs over MongoDB serving charging station data to a map, wrote multiple Python scripts to collect the data automatically.

Feb 2025 –

Freelance backend, Job Hub Scotland / 2020 Recruitment.

Developed two websites for a recruitment agency, wrote Python scripts for automation. Worked on integration with their CRM.

Dec 2024 – Feb 2025

Backend developer, Chingu.

Worked in a remote team with frontend developers, designers and product owners. Shipped and deployed two websites.

I started getting interested in programming when I was 15. At first, I did a Python course for beginners on Stepik. After school, I did a few lessons a day and practiced on my own, writing some basic programs. Since then I've been coding a lot and taught myself the rest by building things.

Side projects: Viva — a movie and series watchlist with ratings and AI-generated recommendations.

skills

Backend
Python, Django, DRF, FastAPI, Flask
Data
PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
Infrastructure
Docker, Celery, Nginx, Linux, AWS, CI
Frontend
React, TypeScript, Tailwind
Languages
English, Ukrainian, Russian

contact

Based in Edinburgh with the right to work in the UK, open to relocating in the UK or EU. Looking for a junior backend role.