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Alex Novak

Python / Django Developer

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12
Projects
8
Skills
4 yrs 11 mo
Work exp.
2 yrs 8 mo
Study time

Member since June 2026

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Selected Projects

Production web apps shipped end to end — from data model to deployment — with an emphasis on maintainability and tests.

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Rolefolio — portfolio platform

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Rolefolio — portfolio platform

Cut the time to publish a polished portfolio from days to under an hour.

A Django platform for building shareable professional portfolios with public profiles, CV export and an AI assistant.

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Published: Nov. 10, 2025

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pytest integration test suite

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pytest integration test suite

Stopped a class of bugs that had previously only surfaced in staging.

A full integration test suite for a Django API using pytest, factory_boy fixtures and a real PostgreSQL test database.

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Published: May 20, 2025

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Inventory API service

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Inventory API service

Eliminated oversells and gave the ops team a queryable history of every change.

A REST API for multi-warehouse stock management with role-based access and audit logging.

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Published: April 22, 2025

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HTMX live search and filter

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HTMX live search and filter

Filter response time dropped from ~800 ms (full reload) to ~90 ms (partial).

A server-rendered product catalogue with instant search, multi-tag filtering and infinite scroll — no JavaScript framework required.

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Published: Feb. 6, 2025

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CI test-coverage dashboard

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CI test-coverage dashboard

Made coverage regressions visible in code review and raised average coverage.

A small Django app that ingests pytest coverage reports and trends them per service over time.

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Published: Sept. 5, 2024

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Async email notification pipeline

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Async email notification pipeline

Eliminated request timeouts and provided visibility into delivery failures.

A Celery + Redis worker pipeline that sends transactional emails asynchronously, with retry logic and dead-letter tracking.

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Published: July 18, 2024

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DRF customer self-service portal

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DRF customer self-service portal

Cut support tickets by 60% within two months of launch.

A Django REST Framework API powering a self-service portal where B2B customers manage their accounts, invoices and API keys.

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Custom Django admin panel

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Custom Django admin panel

Reduced ops onboarding time and eliminated support tickets about wrong buttons.

A heavily customised Django admin for an internal operations team, adding bulk actions, inline editing and a role-based permission layer.

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Published: March 12, 2024

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Stripe subscription billing integration

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Stripe subscription billing integration

Fully automated the billing cycle and reduced failed-payment churn.

End-to-end Stripe Billing integration for a SaaS product, handling subscriptions, invoices, proration and webhook reconciliation.

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Published: Jan. 28, 2024

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AWS deployment pipeline

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AWS deployment pipeline

Cut deploy time from 45 minutes to under 5, with zero-downtime releases.

A Docker-based CI/CD pipeline deploying a Django application to AWS ECS with automated rollbacks and environment promotion.

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Published: Nov. 14, 2023

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Webhook event dispatcher

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Webhook event dispatcher

Decoupled three downstream services and removed all polling queries.

An internal Django service that fans out domain events to subscribed external endpoints with delivery guarantees and retry logic.

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Published: Aug. 22, 2023

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CSV bulk data import CLI

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CSV bulk data import CLI

Migrated 400 k records in under 10 minutes with zero data loss.

A Click-based CLI tool that validates, transforms and bulk-inserts large CSV exports into a PostgreSQL database.

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Published: May 9, 2023

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Skills

A backend-leaning full-stack toolkit centred on Python, Django and modern server-rendered frontends.

Technical

Python
Expert

Level: Expert

Experience: 5 yr(s)

Last used: June 1, 2026

Django
Expert

Level: Expert

Experience: 4 yr(s)

Last used: June 1, 2026

HTMX
Advanced

Level: Advanced

Experience: 2 yr(s)

Last used: May 1, 2026

PostgreSQL
Advanced

Level: Advanced

Experience: 4 yr(s)

Last used: June 1, 2026

Tools & Frameworks

Docker

Level: Advanced

Experience: 3 yr(s)

Last used: May 1, 2026

Git

Level: Expert

Experience: 5 yr(s)

Last used: June 1, 2026

Languages

English
Advanced C1 — daily working language with international teams.

Soft Skills

Problem solving

Level: Advanced

Experience: 5 yr(s)

Computer Science foundations complemented by continuous self-directed learning.

Education History

BSc Computer Science at Warsaw University of Technology

Computer Science

October 2018 — June 2021
Warsaw

Focus on software engineering, algorithms and databases.

Achievements

Thesis on web application performance; graduated with distinction.

Skills Learned

Python PostgreSQL

Work Experience

Four years building and shipping Django applications across product and agency teams.

Backend Developer

Current

Northpoint Software

Mar 2023 — Present · Warsaw · Hybrid · Full-time

Overview

Building and maintaining Django services for a B2B SaaS product.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement REST APIs in Django
  • Own database schema and migrations
  • Review pull requests and mentor juniors

Achievements

  • Reduced API p95 latency by 40% through query optimisation
  • Introduced a CI test gate that cut regressions

Tech used

Python Django PostgreSQL Docker Git

Junior Python Developer

Bright Agency

Jun 2021 — Feb 2023 · Remote · Remote · Full-time

Overview

Delivered Django websites and integrations for agency clients.

Responsibilities

  • Implement features against client briefs
  • Integrate third-party APIs and payment providers

Achievements

  • Shipped 8 client projects on time
  • Built a reusable Django starter that sped up new projects

Tech used

Python Django Git