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Boris Solos-Senior Software Developer

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Ratingen, Germany

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Jun 2026 - Present
San Francisco, United States
Remote

Generalist expert for software development

Mercor

Position summary
Generalist expert for software development at Mercor
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Research and Development
  • Training the AI models, evaluating images and texts for UI/UX, turning the provided data into insights via OpenAI Feather as part of the machine learning workflow

Technologies: OpenAI Feather

Sep 2025 - May 2026
Stuttgart, Germany
Remote

Participant in training courses for Cisco Network Engineer, Microsoft Azure Admin AZ-104

OneCareer

Position summary
Participant in training courses for Cisco Network Engineer, Microsoft Azure Admin AZ-104 at OneCareer
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Preparation for Cisco Associate and MS AZ-104 certification, building cloud infrastructure, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS solutions, cloud deployment, serverless functions.

Technologies: Cisco Packet Tracer, Wireshark, Terraform, MS Azure Cloud

Dec 2022 - Dec 2024
Düsseldorf, Germany

Senior Software Developer

Advaneo GmbH

Position summary
Senior Software Developer at Advaneo GmbH
Industries
Transportation
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
Logistics
Product Development
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Research and Development

Industries: E-commerce, logistics

Technologies: Java 11, 17, IntelliJ IDEA, Docker, Python 3, PostgreSQL, GitLab, Keycloak, Spring Boot 3, React, TypeScript, EDC, Azure Cloud

  • Searching for and acquiring valuable data through the Platform Datamarketplace, searching for and assessing safe and optimal transport routes through the Supply-Chain-Radar platform. Research and development of REST interfaces for the internal backend, external data sources, and UI, identity management secured by Keycloak, and encrypted data transfer of ordered data. Participation in the development of an early warning system for resilient supply chains to calculate optimal global logistics routes based on geodata for ESG risks using PostgreSQL PostGIS. Mentoring junior backend and UI colleagues regarding business logic, interface design, and Clean Code standards. Project coordination and documentation using Jira and Confluence, creating Scrum user stories and tickets, helping build the frontend, developing REST calls for the UI with TypeScript, quality assurance with JUnit and component tests, containerization of the platform and related apps, CI/CD with GitLab, connection to external customer REST interfaces via Eclips DataComponents EDC middleware, deployment of the platform on Azure Cloud, and data analysis using AI agents.
Jul 2022 - Oct 2022
Cologne, Germany

Senior Software Developer

OBI Group Holding SE & Co. KGaA

Position summary
Senior Software Developer at OBI Group Holding SE & Co. KGaA
Industries
Construction
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
Quality Assurance

Projects for customer: OBI Group

Industries: E-commerce and construction industry

Technologies: IntelliJ IDEA, Kotlin, Gradle, Sonarqube, Kubernetes, GitLab, ArangoDB, Jira, Confluence

  • Implementation of a B2C platform for the online design of houses, terraces, swimming pools, and gardens. Implementation of the business logic for selecting the right construction elements, billing using data from ArangoDB, quality assurance with JUnit and Sonarqube, OOD through class structure and Clean Code design, and creation of Scrum stories and tickets.
Feb 2021 - Jun 2022
Neuss, Germany

Senior Software Developer

European EPC Competence Center GmbH

Position summary
Senior Software Developer at European EPC Competence Center GmbH
Industries
Transportation
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology
Logistics
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Supply Chain Management

Projects for customer: C&A

Industries: global logistics, supply chain control

Technologies: IntelliJ IDEA, Java 11 Spring Boot 3, Docker, GitLab, PostgreSQL, PL/PGSQL, Camunda BPM, Vue.js, Maven, Jira, Confluence

  • Contributed to research and development according to C&A requirements for the backend of a Shipment Advice Tool for the global supply-chain product for goods routing, tracking, and status reporting using RFID and geodata. Mapped business logic through the PostgreSQL database schema, REST landscape, and Camunda diagrams for process flow, designed the database schema with SQL scripts in coordination with stakeholders/client under PO coordination, mentored UI colleagues on business logic requirements, implemented REST microservices with Spring Boot, created health reports and documentation with Swagger API, optimized database access by using PostgreSQL PL/PGSQL, quality assurance through JUnit, CI/CD through GitLab, project coordination through Jira ticketing in a Scrum workflow, and containerization of the platform using Docker.
May 2020 - Jan 2021
Düsseldorf, Germany

Senior Software Developer

Excellence AG

Position summary
Senior Software Developer at Excellence AG
Industries
Agriculture
Transportation
Business areas
Information Technology
Logistics
Operations
Product Development
Quality Assurance

Projects at clients: LKV-NRW, Krefeld

Industries: Agriculture, ordering milk samples for cattle breeding

Technologies: IntelliJ IDEA, Java 11, Spring Boot 3, REST, Microservices, Docker, Kotlin, PostgreSQL, Maven, Jira, Confluence

  • Design and development of the web-based system for cow milk samples, milk consumption suitability, delivery orders from the farmyard to the lab, mapping the business process through REST microservices and a PostgreSQL database schema, connection to external microservice landscape via REST interfaces with DHL and DPD delivery services, e-commerce of services, data and interface security using OAuth with the Keycloak REST API, containerization of the platform, quality assurance with JUnit, CI/CD through Jenkins and GitLab.
Sep 2018 - Mar 2020
Germany

Senior Software Developer

Brunel GmbH

Position summary
Senior Software Developer at Brunel GmbH
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
Quality Assurance

Projects at clients: RCI Banque Neuss

Industries: Financial services

Technologies: Java 9, IntelliJ, Camunda BPM, git, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence, Docker, Spring Boot 2, SOAP, REST, Oracle, Kafka

  • Implementation of a Client Relationship Management Platform, modeling business processes using Camunda BPM, connection to the database through a Spring Boot REST API, connection of external systems through SOAP and asynchronous Kafka events, quality assurance with JUnit, Mockito, CI/CD through installation, setup, and use of Jenkins. Planning and following up on business tasks using Scrum with Jira, coordination, alignment, documentation in Confluence with the PO. Unfortunately, COVID stopped the work.
Apr 2018 - Mar 2020
Germany

Senior Software Developer

Brunel GmbH

Position summary
Senior Software Developer at Brunel GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
  • RCI Banque (09/2019–03/2020) in Neuss: Java 9, IntelliJ, Git, Tomcat, Jira, Docker, Spring Boot, SOAP, REST, DB2

  • GETRAG Ford (06/2018–08/2019) in Cologne: JavaScript, Dojo, ARAS/AML, C#

  • Werk II (03/2018–05/2018) in Duisburg: Java 9, Eclipse, Git, GlassFish, Payara, Jira

Mar 2018 - Aug 2019
Germany

Senior Software Engineer

Brunel GmbH

Position summary
Senior Software Engineer at Brunel GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Information Technology
Quality Assurance

Projects at clients: GETRAG Ford GETRAG Cologne

Industries: Automotive

Technologies: JavaScript, dojo, ARAS, AML, C#, git

  • Design, development, and implementation of a Six Sigma (6σ) management system for quality assurance and workforce training at Ford plants; connection of the ARAS system, creation of Web API UI/UX and Excel reports using JavaScript dojo and C#, worldwide rollout of the Six Sigma system and central control.
Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
Mülheim, Germany

Senior Software Developer

Rhein-Ruhr-Informatik GmbH

Position summary
Senior Software Developer at Rhein-Ruhr-Informatik GmbH
Industries
Telecommunication
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Developed Java/JEE for the O2 Germany homepage
  • Technologies: IntelliJ IDEA, Java 8, Angular, Tomcat, Hibernate, Slack
Mar 2016 - Oct 2017
Dortmund, Germany

Senior Software Developer

proLogistik GmbH + Co KG

Position summary
Senior Software Developer at proLogistik GmbH + Co KG
Industries
Transportation
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Developed Java/JEE applications for warehouse management systems
  • Technologies: Eclipse, Java, Tomcat, Hibernate, Oracle

Industry experience

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Experienced in Transportation, Retail, Banking and Finance, Automotive, Information Technology, and Construction.

Transportation
Retail
Banking and Finance
Automotive
Information Technology
Construction
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development, Project Management, Logistics, and Research and Development.

Information Technology
Quality Assurance
Product Development
Project Management
Logistics
Research and Development
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Summary

Hands-on Senior Fullstack Developer and Technical Lead with more than 25 years of experience in business-critical enterprise applications and industrial sectors. Current production experience with Java 25, Spring Boot 4, REST, Docker, Vue.js, PostgreSQL, Camunda BPM, and Azure; plus hands-on frontend integration with React/TypeScript and reusable Web Components. Co-shapes architecture and APIs, delivers independently from system and database schema design through go-live, and combines code reviews, mentoring, CI/CD (GitLab/GitHub), automated tests, and production-near issue analysis. Uses AI-supported development in a practical way and works confidently with Product, UX, QA, and DevOps in cross-functional customer teams.

Skills

  • Senior Fullstack: Implemented Java/Kotlin Applications From Analysis And Architecture Through Spring/Rest Backends To Integration With Vue.Js And React/Typescript Frontends In Team Settings.

  • Enterprise & Regulated Environments: Project Experience In Intra- And Extra-Logistics, Banking, Automotive, E-Commerce, Agriculture, Cloud-Native.

  • Delivery: Docker, Kubernetes, Gitlab/Github Ci/Cd, Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, Git, And Linux; Supported Go-Lives And Analyzed Issues On Production-Near Platforms.

  • Architecture & Collaboration: Helped Shape Api And Event-Driven Solutions; Close Alignment With Product Owners, Frontend, Qa, Devops, And Customer Stakeholders.

  • Reviews & Mentoring: Technical Coordination Of A Team Of Three As Well As Practical Experience With Architecture Decisions, Code Reviews, And Developer Mentoring.

  • Ai-Supported Development: Used Claude Code, Deepseek, And Feather In Practical Training And Development Tasks; Also Integrated Ai Assistants And Llm Components Into Productive Workflows.

  • Java/Kotlin

  • Software Engineering

  • Data Modeling

  • Sql

  • Oracle

  • Mysql

  • Postgresql

  • Arangodb

  • Linux

  • Deployment

  • Jenkins

  • Camunda Bpm

  • Aras Bpm

  • Graphql

  • Architecture

  • Maven

  • Sonarqube

  • Code Reviews

  • Junit

  • Mockito

  • Technical Leadership

  • Mentoring

  • Groovy

  • Web Components

  • Stakeholder Coordination

  • Ci/Cd

  • Rest

  • Jax-Rs (Java Api For Restful Web Services)

  • Unit & Component Testing

  • Checkstyle

  • Docker

  • Oauth

  • Mongodb

  • Gitlab Ci/Cd

  • Github Ci/Cd

  • Backend Architecture

  • Cloud Migration

  • Error Analysis

  • Apache Http Server

  • Spring Boot

  • Kafka

  • Kubernetes

  • React

  • Vue.Js

  • Chatgpt

  • Claude Code

  • Feather Openai

  • Java Nio & Socket.Io

Languages

German
Native
Russian
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Sep 1989 - Jun 1994

Rostov-on-Don State University

Dipl.-Mathematics (accepted) · Mathematics · Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation

Certifications & licenses

Application Developer Client-Server

Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co OHG

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 11
Experience in Transportation 5.5 y
Avg length 1 y 1 m
Longest experience 2 y

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, United States)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Generalist expert for software development, Participant in training courses for Cisco Network Engineer, Microsoft Azure Admin AZ-104, Senior Software Developer
Main industries Transportation, Retail, Banking and Finance
Main business areas Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 1

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Boris is based in Ratingen, Germany.

Boris speaks the following languages: German (Native), Russian (Native), English (Advanced).

Boris has at least 9 years of experience. During this time, Boris has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months. Note that Boris may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Boris would be well-suited for roles such as: Generalist expert for software development, Participant in training courses for Cisco Network Engineer, Microsoft Azure Admin AZ-104, Senior Software Developer.

Boris's most recent position is Generalist expert for software development at Mercor.

In recent years, Boris has worked for Mercor, OneCareer, Advaneo GmbH, OBI Group Holding SE & Co. KGaA, and European EPC Competence Center GmbH.

Boris is most experienced in industries like Transportation, Retail, and Automotive. Boris also has some experience in Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Agriculture.

Boris is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Quality Assurance, and Product Development. Boris also has some experience in Project Management, Logistics, and Research and Development.

Boris has recently worked in industries like Retail, Transportation, and Information Technology.

Boris has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Quality Assurance.

Boris holds a Master in Mathematics from Rostov-on-Don State University.

Boris has 1 certificate: Application Developer Client-Server.

Boris is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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