After graduating, the author worked as a freelance programmer, creating several web projects using Python and Django. Some of the projects included an online city portal, a backend for managing patient records for a Canadian asylum, and a site for a US swordmaker. The author also worked on payment integration and transaction processing for online payments. Through this work, the author gained experience building full-stack websites, working in distributed teams, and learning programming languages and technologies like Python, Ruby, and SQL.

1. AftergraduatingIstartedworkingas a private entrepreneur.
2008:
Workinginpair I createdintegral cityportal withannouncementboard,news,topicsanddiscussions,
forum(modifiedopensource engine).ItwaswrittenonPythonandDjangoframework. HTML markup
and JavaScriptscriptswere alsodone byme.
The periodof divingintoprofessional programming.
Projectendswithexhaustingitsbudgetandwasneverreleasedtoproduction.
2009-2012:
I was lookingfreelance jobsonElance andODesk.
Workedon:
* Online TV forregional provider.The adminbackendallowedtouploadhuge videofiles(MP4,AVI) with
descriptionsandthumbnails.Fileswere convertedtoFLV formatusingFFMPEG and publishedonmain
page.User couldbuynumberof shows.Balance wascalculatedbybackend.My jobwas to create
integrate withpaymentproviderandsupportbalance countingforusers.Website wasinproductionfor
fewyearsbutwithexpandingof onlinecinemasusersstoppedtopayandthe projectwas closed.The
stack wasPython,Djangoand MySQL.
* Bigprojectfor Canadianasylumforstoringandmanagingpatientstories.Doctorcouldrecorda voice
message anditwas convertedtotextinbackgroundand thenshowedonpatient'spage.Firmwhere I
was hiredwasturned bankrupted,Ilostmyjob,moneyfortwomonthsand leftsome tasksunfinished.
The nextstory of the projectof unknownforme.UsedPythonandDjango andMySQL.
* The site of some USA swordmaker.It presentedswordandtechnologyof production.UsedPHP,
HTML, Ajax andhorizontal scrolling(designwasmade bythirdperson).The site wasinproductionfora
fewyearswithoutchanges.
* BackendformanagingAsterisksettings.UsedPython,DjangoandsimpleHTML markup.

2. • I made tasks frombacklogof Alpari website.Wasnot paidenoughandleftintwomonths.
* Pure PythonscriptwhichusedGoogle Drive APItosynchronize filesfromuserfolderwithremote
folder.Itdidn'tsplitfilestochunksandif file wasmodifieditwasreuploadedatwhole.
Anda lotof differentsmallerorlessinterestingtasks.Above IselectedonlytasksthatIcan remember
for nowbut itwas muchmore.All of themwere writtenonPython(startedfrom2.4 - the onlyversionin
that moment).
2012:
I was Ruby-On-Railsdevelopercreatingonline paymentsengine.Workedtogetherindistributedteam.I
createda backendand transactionengine usingafarmof PostgreSQLmachine andRabbitMQand async
IO backend(runningonEventMachine).WhenIleftthe projectitwasstill indevelopmentandIdon't
knowthe nextstory.
I these yearsIlearnedhowto buildfull-stackwebsites,workindistributedteams,workinpair,work
withlegacycode.I studiedPython,Ruby,SQL,learneddesignpatternsandpatternsof distributed
programming.IalsolearnedEnglish,unfortunatelynobodycorrectedmypronunciationbutIbecome
able to speakonEnglishandunderstandspeech.