Jekyll2022-04-12T16:29:52+00:00https://www.andreylukin.dev/feed.xmlA blog about technology and stuff related2019-05-13T22:44:00+00:002019-05-13T22:44:00+00:00https://www.andreylukin.dev/paypal-summer<p><strong>Location:</strong> San Jose, CA</p> <p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Software Engineering Intern</p> <p><strong>Duration:</strong> 3 Months</p> <hr /> <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <ul> <li>Developing a tool that produces an estimate on the likelihood of a file having a bug by using past Github</li> <li>statistics.</li> <li>Writing a modular, well-tested Spring backend with a MySQL database, and interfacing it with a React Chrome extension.</li> <li>Initiated conversation with teams across Paypal to integrate this tool in their day to day software engineering.</li> <li>Seperately working on project to increase diversity and inclusion by using Slack channel distance as to pair up people for lunch</li> </ul> <hr /> <p><strong>Tools Used</strong></p> <ul> <li>Javascript</li> <li>Java</li> <li>SQL</li> <li>MySQL</li> <li>Spring</li> <li>Kafka</li> <li>Git</li> <li>Vim</li> <li>JIRA,</li> <li>Jenkins</li> </ul>Andrey Lukin

Location: San Jose, CA

2019-05-13T22:44:00+00:002019-05-13T22:44:00+00:00https://www.andreylukin.dev/amerian_express<p><strong>Location:</strong> NYC, NY</p> <p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Software Engineering</p> <p><strong>Duration:</strong> 2 Years, 3 Months</p> <hr /> <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <ul> <li>Designed, developed, and documented front-end and back-end integrations with American Express partners and commercial credit cards.</li> <li>Led the migration of the team’s mock servers to the highly customizable mock framework adding 100+ unique mock responses.</li> <li>Created a mobile test suite for my team’s codebase by integrating iOS and Android simulators into Saucelab’s browser automation tool.</li> <li>Ran KT sessions on newly applied technologies, including React Hooks and Contexts, and Wiremocks.</li> <li>Participated in the complete rehaul of the team’s styling and codebase’s password management to new company standards.</li> <li>Planned, organized, and scheduled the team’s capacity during my term as Scrum Master.</li> <li>Created thorough testing suites and documentation for implemented features.</li> </ul> <hr /> <p><strong>Tools Used</strong></p> <ul> <li>Javascript</li> <li>React</li> <li>Angular</li> <li>Wiremock</li> <li>Splunk</li> <li>Spring</li> <li>Git</li> <li>Confluence</li> <li>Jenkins</li> </ul>Andrey Lukin

Location: NYC, NY

2019-04-05T00:00:00+00:002019-04-05T00:00:00+00:00https://www.andreylukin.dev/perspify<p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p>This is a personal project of mine, with which I will try to enhance my Spotify experience.</p> <p>What I am interested to do with this project is to graph the artists/songs/genres I listen to over time and see if I have any types of listening cycles that I always thought I do have.</p> <p>I also thought it would be an interesting feature to be notified when something I usually dont notice happen with my listening, maybe me listening to a really unpopular artist.</p> <p>One thing that I cared about a lot is to keep track of the genres I am listening to. After some checks, Spotify almost never has any genres available for albums and doesn’t always have genres available for artists, so I will union that data with wikipedia data to try to find possible genres.</p> <p>I will keep everything on Firebase since it will be the least hassle to keep track of.</p> <p>Currently, what I have working is I am saving data on the songs I am listening to on Firebase. Spotify’s API doesn’t have a good listener to let me know when I’ve listened to a new song, so my DigitalOcean Droplet has a cron job that pull the API every minute.</p> <p>Since I am taking some ML and AI classes next semester, I will try to encorporate data analytics stuff into it as well.</p> <p>Now, this will run for a while until I run anything on it!</p> <hr /> <h3 id="what-did-i-use-to-build-this">What did I use to build this?</h3> <ul> <li>Node.js</li> <li>Spotify</li> <li>Bash</li> <li>DigitalOcean</li> <li>Rust</li> </ul> <hr /> <h3 id="where-can-i-find-it">Where can I find it?</h3> <p>You can find the code <a href="https://github.com/andreylukin/PersonalSpotify">here</a></p>

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2019-03-20T00:00:00+00:002019-03-20T00:00:00+00:00https://www.andreylukin.dev/smartling_summer_internship<p><strong>Location:</strong> New York City</p> <p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Software Engineering Intern</p> <p><strong>Duration:</strong> 3 Months</p> <hr /> <p><img src="../assets/images/smartling_office.jpg" alt="Me in the office" /></p> <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <ul> <li>Interned on the Connectors Team at Smartling where I wrote clean, production-ready code with unit and integration tests</li> <li>Designed and built an integration which allows companies to use Smartling’s modern translation interface tools but also receive translations from their traditional translation providers</li> <li>Initiated work on a new system to allow post-translation review of correctly formatted documents by the translation freelancers</li> <li>Led the way on switching from using the Java Spring framework in our services to using Node.js and Express.js</li> </ul> <p><strong>Tools Used</strong></p> <ul> <li>Node.js</li> <li>MySQL</li> <li>Express.js</li> <li>Spring</li> <li>Kafka</li> <li>Mocha/Chai</li> <li>Eureka</li> <li>Git</li> <li>Vim</li> <li>Unix</li> <li>JIRA</li> <li>Splunk</li> <li>Kibana</li> <li>Jenkins</li> <li>S3</li> <li>EC2</li> </ul>Andrey Lukin

Location: New York City

2018-10-05T00:00:00+00:002018-10-05T00:00:00+00:00https://www.andreylukin.dev/gitcognito<p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p>Competed in HackGT and wont Best UX award.</p> <p><strong>Inspiration</strong></p> <p>“Don’t push your homework to public Github repos, this will go against school policy and you’ll receive a zero. You’re basically enabling cheating!” As CS majors who have large group projects, it is hard for people to manage version control. Even though large schools like Georgia Tech and UPenn offer private repos, not all college students are fortunate enough to have that luxury. What should a student do in this situation, to still get a private repo, but also be able to use the cool tool provided by GitHub on the website?</p> <p><strong>What it does</strong></p> <p>Gitcognito is a combination of a command line tool and a chrome extension. Using the command line tool, you set your own encrypting password, and then just start using git as usual. Whenever you push to GitHub, the files, file names, and even commit messages will show up as encrypted gibberish, unreadable for the normal eye. This is why we also have a Chrome extension, which allows anyone with the password to view the code online like its normal code. The only difference for the user is running <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">gcn &lt;command&gt;</code> instead of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">git &lt;command&gt;</code>.</p> <div style="text-align:center"><img src="../assets/images/gitcognito.jpg" /></div> <hr /> <h3 id="what-did-i-use-to-build-this">What did I use to build this?</h3> <ul> <li>Node.js</li> <li>Chrome</li> <li>Git</li> <li>Github</li> <li>React</li> </ul> <hr /> <h3 id="where-can-i-find-it">Where can I find it?</h3> <p>You can find the Devpost <a href="https://devpost.com/software/gitcognito">here</a> and the code <a href="https://github.com/andreylukin/gitcognito">here</a></p>

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2018-09-20T00:00:00+00:002018-09-20T00:00:00+00:00https://www.andreylukin.dev/bizzy<div style="text-align:center"><img src="../assets/images/bizzy.png" /></div> <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p>Bizzy is a study group making app that allows college students to create physical study groups based on their geographic location and their subject.</p> <ul> <li>Accepted into Idea to Prototype: Create-X selective program at GT to launch an app in Fall 2018 on campus</li> <li>Lead a team on creating an app called Bizzy that helps students create real-time physical study groups on- campus using React Native and Firebase</li> </ul> <p><strong>Inspiration</strong></p> <p>“Don’t push your homework to public Github repos, this will go against school policy and you’ll receive a zero. You’re basically enabling cheating!” As CS majors who have large group projects, it is hard for people to manage version control. Even though large schools like Georgia Tech and UPenn offer private repos, not all college students are fortunate enough to have that luxury. What should a student do in this situation, to still get a private repo, but also be able to use the cool tool provided by GitHub on the website?</p> <p><strong>What it does</strong></p> <p>Gitcognito is a combination of a command line tool and a chrome extension. Using the command line tool, you set your own encrypting password, and then just start using git as usual. Whenever you push to GitHub, the files, file names, and even commit messages will show up as encrypted gibberish, unreadable for the normal eye. This is why we also have a Chrome extension, which allows anyone with the password to view the code online like its normal code. The only difference for the user is running <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">gcn &lt;command&gt;</code> instead of <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">git &lt;command&gt;</code>.</p> <hr /> <h3 id="what-did-i-use-to-build-this">What did I use to build this?</h3> <ul> <li>Node.js</li> <li>Chrome</li> <li>Git</li> <li>Github</li> <li>React</li> </ul> <hr /> <h3 id="where-can-i-find-it">Where can I find it?</h3> <p><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18Ih4kVLNPD9mSjo06lpocdC2eDLo1KDyZMCrBewEQOY/edit?usp=sharing">Slideshow</a></p> <p>You can find the Devpost <a href="https://devpost.com/software/gitcognito">here</a> and the code <a href="https://github.com/andreylukin/gitcognito">here</a></p>

2018-08-15T00:00:00+00:002018-08-15T00:00:00+00:00https://www.andreylukin.dev/philco<p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p>Competed at VandyHacks and won 3rd Place overall.</p> <ul> <li>Worked with a partner on creating an app which allowed the general public to be more aware of their Congressmen’ policies</li> <li>Hosted the project on a Digital Ocean droplet, and used Firebase, Flask, Ionic 2, and sentiment analysis API</li> </ul> <p><strong>Inspiration</strong></p> <p>Currently, the US has three branches of government, that each control and regulate each other. The founding fathers have worked hard to ensure that the people who rule this country will be held to strict standards and required constant overview. But after this years election, an important question comes up: if the Judicial branch is nominated by the Executive branch and agreed upon by the Legislative branch, and the Executive branch can be picked by the electoral college, where is the democracy everyone speaks of? The answer is in the Legislative branch since we the people can and must keep in check the people we elect to Congress. But, not everyone is knowledgeable about their state’s congressmen, those elections are not as popular, so there are fewer people watching it. For a healthy democracy, people must be educated about their government, and the government must understand what the people want.</p> <p><strong>What it does</strong></p> <p>Congressect is an app that allows people to get more educated about their legislative branch officials, and it provides an easy way to discuss what they do and what bills they pass. Additionally, Congressmen can see what the residents of their state think about the bills they pass: if they are acting as the voice of their state, they must understand what to convey!</p> <div style="text-align:center"><img src="../assets/images/congressect.jpg" /></div> <hr /> <h3 id="what-did-i-use-to-build-this">What did I use to build this?</h3> <ul> <li>Angular.js</li> <li>DigitalOcean</li> <li>Flask</li> <li>Ionic</li> <li>Firebase</li> </ul> <hr /> <h3 id="where-can-i-find-it">Where can I find it?</h3> <p>You can find the Devpost <a href="https://devpost.com/software/congressect">here</a> and the code <a href="https://github.com/jkarol572/vandyhacks">here</a></p>

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2018-01-15T00:00:00+00:002018-01-15T00:00:00+00:00https://www.andreylukin.dev/zeppelin<div style="text-align:center"> <img src="../assets/images/zeppelin1.jpg" /></div> <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p>Competed in the PennApps Hackathon in. Won the Best Civil/Health Hack award, but also was a finalist for overall competition.</p> <ul> <li>Created an app to help offset users’ transportation CO2 emissions</li> <li>Developed the app using React Native and SQLite to ensure cross-platform use, and used the Google Maps and animation APIs to create a very clean user interface</li> </ul> <hr /> <p><strong>Inspiration</strong></p> <p>30 percent of the total US carbon CO2 emissions were produced by the transportation sector. That’s nearly 2 billion metric tons of CO2 per year that we send into the atmosphere.</p> <p>We need to do something and do it quickly since the Earth has already been feeling the effects of humankind on its well being: sea levels have risen, ocean temperatures increased, and global warming is a real threat. Luckily, non-profits like Cool Earth have already jumped on the problem, with the mission of reinvesting the donations they get into cleaner and greener energy sources. They calculated that for every tonne of CO2 that is being sent into the atmosphere, they can offset its negative effects with a donation of just $1.34 dollars.</p> <p>The initial idea for Zeppelin came through when we thought about how much it would cost to offset one flight-worth of CO2. After reading papers from different non-profits, we realized that a flight from Los Angeles to New York would cost only $4.22 per person. Who wouldn’t want to help the Earth, greatly offset the carbon footprint, and do it for just a fraction of a cost of a normal ticket? We decided to make it easy for people to make this step forward, so we created Zeppelin.</p> <p><strong>What it does</strong></p> <p>Zeppelin has a plethora of different features that make it as easy as pressing a button to make a difference in today fight against Global Warming. So let’s go through a scenario of someone who might use it after flying or driving in a car:</p> <ol> <li>Jake just landed in Atlanta with his flight from San Francisco, and by opening Zeppelin, facing the camera at his boarding pass, and pressing a button, he was quick to donate to the non-profits he knows can help his cause. Luckily, his credit card is stored securely on the app, so there is no need to do any extra typing.</li> <li>Reni is about to go on a road trip with his friends from New York City to Denver. By opening Zeppelin, typing in where they are going, and pressing the “Donate” button, Reni kept his mind at ease during the trip about his carbon footprint.</li> </ol> <p>We can scan boarding passes, calculate your CO2 emission by car and by plane, store your credit card for when you want to donate, and we can wire the money to companies like Cool Earth for you.</p> <hr /> <hr /> <h3 id="what-did-i-use-to-build-this">What did I use to build this?</h3> <ul> <li>React Native</li> <li>SQLite</li> <li>Stripe</li> <li>Expo.io</li> </ul> <hr /> <h3 id="where-can-i-find-it">Where can I find it?</h3> <p>You can find the Devpost <a href="https://devpost.com/software/zeppelin">here</a> and the code <a href="https://github.com/renisalcedo/zeppelin">here</a></p>

2017-11-15T00:00:00+00:002017-11-15T00:00:00+00:00https://www.andreylukin.dev/congressect<div style="text-align:center"><img src="../assets/images/congressect.jpg" /></div> <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p>Competed at VandyHacks and won 3rd Place overall.</p> <ul> <li>Worked with a partner on creating an app which allowed the general public to be more aware of their Congressmen’ policies</li> <li>Hosted the project on a Digital Ocean droplet, and used Firebase, Flask, Ionic 2, and sentiment analysis API</li> </ul> <p><strong>Inspiration</strong></p> <p>Currently, the US has three branches of government, that each control and regulate each other. The founding fathers have worked hard to ensure that the people who rule this country will be held to strict standards and required constant overview. But after this years election, an important question comes up: if the Judicial branch is nominated by the Executive branch and agreed upon by the Legislative branch, and the Executive branch can be picked by the electoral college, where is the democracy everyone speaks of? The answer is in the Legislative branch since we the people can and must keep in check the people we elect to Congress. But, not everyone is knowledgeable about their state’s congressmen, those elections are not as popular, so there are fewer people watching it. For a healthy democracy, people must be educated about their government, and the government must understand what the people want.</p> <p><strong>What it does</strong></p> <p>Congressect is an app that allows people to get more educated about their legislative branch officials, and it provides an easy way to discuss what they do and what bills they pass. Additionally, Congressmen can see what the residents of their state think about the bills they pass: if they are acting as the voice of their state, they must understand what to convey!</p> <hr /> <h3 id="what-did-i-use-to-build-this">What did I use to build this?</h3> <ul> <li>Angular.js</li> <li>DigitalOcean</li> <li>Flask</li> <li>Ionic</li> <li>Firebase</li> </ul> <hr /> <h3 id="where-can-i-find-it">Where can I find it?</h3> <p>You can find the Devpost <a href="https://devpost.com/software/congressect">here</a> and the code <a href="https://github.com/jkarol572/vandyhacks">here</a></p>

2016-05-16T22:44:00+00:002016-05-16T22:44:00+00:00https://www.andreylukin.dev/neadwerx-coop<div style="text-align:center"><img src="../assets/images/neadwerx.png" /></div> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Atlanta, GA</p> <p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Database Engineer Co-Op</p> <p><strong>Duration:</strong> 3 Semesters (Summer 2016, Spring and Fall 2017)</p> <hr /> <p><img src="../assets/images/neadwerx_halloween.jpg" alt="Me in the office" /></p> <hr /> <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <ul> <li>Worked with the company for three semesters in the GT Co-op Program</li> <li>Developed the backend of the company’s software, MerchLogix, using Perl and PostgreSQL and worked with over 900 tables</li> <li>Created software to generate customer-specific reports and to import customer-specific data into the database</li> <li>Improved the authentication system, by blocking potential malicious users, and by minimizing storage used by the authentication tables</li> <li>Implemented API differentiating functionality on a per customer basis</li> </ul> <hr /> <p><strong>Tools Used</strong></p> <ul> <li>Perl</li> <li>SQL</li> <li>PostgreSQL</li> <li>Git</li> <li>Vim</li> <li>JIRA</li> <li>Confluence</li> </ul>Andrey Lukin