Polykarpos Tiftikoglou

Veria, Greece · ptiftikoglou[at]gmail.com

I'm Polykarpos, a Software Developer from Greece. I love technology and building software. I'm currently working as a Python Backend Developer at Modulus S.A . I'm always open for new opportunities that will help me improve and test my knowledge and skills on software development and learn from the experts in the field. It is my firm belief that I will be a great asset to your team.

Experience

Python Developer

Modulus S.A

Currently working on a project with FastAPI, SQLModel, SQLAlchemy, MariaDB and Redis.

Maintaining the backend of the customer support tool by identifying and resolving errors in the the existing codebase (Django).

Creating new features in Django to improve and ensure the best working experience of the customer support team.

Collaborating with the other software engineers in the context of the company’s development department to develop new features in the company’s codebase and exchange best practices.

January 2022 - Currently

Developer

Alma Economics

Creating interactive web apps for various projects using Django, PostgreSQL, Javascript, Bootstrap and hosting them on Heroku Cloud Platform. Managing company's internal databases and creating scripts in Python and Pandas.

January 2021 - January 2022

Sales Consultant

Dixons South East Europe

Working as part-time sales consultant in the field of technology.

In my free time:

1) Developed Class Management Tool a web app that helps teachers keep track of their students’ scores and progress in python 3 and Django. See more here Class Management Tool.

2)Created BMI calculator in Flutter (Dart). See more here BMI Calculator App.

3)Created Django projects and learned React. See more here Github.

November 2019 - September 2020

Machine Learning Intern

Tomas Bata University in Zlin

The task was to implement a Support Vector Machines (SVM) algorithm in Mathematica from scratch without using the already built function of the programme. Also, during the internship, the SVM algorithm was implemented in python 3.

February 2019 - May 2019

Software Developer

Direct Solutions Innovative Applications and Services Private Company

Back-end developer with the main responsibility of developing APIs using a Slim framework (PHP) and MySQL. Additionally, I assisted in the development of the front-end page using Bootstrap 4 and Twig Template.

October 2017 - August 2018

Military Service

Hellenic Army

Professional driver and ski instructor.

September 2016 - May 2017

Control Room Responsible

Venus Growers

Checking shield machines before the product underwent the heating process. The process results were stored in the company's database.

July 2012 - August 2012

Education

University of Applied Sciences of Central Greece

Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
September 2012 - November 2019

Tomas Bata University in Zlin

Computer Science

6 month studies with Erasmus+ programme in Czech Republic

February 2016 - Juny 2016

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • REST APIs
  • Django
  • Django Rest Framework
  • Model View Controler
  • Full Stack Development
  • Backend Development
  • Agile Development & Scrum

Interests

Apart from being a software developer, I love travelling and exploring new countries and cultures. I love photography and doing sports.

Also, I like watching series and movies, I love food and I like exploring the latest technology advances.

Awards & Certifications

  • Build REST API with Python and Django - Udemy Certification
  • Python and Django Full Stack Web Developer Bootcamp - Udemy
  • Battlehack Athens 2015 by Braintree wining partners prize for Best SendGrid API implementation
  • Microsoft Office Specialist Master Certification - Microsoft
  • Open Water Diver - PADI
  • Group Leader - Erasmus Student Network Certification