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Kostia
Ilnytskyi

CS at the University of Calgary, graduating 2027.

Born in Ukraine. Started coding in 4th grade in New York when I built a working LEGO car in Java. Then years of Minecraft mods. Moved to Calgary in 2023 for university.

I like building things people use. Mr Blu (voice-first invoicing for contractors), Respect the Technique (ramen e-commerce, 1,200+ monthly visitors), and a PR-pathway advocacy tool with the United Ukrainians of Canada Foundation.

Stack: React, SvelteKit, Python, Supabase, Cloudflare. I care about interfaces that feel good and code that doesn't break.

Open to Summer 2026 internships. I tutor CS students at UofC on the side.

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Work

Web Developer

United Ukrainians for Canadians Foundation

Feb 2026 – Present

Building responsive, mobile-first site for community organization supporting 1.2+ million Ukrainian-Canadians using React and Cloudflare.

Work

Full Stack Developer

Mr Blu

Jan 2026 – Present

Voice-to-invoice SaaS using Gemini and Deepgram. Shipped mobile-first app with React Native (Expo), real-time transcription, and automated PDF delivery.

Work

Full Stack Developer Intern

Respect The Technique

Jul 2025 – Jan 2026

Production e-commerce platform with employee management. Scaled to 1,200+ monthly users and 5,000+ page views. Reduced manual workload by 40%.

Work

Full Stack Developer

Lemmer Ltd.

May – Jun 2025

Built full-stack e-commerce platform (Rustsol.com) with Next.js and Supabase. Delivered in 6 weeks, improving client efficiency by 30%.

Award

1st Place — Cultivator Hackathon

ShopLocal MVP

Jan 2025

Led team of 6 to build multi-vendor marketplace MVP in 24 hours using PHP, MySQL, and responsive front-end design.

Work

CS Tutor

University of Calgary

Sep 2024 – Present

Mentoring 10+ students in Python and Java — data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design principles.

Award

6th Place — RBC Fast Pitch (60 Teams)

Motion Capture System

Dec 2024

Real-time body tracking system using Python and OpenCV achieving sub-50ms latency for live streaming applications.

Education

B.Sc. Computer Science, Software Engineering

University of Calgary — Expected Apr 2027

2023 – 2027

Coursework: Data Structures, Database Systems, Computer Networks, OS, AI & Machine Learning, Security & Privacy.

Work

Software Developer Intern

CommerceMate.co

Apr 2022 – Aug 2023

Optimized performance for 5,000+ users (40% faster loads). Integrated Stripe & PayPal, boosting transactions 25%. Team of 8 engineers.

That's the journey so far.

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