~/Oleg Sokolov

Full-stack Software Engineer

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A short biography

Want to know how I got there? Here is a quick walkthrough of my biography.

Me creating a favicon for my website in MS Paint
2010

First contact

When I was 11, I was on holiday at my grandparents' house with bad internet and a laptop. I usually played games, but after finishing everything I had, I realized that if I could not download new ones, I could probably create my own. That is how I started learning GameMaker Studio.

When I found GMS forums inconvenient, I realized that I could also make my own. That is how I started learning HTML/CSS.

A modern office workspace with a laptop and dual monitors
2017

First Job in IT

In Russia, students are usually sent to a profession-related company every summer for unpaid practice. This way, Students gain some experience, and the company gets a free worker for a month. After I solved a few tasks, the company offered me a low-paid job. That was my first job in CloudInfoSys.

After two years, the company closed, unfortunately.

But I was just getting started 😈

A person hiking on a quiet trail at sunset
Now

What changed since

Last year, I left my job and tried to establish myself as self-employed. I did freelance work, took a couple of contracts, and worked on my own projects. I tried to launch a game on Google Play, learned some media management, and built about 15 Telegram channels. Eventually, I developed my own VPN service.

I tried a lot, but eventually decided that I want to be hired somewhere and work on some open-source, non-commercial projects as well, because I am not a good seller.

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Have any questions?

I'm absolutely up for chatting, so you can contact me at any time through whichever channel you prefer. You can ask me whatever, really.

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