Ihor Melashchenko
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Software Engineer

Ihor
Melashchenko

Software Engineer from Kyiv, Ukraine, now based in Waterford, Ireland, focused on iOS products and reliable backend systems.

From Kyiv, Ukraine Waterford, Ireland
Portrait of Ihor Melashchenko
iOS · Backend · Cloud

01 / Selected work

From an idea to a dependable product.

I work across the product lifecycle: understanding the problem, shaping the architecture, writing the software, and improving it through feedback.

Personal projectOngoing

FinTrack

An iOS application for managing personal finances with budgeting tools, expense tracking, and financial goals. Designed to remain clear, accessible, and maintainable as it grows.

  • Swift
  • UIKit
  • MVVM
  • iOS
Team of sixCompleted 2024

Goose Hub

A responsive movie and series streaming website. I implemented a user profile API with CRUD operations and contributed to JWT authentication, data management, and messaging with MassTransit across the full-stack platform.

  • React
  • ASP.NET Core
  • MongoDB
  • RabbitMQ
  • Docker

02 / Experience

Engineering with ownership.

Industry experience across production backend services, cloud infrastructure, observability, and customer-facing web delivery.

JAN — AUG 2025

Kargo · Waterford, Ireland

Software Engineer Intern

Contributed to Go microservices and Snowflake-backed data workflows in ad-tech infrastructure. Worked with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Grafana, SolarWinds, Travis CI, and GitHub Actions while contributing through Scrum sprints, Jira, testing, code reviews, and architecture discussions for distributed systems.

JUN — JUL 2024

Quindi · Porto, Portugal

Web Developer

Independently designed and delivered a WordPress website, maintaining close communication with management and improving the result through testing and feedback.

03 / Education

Technical depth, broadened by business.

A software-development foundation followed by postgraduate study in management, connecting engineering decisions with organizational outcomes.

STARTING SEPTEMBER 2026

Incoming MBS (Management) ’27

South East Technological University

Master of Business — Management Stream

2022 — 2026

BSc (Hons) Software Development

South East Technological University

2:1 · Second-Class Honours, Upper Division

2019 — 2024

Software Development

STEP IT Academy · Kyiv, Ukraine

Full-stack software-development program
Mountain landscape overlooking a lake and green countryside in Ireland

04 / My story

From Kyiv.
Building in Waterford.

Engineering is one part of my story. Leadership, community, and the experience of building a life between cultures shape how I listen, collaborate, and take responsibility.

Leadership & community

Creating momentum beyond the code.

At SETU, I combined study with long-term student representation, mentoring, and advocacy for the Ukrainian community.

01

First Ukrainian Student Ambassador in Ireland

02

Founder & Former President of SETU Ukrainian Society

03

SETUSU Executive Class Representative Council · four years

04

Senior Peer Mentor · more than three years

05 / Beyond engineering

A life with more than one horizon.

Outside engineering, I make time for three interests that keep life expansive.

Ihor Melashchenko sailing on open water
01

Sailing

Ihor Melashchenko riding a white horse
02

Equestrianism

Ihor Melashchenko practicing his golf swing at a driving range
03

Golf

Let’s connect

Building something worth caring about?

You can find my professional work and selected code on LinkedIn and GitHub.

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