Hi, I'm Oktarian! I'm a software engineer at Palantir, based in London. I previously studied computer science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. I enjoy solving product and backend problems that enhance user experience and focus on the needs of our users and customers.
Palantir ● Since August 2023 ● London, UK
Since joining Palantir I have been working on Apollo, Palantir's CI/CD deployment platform, which has evolved from an internal tool to powering key Palantir offerings such as Mission Manager and FedStart.
My team is responsible for all key concepts of the platform, and our orchestration engines orchestrates thousands of deployments every day, across multiple regions and accredition boundaries, in a safe and secure manner.
I have owned projects accross the platform to develop new capabilities, resolve performance bottlenecks, and drive further adoption as both the internal usage of the platform grows, and as we onboard new external customers like Grafana and Anthropic.
I'm actively involved in driving the product direction of the platform, partnering with key stakeholders and design partners to drive a UX-led approach to our product development.
Amazon ● November 2022 - February 2023 (3 months) ● London, UK
Part of the Catalog Orchestration Platform team within the Selection & Catalog systems org where I built a centralized configuration platform.
Improbable ● June - October 2022 (5 months) ● London, UK
Part of the Game Server Orchestration team where I worked on improving the customer experience through new features and improvements.
Led the migration to region-based game server allocations, enabling zero downtime migrations and improved cluster management.
Gearset ● June - August 2021 (10 weeks) ● Cambridge, UK
Part of the Deployment Pipelines team where I worked on new features, improvements and bug fixes.
University Path Advisor ● October 2020 - May 2021 ● Remote
Completed a re-design of the mobile website UI and integrated new path finding and localization features to help students find their classes more easily. Deployed the project to production.
Computer Science Department ● September 2020 - February 2021 ● Remote
Worked with a team to create a Chrome extension to combat political polarization by tracking a user’s media preferences and bias and suggesting articles of opposing viewpoint for the user to read.
Core Coursework: OOP and Data Structures (C++), Algorithms,
Software Engineering, Operating Systems, Databases
Math Coursework: Applied Statistics, Discrete Mathematics, Matrix Algebra
Electives: Social Network Analysis, Computer Graphics, Compilers, Principles of
Programming Languages, Search Engines
Grade: First Class Honors
University website: Official Website
Coursework: Blockchain, Computer and Network Security, IT Entrepreneurship
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Grade: 18.21/20
Languages: Over the years I've used a multitude of different languages. I generally trust that I can pick any language up as needed. The following languages are some examples, from most fluent to least.
Technologies:
Observability:
Databases: Relational (MySQL, PostgreSQL), NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB)
Game Development: Portfolio Here
Game Jams: Participated in Global Game Jam 2021, GMTK 2020, United Game Jam 2020, Ludum Dare 2019
Communication: Native English & French Speaker
Work Authorization: Can work in the UK and France without need for visa sponsorship
I enjoy traveling, relaxing by watching tv series or movies and spending time with my friends. Traveling is an integral part of my way of life, it has allowed me to gain a better understanding of the world we live in, discover new cultures and make new friends. I collect magnets of every new location I visit (I have over 300!).
I also enjoy water sports as well as hiking and skiing. I also spend a lot of time exploring new topics in the software engineering world.
