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Mykhailo Barkov

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Mykhailo Barkov is a backend developer known for KNU thesis work and building at Altitude Development Partners.

Kyiv, Ukraine · Backend Developer

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About

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Mykhailo Barkov (Барков Михайло Вікторович) is a Kyiv-based backend (Python/Django) developer and recent KNU master’s graduate; identity is corroborated by KNU thesis front matter and a 2019 Ukrainian testing registry entry. Currently listed on LinkedIn as a Backend Developer at Altitude Development Partners (Feb 2024–present, role location: United States). Altitude’s corporate footprint is verifiable (Chrome Web Store developer block and BBB listing), though the company site’s public team pages don’t list him. No verified public OSS handle surfaced. No sanctions/court red flags seen in this sweep. Listed on LinkedIn as Backend Developer at Altitude Development Partners since Feb 2024 (role location: United States). Altitude’s corporate footprint is visible via Chrome Web Store (Altitude Wallet developer details) and BBB (MA LLC), though the company’s public team/research pages don’t list him.

Aggregation report

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Collected2026-07-03
Purposeprofessional-data verification
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How my profile reads

An outside read of the profile based on available evidence — what's strong, the one thing to tighten, and what else surfaced.

Overall read

This reads as an early-career backend (Python/Django) developer with a fresh economics master’s, currently working with a small US LLC (Altitude DP). Identity is unusually well-corroborated via Ukrainian-language academic and testing records. Employer footprint checks out, but his name doesn’t appear on the company’s public site, and his public code trail is thin — all solvable with a short evidence pack from him.

Where the profile looks strongest
STRONGEST READ

Early-career backend operator with cross‑border exposure

Concrete backend roles since 2022 and a current seat at a US developer of live products (browser extension/app) suggest applied experience beyond coursework.

Why the profile reads this way
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Live-product employer footprint

Altitude DP appears as a verified developer (Chrome Web Store) and registered MA LLC (BBB).

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Consistent backend stack

LinkedIn tags the current role with Backend/Django, continuing from a Python web apprenticeship.

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Identity confirmed beyond LinkedIn

Full name/patronymic and 2019 testing registry line match the thesis front matter.

Where it needs a second look
SECOND LOOK

Worth a second look: limited public verification of role & code

The Altitude role is only on LinkedIn, the company site doesn’t list him, and no GitHub is tied to him — request concrete project URLs and code samples.

linkedin.com (self‑reported) · 0 independent confirmations
altitudedp.com team/research pages — no listing
no GitHub/OSS handle attributable
Also surfaced in the sweep

Full patronymic verified in KNU records The thesis front matter lists the Ukrainian full name and defense admission date.

ir.library.knu.ua

Independent 2019 testing registry trace A standardized testing list independently shows the same full name string.

testportal.gov.ua

US corporate identifiers for employer Chrome Web Store exposes Altitude DP address, contact, and D‑U‑N‑S; BBB shows LLC and manager.

chromewebstore.google.combbb.org

No public OSS handle found A sweep surfaced only namesakes and generic repos; ask for private samples or alternate handles.

github.comstackoverflow.com

What the data says about you — the good and the honest

Each read carries a compliment and a tension, with its proof right beside it. It gets sharper as you go.

01 · Tenure
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Continuous engineering-related activity since 2022 across EPAM, X‑Culture, and Altitude.

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Small number of roles, with two labeled as apprenticeships — depth of production ownership unclear.

2 roles marked ‘Apprenticeship’
02 · Employer verification
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Altitude DP shows up as a live US LLC and a Chrome Web Store developer behind real products.

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The subject is not listed on Altitude’s public team/research pages; employment is LinkedIn-only.

company site: no staff profile
03 · Public presence
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Identity and academics are well-documented in Ukrainian records, including a 2025 master’s thesis.

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No verified public GitHub/OSS handle or talks/panels were found.

no attributable GitHub
04 · Domain context↑ PEAK
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Master’s thesis targets venture capital for Ukraine’s IT sector — useful context for product/fintech teams.

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Academic focus isn’t direct evidence of backend systems depth; code artifacts are needed.

thesis ≠ code samples
Excavation

The dig — layer by layer

deepest: 3.8 m · 3 layers

We dug through 67 public sources. The deeper we went, the more honest the find. Each one shows where it was unearthed.

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▸ UNEARTHED AT 0.4 m

KNU thesis front matter confirms patronymic and defense admission date (Apr 24, 2025) This Ukrainian-language page anchors identity beyond Latin transliterations and LinkedIn.

▸ UNEARTHED AT 2.1 m

Chrome Web Store developer block reveals Altitude DP’s address and D‑U‑N‑S Store metadata is a practical corporate verifier for small dev teams.

DEEPEST · 3.8 m

2019 standardized testing PDF shows the same Ukrainian full name string Old cohort lists help cross-check age band and pre-university identity.

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Where you're taking this — in your words

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Everything above is an outside read of where you've been. This is the one block you write yourself — the direction you're steering toward.

How it reads now

Backend Developer (Python/Django)

Evidence shows an early-career backend focus (Python/Django) with ~4 years since 2022, plus a KNU economics master’s and a current role at a US-based product company. The X‑Culture stint adds cross-border collaboration context.

Where I'm aiming

Career trajectory

AI READ · RECRUITER LENS

Read purely by the companies on record — the same shortcut a recruiter takes.

EPAM Systems

apprentice developer

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X‑Culture

consulting trainee

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Altitude DP

backend developer

UNCONFIRMED

Trajectory moves from apprenticeship/training into an IC backend developer role at a small US product company — a typical early-career rise.

↗ Ascending

⚠Every step is self-reported on LinkedIn with no third‑party confirmation of the individual role; confirm scope at Altitude to firm up the slope.

Work Experience

Web sources + resume claims.

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Altitude Development Partners — Backend Developer

MEDIUM PROOF

Feb 2024 — Present

Backend (Django) focus per LinkedIn; employer’s products include the Altitude Wallet browser extension and an iOS app (GreetGrid) under the LLC.

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EPAM Systems — Python Web Developer (Apprenticeship)

MEDIUM PROOF

Apr 2022 — Feb 2024

Early-career Python/web development apprenticeship role per LinkedIn.

ua.linkedin.comMEDIUM PROOF
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X‑Culture — Independent International Business Consultant (Apprenticeship)

MEDIUM PROOF

Aug 2023 — Dec 2023

Participated in X‑Culture’s global collaboration consulting program during master’s studies.

Startups & projects

Стратегія залучення міжнародного венчурного капіталу в ІТ‑сектор України

RESEARCH_PROJECTauthor (master’s student)

Graduate research on strategies to attract international venture capital into Ukraine’s IT sector; approved by KNU’s Department of International Economics on 24 Apr 2025.

ir.library.knu.uaSTRONG PROOF

X‑Culture Global Collaboration project

COMMUNITY_PROJECTparticipant / independent consultant (apprenticeship)

4‑month cross-border business consulting project run by X‑Culture; role listed as Independent International Business Consultant (Apprenticeship) on LinkedIn.

Education

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Master’s in International Economics · International Economics · 2023–2025

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Bachelor’s in International Economics · International Economics · 2019–2023

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