Igor Cher

Igor Cher Chief Software Engineer Basel, Switzerland - linkedin.com/in/igor-cher-a157375 - Profile Details Experienced software engineer with deep expertise in backend development and infrastructure design using technologies such as Java (Spring Boot) and .NET Core. Skilled in building scalable, highperformance distributed systems with a focus on maintainability and cloud-native practices. Passionate about technology, continuous learning, and building high-quality systems. Gender: Male Nationality: Israel Marital Status: Married Residence Status: Permit B Experience Languages Chief Software Engineer EMERSON Oct 2023 - Present Led the migration of a legacy .NET Framework-based distributed system to a modern microservices' architecture using .NET Core, resulting in a performance improvement of up to 40%. English – Proficient Russian – Native Hebrew – Proficient German – Basic (A2) Core Competencies Chief Software Engineer NI (NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS) Oct 2020 – Oct 2023 Architecture and development of a cutting-edge streaming platform. Leveraging Kafka, Kafka Streams, AWS, microservices, Docker, and Kubernetes. Senior Software Engineer OPTIMAL PLUS Oct 2014 – Oct 2020 Developed and maintained a large distributed system comprising a .NET framework-based server, Vertica DB for ad-hoc queries, and Hadoop for long term storage and analytics. Developed rules engine based on Spark framework using Java / Scala. Senior Software Engineer NICE SYSTEMS LTD. Jan 2009 – Oct 2014 Designed and created server-side and client-side applications for distributed, highly available environments. Engineered Big Data services leveraging HADOOP and HBASE, impacting over 10 TB of data processing. Software Engineer NICE SYSTEMS LTD. Jan 2006 – Jan 2009 • • • • • Technical Leadership & Mentorship Cross-Functional Collaboration Strong Communication Skills Self-Motivated & Proactive Adaptable & Continuous Learner • Agile Mindset (Scrum, Kanban) Languages & Frameworks • Java / Spring Boot • .NET Core / C# • SQL • Python (basic) Backend & System Design • • • • Microservices Distributed Systems Multithreading & Concurrency API Design (REST, gRPC) Engineered and implemented real-time software solutions to monitor and analyze desktop activities of call center agents, enhancing operational efficiency and performance insights. Infrastructure & DevOps Education • • • • MS, Technology Management HIT (Holon Institute of Technology) Oct 2009 – Jul 2011 Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Automation AWS / Azure Data & Messaging BA, Computer Science HIT (Holon Institute of Technology) Oct 2002 – Jul 2005 Certifications & Courses Docker & Kubernetes – John Bryce Software Architecture – DevOps Experts Serverless and Microservices for AWS – LinkedIn Learning Microservices Foundations – LinkedIn Learning Azure Microservices with .NET Core – LinkedIn Learning Git Essential Training: The Basics – LinkedIn Learning Git: Branches, Merges and Remotes – LinkedIn Learning • • • • • Kafka RabbitMQ Hadoop Spark SQL / NoSQL (PostgreSQL, Vertica) Awards Award of excellence for outstanding performance. Issued by NICE Systems · Mar 2011 Patents Professional References Distributed Rule-Based Sequencing Engine US 14/551,090 · Filed Nov 24, 2014 System and method for robust call center operation using multiple data centers US 13/479,292 · Filed May 24, 2012 Uzi Baruch Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at proteanTecs linkedin.com/in/uzi-baruch-ba602b3/ Roy Osenberg Senior Director - Product Analytics at Emerson linkedin.com/in/roy-osenberg6456ba4/