NIKITA DONTSOV

// Software engineer

// Dev events organizer

// Yet another AI enthusiast

Portrait of Nikita Dontsov

[ ABOUT ]

Hi, I’m Nikita, a software developer with a front-end focus and a curiosity for modern tech and personal efficiency.

I’ve worked in big tech, creating tools for data analytics and contributing to a design system used across a dozen teams. Now I’m building the best ridehailing platform in the world — two apps that run car, scooter, and charging-station fleets with a tangle of automation under the hood.

Outside work, I organize tech events and share what I learn — from small IT breakfasts to meetups with hundreds of guests. I’ve also taught at Yandex Summer Schools and spoken at public talks.

[ WORK ]

Ride-hailing platform for fleets

Car rentals from fleets directly to drivers

[ SIDE PROJECTS ]

Unmissable full-screen meeting alerts for macOS. A menu-bar app that throws a can’t-miss alert onto every screen before a call starts — one keypress to join

A notification soundpack that plays memorable sounds from Hearthstone’s golden era whenever an AI agent — Claude Code and friends — needs my attention. Shipped as a Claude Code plugin; macOS only, PRs welcome

claw

My personal parser and summarizer: a Telegram bot that ingests a tangle of sources — RSS, GitHub, Telegram — into a shared database and turns them into daily and weekly digests, so I stay up to date without the doomscrolling

[ TALKS & ARTICLES ]

I recorded a training webinar where we role-played a real frontend interview: I solved JavaScript tasks live — async, algorithms, core JS. You’ll see common mistakes, thinking process, and tips to handle coding interviews with confidence

I shared how React Query helps manage server data in React apps: caching, background updates, UI sync. Record from my April 2024 talk

Text version of my React Query talk where I explain how React Query works under the hood

[ CONNECT ]

My inbox is always open. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, I’ll try my best to get back to you!