“It has been a privilege to have Anton as part of our team during his 8-month co-op term from May to December 2024. Throughout his tenure, Anton showcased a remarkable inclination towards learning and mastering new technologies, making significant contributions particularly in our visual regression platform and Design System components. Tony's strong problem-solving skills, quick learning ability, and his passion for software engineering were evident in the quality of his work and his interactions with the team. I am confident that with his enthusiasm and commitment, Anton is poised for a successful career in software development.”

Anton Kazachenko
Software Developer
SWE I @ Infoblox
MY SKILLS
MY SKILLS
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
Infoblox · Permanent Full-time
Associate Software Engineer
Mar 2026 - Present
SFU Google Developer Student Club
Guest Mentor
Mar 2026
GDSC is a Google-supported student community at SFU.
- Helped students navigate through getting their first internship.
IFS Copperleaf · Internship
Software Developer Intern
May 2024 - Dec 2024
IFS Copperleaf is an enterprise SaaS company providing AI-driven asset investment planning and decision analytics for critical infrastructure.
- Contributed to the development of a scalable design system using Angular and TypeScript, building reusable components to improve UI consistency across the company's applications.
- Assisted in implementing state management solutions using NgRx and integrated RxJS for reactive programming to handle asynchronous operations and streamline data-fetching workflows.
- Supported fullstack development for a mission-critical visual regression testing platform using Prisma with NestJS and PostgreSQL in a Docker environment, refining SQL migration scripts and leveraging pgAdmin for effective database management.
SFU · Permanent Part-time
Research Assistant
Sep 2024 - Dec 2025
- Lead contributor in SFU’s People and Data-Centric Computing Research Group on a project to understand AI training data and design innovative ways to communicate dataset details.
- Built end-to-end research infrastructure: reproducible data pipelines and management workflows, plus a full backend with a functional API for extensible data exploration.
- Designed and implemented the project website front end, including custom interactive visualizations to surface key properties of AI training data.
- Consistently applied strong software engineering practices (version control, documentation, project management) while independently driving progress across diverse research areas.
Microsoft Teals Program · Volunteering
Teaching Assistant
May 2024 - Aug 2024
Microsoft TEALS is a volunteer-run program that partners with high schools to build sustainable computer science programs through industry professional support.
- Led interactive Python programming sessions for 9th-grade students, encouraging enthusiasm for coding and problem-solving.
- Established and upheld a learning environment that celebrates diversity and inclusion, ensuring all students feel valued and supported.
- Evaluated student progress through regular assessments and feedback, adapting teaching methods to meet diverse learning needs.
- Assisted students with individual challenges in understanding course material, providing targeted support to enhance learning outcomes.
CJSF 90.1 · Permanent Part-time
Mobile Application Developer
Sep 2023 - May 2024
CJSF 90.1 FM is the independent campus and community radio station of Simon Fraser University, broadcasting music, news, and culture.
- Enhanced the responsiveness and user-friendliness of the user interface, achieving a 30% improvement in overall user engagement.
- Improved the efficiency of state management with the React Context API, resulting in a 40% increase in application performance.
- Successfully resolved adaptivity-related bugs, enhancing app performance and user experience by 50%.
- Increased user engagement by 25% through the implementation of a robust 'favorites' feature, enhancing the overall usability of the app.
Education
Education
Simon Fraser University
BSc with Distinction · Computing Science
Computing Science graduate from Simon Fraser University, specializing in algorithms, AI, and software development.
- GPA 3.57
- President's Honour Roll (4.0+ GPA): Fall 2023
- Dean's Honour Roll (3.5+ GPA): Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025

References
References
“It has been a privilege to have Anton as part of our team during his 8-month co-op term from May to December 2024. Throughout his tenure, Anton showcased a remarkable inclination towards learning and mastering new technologies, making significant contributions particularly in our visual regression platform and Design System components. Tony's strong problem-solving skills, quick learning ability, and his passion for software engineering were evident in the quality of his work and his interactions with the team. I am confident that with his enthusiasm and commitment, Anton is poised for a successful career in software development.”
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Languages
English
Bilingual proficiency
Russian
Bilingual proficiency
French
Intermediate proficiency
