Personal blog of Ivan Padalko. Software Engineer, video game enthusiast, gym rat, Tsundoku victim, weekend baker, and a chronic project starter learning the art of finishing.

What I’m doing now

Updated on 2026/01/26

  • Working full-time as a Software Engineer
  • Developing my first game
  • Actively writing for this blog
  • Building my balcony garden
  • Getting reintroduced to the cult of Linux

Work Experience

  • Software Engineer @ Google (10/2025 – Present)
  • Software Development Engineer @ Amazon (10/2021 – 10/2025)
  • Software Engineer @ R2U (09/2019 – 09/2021)
  • Technology Intern @ Goldman Sachs (01/2019 – 06/2019)
  • Software Developer Intern @ TheVelops (02/2018 – 07/2018)
  • Software Development Engineer Intern @ AWS (04/2017 – 07/2017)
  • Software Engineer Intern @ Amadeus (06/2016 – 08/2016)

Education

  • Diplôme de l’École polytechnique @ École Polytechnique (2019)
  • Computer Engineering @ Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (2019)

Disclaimers

  • All content on this site is created on my personal time using my own resources. My opinions do not reflect those of my current or past employers.
  • All content is authored by me. I use AI tools to proofread my drafts before publishing but never for creating content directly.