Nick walking above a misty mountain lake in British Columbia

Nick Sevostiyanov

Software developer and IT generalist · BCIT 2026 · Delta, BC

I build web apps and AI agents and run the Linux and Windows servers behind them. I’m looking for a full-time role in software development, IT support or systems administration, in Metro Vancouver or remote.

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About

I’m a software developer and IT generalist from Delta, BC. I finished BCIT’s Computer Information Technology diploma in 2026: Linux and Windows Server, networking, cloud, databases, security and development.

Roles: Software developer, IT support, technical support, systems administrator
Terms: Full-time, available now
Where: Metro Vancouver on-site or hybrid, or remote in Canada
Status: Eligible to work in Canada, no sponsorship needed

Skills

AI and Agent Engineering: Vision-language browser agentsReAct agent loopsLLM prompt pipelinesLLM-as-judge evaluationClaude APIOpenRouterGemini
Programming Languages: PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptSQLBashPowerShellPHP
Web Development: Next.jsReactNode.jsExpressFastAPITailwind CSSREST API designClerk authenticationTwilio
Testing and Evaluation: PlaywrightVitestnode:testregression suitespaired A/B testingMcNemar significance testsMiniWoB++WebVoyager
Browser Automation: Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP)Chrome Extensions (Manifest V3)PlaywrightWebSockets
Databases: PostgreSQL (Supabase)MySQLSQLiteNeo4jschema designindexingbackup and recovery
Cloud and Deployment: AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudVercelRailwaySupabaseExpo/EASCI/CD
Infrastructure: DockerKubernetesAnsibleInfrastructure as CodeTrueNASZFSTailscale VPN
Operating Systems: Linux (Arch, Debian, Red Hat)Windows Server 2022macOS
Systems Administration: Active DirectoryDNSDHCPGroup PolicySSHOS hardeninglog monitoring
Networking: TCP/IPOSI modelVLANsNATVPNWi-FiWiresharktroubleshooting
Security: Vulnerability scanning (Nmap, Metasploit)LAN hardeningapplication securityfail-closed input validation
Tools: GitGitHubVS CodeWordPressWooCommercephpMyAdmin

Education

2024 – 2026

Diploma, Computer Information Technology

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Coursework (14 courses)

Linux System Administration, Windows Server Administration, Enterprise Networking, Cloud Computing, Database Administration, Information Assurance and Security, IT System and Network Provisioning, Service-Based Architectures, Enterprise System Integration, Object-Oriented Programming, Developing Web Applications, Applied Algorithms, Agile Development Project, IT Service and Project Management.
2019 – 2024

BC Dogwood Diploma

Seaquam Secondary School, Delta, BC

Work

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Aug 2026 – now Peltify Live Founder · my own product A social app for logging and sharing what you watch, read, hear and play.
- Live web app with sign-in, a shared feed, ratings, chat and a personal library for film, TV, music and books.
- Early users post what they’re into, rate it and send picks to each other.
- Built in Next.js 16, React 19 and TypeScript.
Next.js · React · TypeScriptpeltify.com
Jun – Aug 2026 Anticipation Labs Founding engineer · 3 months, remote Improved the company’s AI browser agent from 73.3% to 95.6% on a fixed test set.
Anticipy is an AI assistant that hears tasks in conversation and finishes them in the user’s own logged-in browser.
- 73.3% to 95.6% (33/45 to 43/45) on a fixed 45-episode MiniWoB++ regression set. Seven paired A/B experiments with McNemar tests; kept three, reverted four.
- Fixed four failing layers of the Chrome extension that drives pages over CDP: transport races, WebSocket fragmentation, hardcoded routing, focus stealing.
- Designed the versioned /v1 REST API with Clerk auth, shared by the web dashboard, SMS and the iOS app (140 tests).
- Rebuilt the dashboard in Next.js and Tailwind CSS. 291 of 291 tests pass.
- Stood up production on Railway, Supabase, Vercel, Expo and Twilio.
Node.js · Next.js · Playwright · Chrome CDP · Supabaseanticipationlabs.com
Jan – Apr 2026 Bridge2AI BCIT industry-sponsored project · primary developer Built a tool that answers plain-English questions about a client’s data. Bridge2AI built it into its dashboard.
- Primary developer on a seven-person BCIT team. Ask questions of .xlsx or .csv data, get tables or JSON back, including over SMS.
- Built the Node.js and MySQL import pipeline, Claude API text-to-SQL and Twilio SMS access.
- 99 Vitest tests. 28 check answers against hand-verified Excel counts; one caught an AND/OR error in AI-written SQL.
Node.js · MySQL · Claude API · Vitest · Twiliobridge2ai.ai
Aug 2025 – 2026 Ariadne Leather My own business · owner-operator Leathercraft store. I made the products and built and ran the site and its server.
- WordPress and WooCommerce on a server I manage, with MySQL.
- Payments, live Canada Post shipping rates, SMTP email and automated PDF receipts.
- Product photography, fulfilment and customer support.
- Workshop templates and jigs designed in OpenSCAD.
WordPress · WooCommerce · MySQL · Canada Post APIariadneleather.ca
Jul – Sep 2025 Livewire Energy Services Apprentice electrician · Skilled Trades BC apprenticeship Three months on site at The ELMS in Vancouver. Never missed a day or came in late.
- On site at The ELMS, a multi-family build for Strand on Granville Street.
- Trusted to work with minimal supervision from early in the placement.
- Zero missed days or late arrivals over the full term, commuting daily from Delta to downtown Vancouver.
- Learned wiring on the job, used heavy power tools and kept the site clean.
Commercial electrical · Site safetylivewireenergy.ca
Jul – Aug 2024 Shirmar Construction Construction labourer · Ladner, BC Worked on site with little oversight and kept the job on schedule.
- Managed my own tasks on site with little oversight.
- Ongoing Home server Personal infrastructure A TrueNAS server I run for myself and friends.
  
  ZFS storage with snapshots for recovery.
  
  Shared music library for friends; one working folder across my laptop and desktop.
  
  Remote access over a Tailscale VPN.
  
  TrueNAS · ZFS · Tailscale · Linux
- Jul 2026 Permit filing agent Archived Independent project Fills BC electrical permit forms as drafts. Never submits on its own.
  
  Takes a request by SMS, validates it and returns timestamped receipts.
  
  Any plan that ends in a submit step halts with a refusal receipt.
  
  Fail-closed field mapping: one unresolvable value means no fill.
  
  120 of 120 tests pass, including a 32-scenario suite. All five planted regressions were caught.
  
  Mock portal and mock SMS only. Never run against a live portal or real users.
  
  Node.js · ES modules · node:test · Twilio
- 2020 – 2021 Freelance web and e-commerce Self-employed Support, payments and order tracking for 50+ clients.
- Spotted and fixed equipment issues before they caused delays.
Construction · Site workshirmarconstruction.com