About
Stas Anikin
I'm a software engineer who spent 12 years leading teams at luxury hotels before switching to building web applications. That combination — understanding what businesses actually need and knowing how to build it — is what Bad Dog is about.
Currently SWE II at a major e-commerce platform. Bad Dog is my studio for independent work.
Timeline
2022 – Present
Software Engineer
Full-stack Rails development. Data platforms at scale, internal tooling, API development. Currently SWE II.
2010 – 2022
Hospitality Leadership
12 years leading teams at Ritz-Carlton, Fairmont, and other luxury properties. Operations management, client relations, team building across multiple countries.
Education
BSc Computer Science & Master of International Business
Computer science foundation combined with international business perspective.
Stack
Backend
- Ruby on Rails
- PostgreSQL
- Redis / Sidekiq
- REST APIs
- RSpec
Frontend
- React
- Hotwire / Stimulus
- Tailwind CSS
- Inertia.js
- GSAP
Infrastructure
- Heroku / Cloudflare
- GitHub Actions
- Docker / Kamal
- SQLite / PostgreSQL
- Active Storage / S3