Meet Maksym
Maksym Panasovskyi
Maksym is a software developer from Ukraine, based in Ireland. At Aurélie Languages, he builds the interactive activities our teachers use in class: flashcards, matching games, quizzes, anagrams, and more. They run on the classroom monitor, and learners play them by tapping the screen.
In his free time, he builds his own web projects with React, Next.js, TypeScript and Node.js. He runs two news websites and is currently working on a travel recommendation site that suggests trips based on a simple text description.
He previously worked as a trainee full-stack developer at SysGears, building server APIs, authentication, and databases. Before that, he was a front-end developer at Loka, a rental app, where he built its listings, lease contracts with digital signing, crypto wallet payments and identity verification.
Before moving into software, Maksym spent eight years in tech journalism, first as a freelancer and then on staff, covering defence technology, drones and consumer electronics. He also worked as Editor-in-Chief of an industrial drone publication. His work was referenced by The New York Times, Forbes and Business Insider, and one of his investigations was cited in an official report by the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
He holds master’s degrees in Public Administration and International Economic Relations, and studied for an MBA in Germany. He speaks Ukrainian, English and German.
Outside of work, Maksym is a keen chess player with a 2000 rating on Chess.com. He once drew a game against International Master Levy Rozman, better known as GothamChess, one of the most popular chess creators on YouTube. From 2010 to 2020, he also played volleyball, competing at regional level and winning first place in several district tournaments.
He also loves to travel, which is partly where the idea for his travel site came from. So far he has visited England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Liechtenstein, Hungary, Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Monaco. Wherever he goes, he takes his camera, and his favourite subjects are the seagulls of Dublin and the squirrels of London.
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