Request for Comments
Levkin Software Development Company
| Status | ACTIVE |
|---|---|
| Entity | Levkin |
| Domain | levkin.ca |
| Updated | 2026-05-20 |
Abstract
This document describes Levkin, a Canadian software development practice specializing in production systems, business automation, and enterprise tooling. Remote across North American and European time zones. Levkin ships software that must work when nobody is watching — with error handling, documentation, and tests as non-optional requirements.
Quality engineering and SDET work are documented at iliadobkin.com — an interactive portfolio (Playwright-style test runner UI, career timeline, trace-driven debugging showcase).
AVAILABLE Currently taking on new engagements.
1. Scope
Levkin operates as a boutique engineering practice, not a body shop. Engagements are scoped, shipped, and handed off with the expectation that the client (or their next hire) can maintain what was built.
interface Engagement {
discovery: "15min call, no obligation"; // cal.levkin.ca/ilia/consult
delivery: "production-ready, documented";
maintenance: "optional, not mandatory lock-in";
}2. Services
The following endpoints represent primary service offerings. Each maps to a deployable capability.
Web applications, APIs, internal tools. Stack-agnostic; preference for boring, proven technology.
- TypeScript / Node · Python · C# / .NET
- PostgreSQL · SQL Server · SQLite
- React · Vue · server-rendered where appropriate
Production-ready automation — scripts, no-code workflows, CI/CD, webhooks, AI integrations. Runs while you sleep.
- n8n · Zapier · Make · GitHub Actions · Jenkins · Azure DevOps
- Python · Node · Bash · macOS/iOS Shortcuts
- OpenAI · Claude · custom LLM pipelines
CaseWare & CaseView features, client templates, release automation. 15+ years; teams at CaseWare International, MNP, JazzIt.
- C# · .NET · SQL Server · JavaScript automation
- Template delivery · CI/CD · mentorship · modernization
Senior SDET services — test automation, CI/CD pipelines, trace-driven debugging, contract QA leadership.
- Portfolio: iliadobkin.com — runnable career specs, trace viewer
- Remote (ET) · Canadian · git.levkin.ca for source
- Playwright / JS automation · enterprise CI (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
3. Documented Outcomes
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
release_time | 8h → <2min | CaseWare template pipeline rebuild |
experience | 15+ years | CaseWare, automation, enterprise CI/CD |
automation_uptime | 24/7 | Pipelines monitored, not happy-path demos |
engagement_model | Fixed scope | Quoted per project after discovery — no hourly surprises |
Engagement flow: Discover (15 min) → Design (proposal) → Ship (tested, documented) → Maintain (optional).
4. Required Properties
All Levkin deliverables MUST satisfy the following constraints unless explicitly waived in writing.
| Property | Requirement | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
reliability | Retries, alerts, graceful degradation | Production ≠ demo |
documentation | Runbook or README sufficient for handoff | Bus factor > 1 |
testability | Automated tests before live data | Regressions are expensive |
pragmatism | Smallest solution that solves the problem | 20-line script > 200-node workflow |
5. Registered Subdomains
| Host | Purpose | Status |
|---|---|---|
| auto.levkin.ca | Business automation | live |
| caseware.levkin.ca | CaseWare consulting | live |
| jobs.levkin.ca | Job orchestration (internal) | auth |
| git.levkin.ca | Source control | live |
| iliadobkin.com | SDET portfolio · quality engineering | live |
| cal.levkin.ca | Scheduling · 15 min consultation | live |
6. Contact
To initiate an engagement, send a POST to one of the following channels:
© Levkin · Canadian software development