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Overview

VKontakte is a Russian social network and messaging service operated by the company VK. It lets users connect, share content and exchange messages, and employers also use the platform to advertise vacancies, among them posts at a Saint Petersburg state institution that supports software systems. The company is headquartered in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

News

News verge 4 years ago
Apple restored Russian social network VKontakte to the App Store
Apple reinstated apps for the Russian social network VKontakte and email app Mail.ru to the App Store last week. The company removed the two apps last month in compliance with UK sanctions.
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News MacRumors 4 years ago
Apple Restores Russian Social Network VKontakte and Mail.ru to App Store
Apple has restored Russian apps for social network VKontakte and webmail provider Mail.ru to the App Store, three weeks after removing them and other VK-owned apps in response to UK sanctions (via The Guardian).
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News Voicebot.ai 5 years ago
Russian Social Media Platform VKontakte Integrates Marusia Voice Assistant
Russian social media platform VKontakte (VK) has incorporated the Marusia voice assistant into its app.Both VK and Marusia, sometimes known..
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News X (formerly Twitter) 5 years ago
Юлия Галямина (@galiamina) on X
Очень многие пишут и просят тот самый документ про ВКонтакте, который сливал данные пользователей, заходивших ко мне на страницу. Выкладываю фотографию материалов дела. Полюбуйтесь. #НЕТ212точка1 #ДелоГаляминой
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News verge 7 years ago
Researchers propose a new approach for dismantling online hate networks
A new paper from Neil Johnson at George Washington University, with additional research from the University of Miami, has new findings on how hate networks develop. We should heed their warning
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News ZDNET 7 years ago
White hats spread VKontakte worm after social network doesn't pay bug bounty
VKontakte flooded with spam over Valentine's Day as part of a revenge prank.
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News the Guardian 10 years ago
Face recognition app taking Russia by storm may bring end to public anonymity
FindFace compares photos to profile pictures on social network Vkontakte and works out identities with 70% reliability
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News motherboard.vice.com 11 years ago
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at VKontakte over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
16
Postings analysed
3
Stack modernity
72/100
Languages
PowerShell
Databases
MS SQL
PostgreSQL
Cloud & platforms
Linux
Windows
VMWare
Windows Server
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Full VKontakte tech stack 16 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Growth

Hiring Momentum
55/100
Growing
Open positions
1
4 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
11 days
faster than 68% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~1 days
10/11/2026
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Data Science
25% ▲
Backend
25% ▲
DevOps
25% ▲
Field & Service
25% ▲

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg Russia
HQ
4 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 75% engineering $14k Avg Salary
hires for Data Science, Backend, DevOps
улица Жуковского 3
seen since Sep 2026 job postings

Jobs

≈ $16k – $32k per year (Estimated) • In office • 1+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree • Saint Petersburg
PostgreSQL
MS SQL
DevOps
Linux
Windows
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