countX is a Software-as-a-Service platform that helps SMEs to run frictionless cross-border e-commerce. We solve VAT compliance, accounting, Intrastat, and other problems and allow online sellers to focus on what matters - on trade.I am responsible for Technology and Product Development at countX. As big believers in empowered product teams, we practice a combination of Continuous Discovery from the Product side with Continuous Deployment from the Development side. The combination… Show more countX is a Software-as-a-Service platform that helps SMEs to run frictionless cross-border e-commerce. We solve VAT compliance, accounting, Intrastat, and other problems and allow online sellers to focus on what matters - on trade.I am responsible for Technology and Product Development at countX. As big believers in empowered product teams, we practice a combination of Continuous Discovery from the Product side with Continuous Deployment from the Development side. The combination allows us to follow the lean approach and deliver the highest possible value to our customers. Show less

Assessing the technical skills of candidates for software development roles is a pain. Sfeeda is an innovative SaaS platform that offers real-world-like code challenges with an environment that includes git, ticket tracking, CI/CD tools, and others.

Entrepreneur First is a talent investing program. In every 6 locations (London, Paris, Berlin, Singapore, Bangalore, and Toronto) out of around 1000 applicants cohorts are formed of approx. 50 talents, having a strong business or technical background (i.e. 25 potential CEOs and 25 potential CTOs). During 8 weeks participants have to find a co-founder, a domain, and an idea for a start-up and then incorporate a company, which then receives a pre-seed investment.I've joined EF as a… Show more Entrepreneur First is a talent investing program. In every 6 locations (London, Paris, Berlin, Singapore, Bangalore, and Toronto) out of around 1000 applicants cohorts are formed of approx. 50 talents, having a strong business or technical background (i.e. 25 potential CEOs and 25 potential CTOs). During 8 weeks participants have to find a co-founder, a domain, and an idea for a start-up and then incorporate a company, which then receives a pre-seed investment.I've joined EF as a potential CTO, and my subsequent experience Sfeeda sprouted out of the program. Show less

I was responsible for managing 3 full-stack engineering teams (3 team leads reporting to me, 20 engineers in total).• Played a leading role in setting objectives for teams and supporting delivery (priorities, backlog, roadmap, obstacles, etc);• Cultivated a strong engineering culture and growing teams’ performance.• Orchestrated a tech debt/tech improvement, overseeing architecture and spearheading the migration to AWS, the splitting of monolith applications and microservices… Show more I was responsible for managing 3 full-stack engineering teams (3 team leads reporting to me, 20 engineers in total).• Played a leading role in setting objectives for teams and supporting delivery (priorities, backlog, roadmap, obstacles, etc);• Cultivated a strong engineering culture and growing teams’ performance.• Orchestrated a tech debt/tech improvement, overseeing architecture and spearheading the migration to AWS, the splitting of monolith applications and microservices architecture development• Owned the people management process completing employee 1:1s, coaching, providing feedbacks, performance reviews, career growth paths.• Created product roadmaps, archiving the business goals, focusing on outcomes rather than outputs.• Ensuring all teams had enough information, support, and resources to carry out their duties, solved interdependencies, communication, and improved processes to maximize efficiency for the team• Managed the onboarded the scaling up of the onboarding/recruitment process, formed new teams whilst developing and retaining Engineers whilst opening remote tech centres. Show less

Managing of a full-stack engineering team dedicated to a business domain (logistics).

I-Reklama was a platform that consolidated profitable advert offers from different SEO-advertising marketplaces in the Cyrillic segment of the internet. We onboarded ~500 content sites, achieving an MRR of ~$100k. Our team comprised three partners (including myself), three developers, and a few content managers working remotely. We developed the platform software, integrated it with payment systems and advertising marketplaces, and managed infrastructure with dedicated servers in different data… Show more I-Reklama was a platform that consolidated profitable advert offers from different SEO-advertising marketplaces in the Cyrillic segment of the internet. We onboarded ~500 content sites, achieving an MRR of ~$100k. Our team comprised three partners (including myself), three developers, and a few content managers working remotely. We developed the platform software, integrated it with payment systems and advertising marketplaces, and managed infrastructure with dedicated servers in different data centers. Show less