Engineer · Director · Speaker
ALEXANDER
POLOMODOV
Technical Director at a large fintech. Building scalable systems and growing engineering teams.
ABOUT ME
Engineer by calling,
leader by profession
Technical Director at a large fintech. Responsible for engineering practices, systems architecture, and growing technical teams.
I run a Telegram channel "Book Cube" where I share insights from books on technology, management, and personal growth.
Creator of «System Design Space». Host of podcasts «Code of Leadership» and «Research Insights Made Simple».
HighLoad Awards 2023 nominee in the 'Developing Projects' category.
FOCUS
Architecture / Platform
DDD, RFC/ADR, internal platforms, release loop
AI4SDLC operating model
Agents, evals, guardrails, metrics and economics
DataOps / MLOps / LLMOps
Production AI as a managed loop, not a demo
Engineering productivity
DORA, SPACE, DevEx, unit economics and flow
20+
YEARS IN IT
100+
TALKS
FEATURED TALKS
Highlights from conferences
AI in SDLC: from assistants to agents
Copilots, MCP/A2A, AlphaEvolve, SE 3.0 and large fintech cases (Spirit, T-Cover Agent)
Architecture in a Large Fintech: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Evolution from COTS to in-house dev, Spirit and AI-native architecture
How and Why to Measure Engineering Productivity
DORA, SPACE, DevEx, QUANTS and a large fintech experience with T-Meter
The Evolution of the Technical Leader
From teamlead (~10) to Engineering Manager (~50) to CTO (~150+): how focus and skills shift
WORK FORMATS
Where I can help
ARCHITECTURE REVIEW
For CTOs / Heads of Engineering: review domain boundaries, platform backlog, reliability risks and release loop. Output: risk map and next actions.
AI4SDLC OPERATING MODEL
For CTO / Platform / DevEx teams: workshop on agents, evals, guardrails and metrics. Output: operating model and roadmap.
DATAOPS / MLOPS / LLMOPS
For CDO / ML / platform leads: production AI readiness review, RAG, observability and economics. Output: risk map and launch scenarios.
ENGINEERING PRODUCTIVITY
For CTO / EM / DevEx teams: DORA / SPACE / DevEx, flow, CFR and unit economics diagnostics. Output: dashboard and bottleneck list.
CONTACT
Let's
collaborate
Reach out for a conference talk, podcast recording, executive workshop, or a focused review of architecture, AI4SDLC, DataOps / MLOps / AIOps / LLMOps and engineering metrics.
TELEGRAM
@apolomodovLINKS
Fastest format: briefly describe the context, audience, desired outcome and timing. I reply in Telegram direct messages.
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TECHNICAL LEADER · SPEAKER · AUTHOR