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cto & technical fellow · architecture · AI4SDLC
Alexander Polomodov
Technical Director and Technical Fellow at a large fintech. As CTO I build calm, scalable systems and grow engineering teams; as Fellow I own the AI4SDLC direction.
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$ cto · fintech · engineering teams
$ technical fellow · AI4SDLC · architecture
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$ keeping systems boring
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polomodov.techfintech · platforms · engineering productivity
— about
Engineer by calling,
leader by profession
Technical Director and Technical Fellow at a large fintech. As CTO I am responsible for engineering practices and growing technical teams; as Fellow — for the AI4SDLC direction and systems architecture.
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
— cto & technical fellow
Two tracks,
one engineering loop
CTO
Technical Director
Engineering teams, platform, and delivery culture: building systems that stay boring under load.
Fellow
Technical Fellow
I own the AI4SDLC direction — research and practice of making AI a managed part of the software delivery loop.
— featured talks
Highlights from conferences
IT Picnic 2026 · T-BankFellow
State of AI4SDLC: How AI Shifts Bottlenecks Across Software Delivery
IT Picnic edition: how AI accelerates coding and moves bottlenecks to intent, review, tests, and delivery; agent-first platforms, evals, and flow metrics
AIPlatform
Stratoplan - Management 2026Fellow
From AI-Native Organization to AI-Native Leadership: The CTO Role in 2026
What happens to the CTO when tools, management units, and engineering economics change
AILeadership
AI Boost 2025Fellow
AI in SDLC: from assistants to agents
Copilots, MCP/A2A, AlphaEvolve, SE 3.0 and large fintech cases (Spirit, T-Cover Agent)
AI
MTS True Tech Day 2024CTO
How and Why to Measure Engineering Productivity
DORA, SPACE, DevEx, QUANTS and a large fintech experience with T-Meter
LeadershipPlatform
— work formats
Where I can help
01
ARCHITECTURE REVIEW
For CTOs / Heads of Engineering: review domain boundaries, platform backlog, reliability risks and release loop. Output: risk map and next actions.
Channel → Product → Platform →02
AI4SDLC OPERATING MODEL
For CTO / Platform / DevEx teams: workshop on agents, evals, guardrails and metrics. Output: operating model and roadmap.
AI4SDLC →03
DATAOPS / MLOPS / LLMOPS
For CDO / ML / platform leads: production AI readiness review, RAG, observability and economics. Output: risk map and launch scenarios.
DataOps / MLOps →04
ENGINEERING PRODUCTIVITY
For CTO / EM / DevEx teams: DORA / SPACE / DevEx, flow, CFR and unit economics diagnostics. Output: dashboard and bottleneck list.
Engineering Productivity →— 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.
conference talkpodcastexecutive workshoparchitecture reviewAI4SDLC advisory
— links
Briefly describe the context, audience, desired outcome, and timing. For work enquiries, use Telegram or email.
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CTO & TECHNICAL FELLOW · SPEAKER · AUTHOR