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Alexander Polomodov
Technology leader with experience as a CTO and Technical Fellow at a large fintech. I build calm, scalable systems and engineering teams, and develop architecture and AI4SDLC practices.
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— about
Alexander Polomodov
More than 20 years in IT, with experience as a CTO and Technical Fellow at a large fintech. My focus is systems architecture, developing technical teams, and applying AI in software development.
I created System Design Space, run Book Cube and podcasts, and teach. My public work shows how I use sources, compare options, and explain the limits of a conclusion.
A HighLoad Awards 2023 nominee in the 'Developing Projects' category.
— explore my approach
100+ talks
Architecture, AI, and engineering leadership talks with recordings, slides, and sources.
Models for examining decisions
Diagrams, criteria, and limitations that help make technical discussions concrete.
Conversations and research reviews
Code of Leadership, Research Insights Made Simple, and other series with engineers and leaders.
— featured talks
Highlights from conferences
ArchDays 2022Fellow
How to Pass a System Design Interview
Seven System Design Interview steps: requirements, boundaries, flows, technology choices, scaling, and candidate behavior.
InterviewsArchitecture
Yandex · Dream TeamleadFellow
How AI Changes Engineering Culture and What It Means for Team Leads and Engineers
AI4SDLC research, transition to AI-native processes, and the team lead role transformation
AILeadership
TeamLead ConfCTO
How to Hire Technical Managers
Process, interviews, evaluation — an inside view from a large fintech
Leadership
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
— consulting
Working through decisions with teams
When a team faces a choice about AI in development, architecture, or how work is organized, we can examine it together, with the options, the risks, and a written recommendation.
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Adopting AI in development
The tools are in place, but the benefit to the team is unclear. We examine workflows, constraints, and how to test the value of your next step.
AI development review 02Choosing an architectural direction
Your platform or system needs to change, and the options have different risks and costs. We assess them against business needs and decision criteria.
Architecture review 03Changing how engineering works
Deadlines, responsibilities, or metrics no longer support decisions. We identify what to investigate and change in how the team operates.
Engineering organization review— contact
Let's collaborate
Reach out for a conference talk, a podcast recording, or a review of a specific decision about AI in development, architecture, or how an engineering team works.
The review format is described on the consulting page.
— what to include
Briefly describe the context, the audience or problem, the outcome you want, and the timing. A Telegram message or email is enough to start.
— links
polomodov.tech
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