About

Hi, I’m Ilya, a results-driven Software Development Leader with over 20 years of experience managing and scaling cross-functional teams. I have proven expertise in building Agile environments and leading the development of mobile and backend applications that meet critical business needs. I’m skilled in integrating cutting-edge technologies like IoT, BLE, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) to deliver high-quality solutions. With strong leadership and mentorship abilities, I focus on fostering innovation and operational efficiency. My experience includes leading cloud infrastructure migrations, optimizing system performance, and driving cost savings. I’m passionate about turning business strategies into successful technical outcomes.

I’m always open to hearing about interesting projects and work opportunities. If you think I’d be a great fit for your project or team, don’t hesitate to contact me today!

Key Achievements

Leadership in Cross-Functional Teams: Successfully built and scaled software development teams across multiple organizations, managing up to 20 developers, resulting in improved productivity and faster delivery of key products.

Cloud Migration Success: Led the migration of backend systems from Azure to AWS at Eyelights, reducing operational costs by 3x and improving system uptime to 99.99%, optimizing infrastructure for scalability and performance.

CES Demo Leadership: Spearheaded the development of demo applications showcased at CES 2022 and CES 2024, driving an increase in global visibility for Eyelights and securing of new business opportunities.

Innovative IoT Solutions: Developed and integrated SDKs for IoT devices over BLE at Eyelights, significantly enhancing device connectivity.

Agile Transformation: Implemented Agile and SCRUM methodologies across several companies, improving development cycles and increasing team velocity.

CI/CD Implementation: Set up and optimized CI/CD pipelines across various companies, reducing deployment times and increasing release frequency, resulting in faster time-to-market for key features.

Entrepreneurial Success: Co-founded and grew Vita-Mobile into a profitable business within six months, developing commercial iOS apps that generated significant revenue and global client acquisition

Recommendations

I worked with Ilya for a year and I discover a great person with a hacker mindset. He’s a truly valuable asset really focus on his team and his tasks. As a marketer, I had the pleasure to discuss with him about strategy and revenues. Great team mate, I highly recommend him.

Maxime Girard, Chief Marketing Officer

I worked with Ilya where he is the technical lead of the Eyelights mobile team. A hard worker who listens to his colleagues, he has always taken the time to put his collaborators in the best possible conditions to work and increase their skills. On the human side, Ilya is sociable, friendly and open-minded. An integration in a new team is easy thanks to him.

Maxime FERRIER, Android developer

I worked with ilya for 2 years. it was a real pleasure. Ilya is always available and full of solutions for our problems :). He always took the time to explain what he does, and produced some amazing features for Wemap . It’s a pleasure to share a team with Ilya.

David Zaguedoun 馃殌, Dir Commercial / Sales Manager

… more recommendations you can find in experience details ;)

Experience