Alexey Ponikarov

Email: ponikz@yandex.ru
Telegram: @ponikz
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ponikz

Technical Leader & Senior Engineer

14+ years in large-scale IT projects. Specializing in educational technologies, developer tools, and banking systems. Strong background in architecture design and team leadership.

Experience

Sber (2016-Present)

Senior Manager & Lead Engineer

• GitVerse: Technical Product Owner for internal developer platform (GitLab alternative)
• 21 School: Lead Engineer & Architect of coding school platform (100K+ students)
• IT Bootcamp: Project Lead for developer training program (5K+ graduates annually)
• Sberbank Online: Backend developer for mobile banking application (20M+ users)

Yandex (2013-2016)

Software Engineer

• Developed testing framework for Oracle E-Business Suite (MBA Team)
• Automated financial reporting processes

Sber (2009-2013)

Software Engineer

• Created end-to-end solutions for Accounting Department
• Automated financial operations and reporting

Education

Tambov State Technical University (2008)

M.Sc. in Computer Science (CAD Systems)

Sber Mini-MBA (2021)

Management and Business Administration

Skills

• Technical: Java, Python, Rust, SQL
• Management: Technical Leadership, Product Management
• Domain: Educational Technologies, Banking Systems

Interests

Table Tennis · Volleyball · Film Photography