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Engineering Leadership
Building and scaling engineering organizations, hiring senior talent, developing teams, defining engineering culture and aligning technology with business goals.
CTO · HEAD OF ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE & SaaS
I build and lead
engineering teams & products.
Technology leader with 15+ years in software engineering and 12+ years in leadership, focused on scalable architecture, high-performing teams, delivery excellence, and turning complex ideas into reliable software.
Alexander Golovkov
Technology & Engineering
01 / About
Engineering leadership with a product mindset.
I am a CTO / Head of Engineering with experience leading large engineering organizations and delivering business-critical software.
Most recently, I led a 170-person engineering organization at a major European banking group, covering architecture, software development, QA and DevOps.
My work sits at the intersection of technology strategy, engineering leadership and hands-on product development — from architecture and delivery processes to building teams and bringing software products into production.
02 / Expertise
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Software Architecture
Enterprise architecture, distributed systems, APIs, integration platforms, technology strategy and architecture standardization.
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Software & SaaS Products
Turning product ideas into production software — from technical design and development to delivery, iteration and scale.
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DevOps & Delivery
CI/CD, containerization, Kubernetes, GitOps, DevSecOps, test automation and engineering processes that make delivery faster and more predictable.
03 / Experience
Head of Engineering
UniCredit Bank
Led engineering across Architecture, Development, QA and DevOps. Standardized engineering practices across new projects and drove technology strategy, portfolio delivery and talent development.
+55% delivery predictability
−65% production incidents
−80% deployment time
Chief Project Officer / Head of Software Engineering
Global Group
Led engineering and project management, established development processes and PMO practices, and delivered major programs across security, sales, marketing and trading.
~35% faster time-to-market
90%+ on-time delivery
25% less rework
Head of Delivery
Alpari
Managed Systems Analysis, Business Analysis, Project Management and QA while overseeing requirements, quality and delivery of core trading systems.
~40% less documentation time
50% fewer production defects
60% fewer unsuccessful projects
~30% lower development costs
Head of Software Development
FSUE NIIPS
Managed analysis, architecture, development, QA, project management and production support for nationwide information systems.
~60% faster time-to-market
55% higher delivery predictability
04 / Projects
Software I build
independently.
Independent software products where engineering, product thinking and hands-on development come together.
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Languages
Java · C# · Python · PHP · SQL
Backend & Integration
Spring · Kafka · ActiveMQ · APIs
Cloud & DevOps
Docker · Kubernetes · GitOps · Jenkins · Artifactory · HashiCorp Vault · Infrastructure as Code
Engineering Practices
DevSecOps · CI/CD · Test Automation · Agile · Scrum · Kanban · SAFe
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