Vladimir Zhukov
Co-founder & Managing Director at 8wonders GmbH
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolVladimir Zhukov is a seasoned technology leader and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience building and scaling engineering teams, launching products in healthtech and fintech, and guiding due diligence and post-merger integrations. As co-founder and managing director of 8wonders GmbH, he leads Mathepotamia, a play-based learning brand that helps children gain confidence in math, while expanding a gamified product line and educator community. He also serves as a fractional CTO and co-owner at Schukow GmbH, helping startups move from MVP to scale through architecture and high-performance engineering teams. His track record includes scaling engineering organizations from under 12 to 40+, establishing OKRs and DORA-driven processes, and steering architectural transformations and strategic tech due diligence for Series B/C rounds. Based in Berlin, Vladimir has previously built the tech function from scratch as CTO of Vivira Health Lab and led engineering at MEDWING, bonusbox, and other ventures, often combining hands-on coding with executive leadership. He holds an MBA in Strategic Management and an MSc in Electronics and Automation, and has trained with the Startup Sauna accelerator, reflecting a blend of business acumen and practical engineering execution.
13 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) Electronics and Automation, Master of Science (MSc) Electronics and Automation at Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (State University)Master of Business Administration (MBA) Strategic Management, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Strategic Management at Moscow International Higher Business School MIRBIS (Institute) 
English, Russian, German
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Github Skills (53)
base329
mongodb-driver9
object-mapper8
mongodb8
mongoid8
unify8
mapper7
ruby7
orm-framework7
grails7
ruby-on-rails7
ruby-object-mapper6
orm6
cldr6
encoding6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
voldy/base32_crockford
Apr 2018 - Jun 2019
An Elixir Implementation of Douglas Crockford's Base32 Encoding
Contributions:1 release, 17 commits, 4 PRs in 1 year 1 month
crockfordelixirencodingbase32
voldy/ansible_osx_bootstrap
Mar 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:16 commits, 5 pushes in 11 months
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