Summary
Mykhailo Pohoda is a seasoned software engineer with 13 years of experience, currently a Staff Software Engineer at Bolt in Tallinn, where he helps architect and scale backend systems. He combines hands-on C++ development with leadership, having steered automotive solutions at Intellias and led security-focused projects at Samsung R&D Institute Ukraine, including a Security Tools initiative with a 10-person team. His technical breadth spans DRM and security subsystems for SmartTVs, Qt/QML stacks, Bash and Linux tooling, and porting work to TizenTV. He holds master's and bachelor's degrees in Applied Mathematics from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, reflecting a strong mathematical foundation behind his systems work. Outside of core engineering, he actively builds team culture through out-of-work activities and team-building, and pursues deep mastery of challenging technologies like LaTeX, C++, and Haskell. Based in Tallinn, he collaborates with international teams across Europe.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Lugansk School #57
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
English, Russian, Ukrainian