Summary
Alex Makarov is a software architect with two decades of IT experience and a decade focused on architecture and product roles across automotive and mobility leaders, currently shaping software at Woven by Toyota after leading motorsport IT at Porsche. He blends deep software engineering and system architecture expertise with product management sensibilities, particularly around data and software for Motorsport and mobility services. His background spans startup leadership and R&D through senior roles at Daimler/moovel and as Head of Development at SHAPE, giving him a rare mix of hands-on delivery and strategic oversight. Based in Tokyo and trained in applied mathematics, he pursues applied AI and mobile robotics research interests alongside a long-standing passion for motorsport, often translating race-day constraints into resilient production systems.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Applied Mathematics, MS, Applied Mathematics at Odesa I.I.Mechnikov National University
English, German, Ukrainian