Summary
Alexander Khalukhin is a seasoned engineering leader and Chief Data Officer with 20+ years building and stabilizing complex, high-performance data and database systems across banking, finance, and telecom. He combines deep Oracle and OLAP expertise (Spark, ClickHouse, Greenplum) with Linux, CI/CD and automation know-how to turn fragile legacy stacks into predictable, testable pipelines and scalable PySpark platforms. Known for hiring and mentoring teams, he triples small groups into delivery engines and establishes SDLC, QA automation and monitoring practices that sustain frequent production releases. A longtime FOSS advocate, he identifies pragmatic open-source substitutions to cut costs without sacrificing reliability. Notably, he led a 300k-line migration from SAS to PySpark and has driven projects from POC to regular production cadence in large financial institutions.
3 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
PhD exams Computer Software Engineering, PhD exams Computer Software Engineering at MIREA (Russian Technological University)
Master's degree Computer Software Engineering, Master's degree Computer Software Engineering at Moscow Institute of Electronics and Engineering
Russian, English