Alexander Saltanov
Engineering Director For Goods & Transactional at Avito
Earth, Texas, Russia
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Top SchoolAlexander Saltanov is a seasoned technology executive with 16 years of experience building cloud, SaaS, and e-commerce platforms, currently serving as Engineering Director for Goods & Transactional at Avito. He has scaled high-throughput ad and marketplace systems, led cloud productization as CTO of VK Cloud, and overseen Trust & Safety, moderation, and AI efforts across large consumer services. Comfortable both in hands-on prototyping and strategic leadership, he has repeatedly transformed manual operations into automated, ML-driven pipelines for aviation and retail businesses. Known for low-key experimentation (his GitHub warns of "private experiments and dragons") and a preference away from Python, he blends pragmatic engineering with product-focused execution. Based in Texas with roots in Russia, he holds an MS in Computer Science and a track record of shipping systems that move from proof-of-concept to tens of thousands of transactions per day.
16 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science at Penza State University
English, Russian
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Github Skills (110)
python10
ssh10
ansible10
tornado-framework10
ansible-module9
tornado9
golang9
testing9
automation9
xml-parser9
signed9
xml-reader9
xml9
go9
pull-parser9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
sashka/atomicfile-py
Mar 2012 - May 2020
Writeable file object that atomically updates a file.
Contributions:27 commits, 7 pushes, 8 comments in 8 years 3 months
nodejsupdates
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