Andre Zayarni is a founder and CEO with a decade of hands-on software and product leadership, currently scaling Qdrant — an open-source, Rust-based vector database that targets enterprise-grade neural search and recommendation systems. He combines deep technical chops from early backend engineering to CTO/CPO roles with product sensibility for turning embeddings and encoders into production-ready applications. His career blends startup founding, AI-driven HR product development, and building performant systems at scale, reflecting a rare mix of Rust-savvy deep tech and product-first thinking. Based in Berlin, he leads with a people-first management style focused on trust and growth while evangelizing neural search as a new industry standard. An understated but telling detail: his trajectory spans academic research projects to industrial-grade open-source software, signaling comfort across experimentation and production.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences
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