Summary
Andrew Smirnov is a seasoned front-end leader with 10 years of experience, currently heading the Client Development Department at X5 Retail Group. He has progressed from hands-on web and front-end development to senior technical and people leadership roles at Rambler&Co, IPONWEB, and agency CTO positions. An active conference speaker on soft skills and leadership in front-end teams, he brings a rare mix of technical rigor (MS in Computational and Applied Mathematics from MSU) and a focus on the human side of engineering. Known for turning front-end practice into scalable client-facing solutions, he emphasizes communication, team dynamics, and practical leadership over titular promotion. Based in Moscow, he combines academic depth with enterprise delivery experience across large media and retail platforms.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian, English, German