Summary
Andrii Holovin is a senior engineering manager and entrepreneur from Kyiv with 12 years in software development and over six years leading cross-functional teams and delivery. He blends a strong information security and hands-on engineering background—ranging from .NET full‑stack work and real‑time systems to malware analysis—with proven experience building engineering units and CI/CD pipelines. As co-founder and R&D lead at CITRUSDEV and later heads of Microsoft solutions and cybersecurity teams, he has repeatedly scaled teams, introduced Agile practices, and improved operational KPIs. Andrii thrives on troubleshooting complex problems and translating ambiguous requirements into reliable, auditable solutions for e‑commerce, fintech, IoT and security domains. He pairs academic depth (PhD specialization in computer and information systems security) with practical hiring, onboarding and process automation experience, having personally run 120+ interviews and delivered multiple tech talks. Currently leading engineering at Ideals, he brings entrepreneurial grit, security-first thinking, and a track record of turning R&D into production impact.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Computer and Information Systems Security, PhD, Computer and Information Systems Security at Institute of Special Communication and Information Protection
English, French