Anton Kovalenko is a seasoned CIO and engineering-focused program leader with 11+ years delivering e‑commerce and enterprise IT transformations, currently heading the YDB Project Management Office. He blends hands‑on technical project management—especially in performance diagnostics—with strategic leadership across product, integrations, and SLAs from roles at Yandex, X5 Retail, and multiple acquisitions. Anton has built and scaled teams, introduced Scrum-based change management and service desks, and led ERP and WMS integrations that tied online stores to large retail operations. As a front-end contributor to the open‑source YDB distributed SQL database project, he focuses on improving the monitoring UI and user experience, underscoring his willingness to mix code with executive responsibilities. Based in Belgrade but rooted in Russia’s tech ecosystem, he pairs a mechanical engineering background with a master’s in IT project management, giving him a pragmatic, systems-oriented approach to complex delivery challenges.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Information Technology Project Management, Master's degree Information Technology Project Management at Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at Bauman Moscow State Technical University
YDB is an open source Distributed SQL Database that combines high availability and scalability with strong consistency and ACID transactions
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:53 reviews, 3 commits, 39 PRs in 2 months
Contributions summary:Anton's commits primarily focus on refreshing and updating the user interface for the YDB platform. This includes modifications to CSS files, specifically targeting styling and layout improvements within the data table components and other UI elements. The changes suggest efforts to align the UI with updates from the Github repository and integrate new UI components. The user's contributions demonstrate a focus on the visual presentation and user experience of the YDB monitoring interface.
YDB is an open source Distributed SQL Database that combines high availability and scalability with strong consistency and ACID transactions
Contributions:5 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 1 month
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