Apostolos Kritikos
Sr. Software Engineering Manager (L7) at InstaShop
Thessaloniki, Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
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Top SchoolApostolos Kritikos is a seasoned software engineering leader with 18 years of experience, currently serving as Senior Software Engineering Manager at InstaShop and advising the European Commission on digital credentials and skills via the Europass Advisory Group. He blends academic rigor—a PhD in Open Source Software Resilience—with hands-on startup experience as a co-founder and former CTO of a digital e-commerce agency he exited in 2022. Known for aligning technical execution with strategic business goals, he excels at breaking down silos, enabling cross-team collaboration, and delivering sustainable SaaS engineering practices. His career spans product-focused technical leadership at Toggl and extensive participation in EU-funded research projects, giving him a rare perspective across research, policy, and product engineering. Based in Thessaloniki, he teaches entrepreneurship and mentors teams, emphasizing clear communication, responsible leadership, and continuous learning. Beyond management, he brings a deep curiosity for people-first technology and pragmatic technical strategy that bridges academia and industry.
17 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Open Source Software Resilience & Epistemic Analysis, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Open Source Software Resilience & Epistemic Analysis at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)High School, High School at Experimental High School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Greek, English, Italian
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Github Skills (45)
firefox-addon9
chrome-extension9
toggl9
declaration8
chrome8
browser-extension7
javascript7
firefox7
html6
advanced-custom-fields6
api6
custom-fields6
php6
points6
php-api6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
CentreForOpenTechnologiesAUTH/sourceographer
Oct 2021 - Nov 2022
A tool to investigate Software Resilience in Open Source Software projects.
Contributions:2 releases, 26 commits, 2 PRs in 1 year 1 month
investigateopen-source-softwareresilience
socialmind/healthywp
Feb 2018 - Aug 2018
Contributions:61 commits, 3 PRs, 60 pushes in 6 months
securewordpress-pluginswordpressphpuser-experience
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