Summary
Artem Bachevsky is a seasoned application security leader and product-focused CTO with 12+ years of experience designing, building and scaling AppSec programs for large enterprises and startups. He has led cross-functional teams to deliver security orchestration platforms, integrate SAST/DAST/SCA into DevOps pipelines, and roll out practices across thousands of apps and teams at Sberbank. As PO & CTO at Solar Lighthouse and former Cloud & Container Security CTO at MTS RED, he blends product vision, financial modeling and hands-on POC development to take security products from concept to market. Artem pairs deep engineering roots (C#, .NET, DevOps automation) with business acumen (MBA, P&L ownership) and a proven track record in certifications, pilot deployments and gov registry inclusion. He also builds AppSec training — gamified courses and CTFs — to raise developer security awareness, reflecting a talent for translating complex security into practical developer workflows. Based in Russia, he actively competes in IT contests and shares technical insights via blog and open profiles, signaling a curious practitioner who still codes and experiments.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Engineer's degree, Computer Software Engineering at Kyrgyzskij Rossijskij-Slavjanskij Universitet
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Sber 2023, with honours, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Sber 2023, with honours at Sber university & INSEAD
Русский, Английский