Denys Kovalenko
Engineering Manager at Bolt
Estonia
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Top SchoolDenys Kovalenko is an engineering manager with 11 years of experience, currently leading ML Platform and Experimentation teams at Bolt to accelerate time-to-market for data and machine learning products. He combines deep hands-on expertise in backend, data engineering and MLOps—building feature stores, training orchestration, serving and monitoring systems at scale—with proven leadership of multi-disciplinary teams. A two-time co-founder and serial hackathon competitor (10+ events), he brings an entrepreneurial mindset and rapid prototyping skillset that drive practical, product-focused solutions. His background includes high-load data services at Wix and mission-critical systems for defense and security, reflecting a capacity to deliver under strict constraints. Based in Estonia, he is an active public speaker and mentor who emphasizes democratizing experimentation and making AB testing accessible across organizations. Beyond engineering, he channels a taste for extreme sports and adventurous travel into resilient, risk-aware decision making.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Master's degree, Computer Software Engineering at Tallinna TehnikaülikoolBachelor’s Degree, Computer Software Engineering, 4,88/5, TOP 2 in class, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Software Engineering, 4,88/5, TOP 2 in class at Dnipropetrovs'kij Nacional'nij UniversitetUPC Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaMaster’s Degree, Computer Software Engineering, 4.53/5, Master’s Degree, Computer Software Engineering, 4.53/5 at University of Tartu
Russian, Ukrainian, English, German, Spanish, Estonian
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Github Skills (46)
machine-learning-models10
jupyter10
machine-learning10
inference10
reinforcement-learning10
sagemaker10
aws10
jupyter-notebook10
amazon10
data-science9
lifecycle9
python9
client-library9
rest9
mlops9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
deniskovalenko/junction-2020-vr
Nov 2020 - Dec 2020
Pain relief VR Game for kids (and not only), working on mobile devices from the browser
Contributions:60 commits, 1 PR, 53 pushes in 1 month
browserworking-onvr-gamekidsunity
CO2-Arduino-Challenge/Statistics_CO2
Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:24 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 19 days
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