Summary
Eli Mydlarz is a seasoned software leader and founder with 11 years’ experience building reliable, auditable systems and high-performing engineering organisations across fintech and consumer platforms. He led engineering at SadaPay, scaling and structuring an 85-person department, instituting rigorous hiring, TDD and trunk-based practices, and driving cross-platform Kotlin and infrastructure strategy. Previously he ran multi-country teams at Gojek responsible for one of the company’s most reliable payments products, and has deep hands-on experience across front-end and backend stacks from React/TypeScript to Scala, Ruby and AWS. Now based in Bangkok, he’s focused on AI R&D as founder of Gralkor, combining product-minded leadership with persistent curiosity rooted in a background that spans design, academia and consulting. An uncommon strength is his blend of teaching/coaching experience (ThoughtWorks University, university tutoring) with production-grade architecture and operational discipline.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate IV in Business Small Business Management Accounting Marketing, Certificate IV in Business Small Business Management Accounting Marketing at Box Hill Institute of TAFE
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Certificate IV in Applied Design Design Theory Photography Illustration, Certificate IV in Applied Design Design Theory Photography Illustration at Holmesglen Institute of TAFE
Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) (Honours) Smart Energy Management, Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) (Honours) Smart Energy Management at Swinburne University of Technology
Bachelor of Design Identity Design Advertising Design, Bachelor of Design Identity Design Advertising Design at Monash University