Summary
Evgeny Elkin is a Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead based in Moscow with 12 years of professional experience building multi-device systems and software architectures. He has led engineering efforts at Yandex since 2014, moving from software developer to team lead while applying a strong foundation in applied mathematics and computer vision from MSU. His specialty blends rigorous mathematical approaches with practical engineering for augmented reality and cross-device integration, enabling complex features to work reliably at scale. Prior roles include leading development at Movicom and research as an assistant scientist, giving him a rare mix of product delivery and academic depth. Colleagues value him for translating theoretical models into production-ready systems and coaching teams through technically challenging projects. He brings a pragmatic, research-informed perspective to architecture decisions and long-lived system design.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Specialist, Applied Mathematics/Computer Vision, Specialist, Applied Mathematics/Computer Vision at Московский Государственный Университет им. М.В. Ломоносова (МГУ) / Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)