Summary
Fedor Shchudlo is an Engineering Manager based in Amsterdam with 17 years of experience turning stalled projects into dependable, fast-moving products through pragmatic "wartime" leadership. He specializes in operationally intensive domains like airlines and web hosting, where he has driven major improvements in CI/CD, observability, and security to cut deployment failures and recovery times dramatically. Fedor thrives in small-to-moderate cross-functional teams and stays hands-on to provide the most effective, empathetic leadership during high-pressure situations. His track record includes reviving legacy systems into sources of innovation, merging complex licensing platforms across continents, and rebuilding teams rapidly after geopolitical disruptions. He writes about practical engineering practices for lean budgets and shifting priorities on ordinarytech.blog, and consistently focuses on developer experience and DevOps to unlock measurable business outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s degree, Applied Computer Science in Economics, 4,98, Master’s degree, Applied Computer Science in Economics, 4,98 at New Siberian University
Russian, English