Filippos Karailanidis is an AI consultant and seasoned software leader with 12 years of experience helping teams extract real value from AI developer tools. Based in Greece, he founded and runs ByteRail to operationalize AI-assisted development while previously scaling engineering efforts at XM from full‑stack contributor to engineering manager. He has hands-on experience across backend, frontend and cloud migrations (including AWS and containerization) and has led teams from 3 to 12 engineers while instituting productivity-boosting AI tooling across the department. Known for blending practical engineering with people leadership, he mentors engineers, manages cross-functional projects, and drives technical decisions that align to business value. His background includes a Master of Engineering in Computer Science from NTUA and a track record of freelance and enterprise work that keeps him grounded in real-world client needs. Less obvious: he combines deep implementation experience with an operator’s eye for adoption, focusing as much on developer workflows and change management as on models and code.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng) Computer Science, Master of Engineering (MEng) Computer Science at National Technical University of Athens
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