Summary
Igor Katkov is a seasoned software architect and technology leader with over two decades of experience designing cloud-native, multi-tenant SaaS platforms and guiding architecture through rapid scale and product change. He has served as Chief Architect for Confluence and led Atlassian Rovo from day one, owning enterprise readiness, compliance, data governance and AI-related architecture across large product ecosystems. Today he is a Founding Member of Technical Staff at Sycamore, building trusted enterprise AI agents and the platform foundations for safe, governable, and scalable deployment. Igor combines hands-on implementation of distributed systems at web scale—ranging from Yahoo! search and personalization pipelines to global mobile content delivery—with a focus on security, SOC2/ISO compliance, and clear data boundaries. An Apache Software Foundation committer, he brings a rare mix of platform-level strategy and deep technical craftsmanship that turns advanced AI into dependable enterprise products.
12 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute