Ilia Kosenkov is a Lead Software Engineer based in Helsinki with 10 years of experience bridging research-grade science and production engineering. With a PhD in Astrophysics and a background as an R-analyst, he now designs distributed serverless backends and integrates AI services on Azure, bringing rigorous data-driven thinking to cloud-native architectures. A .NET developer and Rust enthusiast, he combines strong typed-system discipline with practical delivery experience across senior engineering roles. His trajectory from academic researcher to engineering lead highlights a knack for turning complex scientific problems into maintainable, scalable software.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Specialist, Astrophysics, Specialist, Astrophysics at Saint Petersburg State University
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