Ivo Kund
Engineering Manager at Pactum AI
Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
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Top SchoolIvo Kund is an engineering manager and tech leader with 25+ years of software experience and 13 years in senior roles, known for building engineering organizations from zero to scale. As VP of Engineering at Pactum AI he grew the team from the first hire to 60 engineers across Seed→Series C while establishing SOC 2-certified delivery, incident and career frameworks and leading an AI-driven engineering transformation. He combines hands-on product engineering—previously shipping high-throughput marketplace and delivery infrastructure at Starship and long-standing backend work on well-known projects like the Yii PHP framework—with strategic scaling of processes, compliance, and uptime. A former founder and longtime coder who logged thousands of development hours across diverse stacks, he brings a pragmatic blend of technical depth, hiring rigor, and customer-facing product work. Based in Tallinn and holding an MSc from the University of Manchester, he’s currently exploring the frontier of AI-native software development.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Hugo Treffneri GümnaasiumMaster of Science (MSc) Advanced Computer Science with IT Management, Master of Science (MSc) Advanced Computer Science with IT Management at The University of ManchesterBachelor of Applied Science (BASc) Technical Communication, Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) Technical Communication at Estonian College of InfotechnologyBachelor of Science (BSc) Internet Computing, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Internet Computing at University of Bedfordshire
English, Estonian
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Github Skills (5)
yii10
php-framework10
php10
parent6
strict6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
yiisoft/yii
Mar 2013 - May 2013
Yii PHP Framework 1.1.x
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:11 commits in 1 month
Contributions summary:Ivo's contributions primarily focused on enhancing and modifying core Yii PHP Framework 1.1.x components. They addressed issues in CActiveFinder and CWebUser, including the introduction of missing parameters and timeout-related features. Additionally, the user corrected errors and adjusted styling in CActiveForm, demonstrating expertise in maintaining and refining core framework functionalities. The user’s work reflects a strong understanding of the Yii framework's internal structure.
yiiyii1phpframeworkyii-php-framework
opus-online/yii2-file
Jan 2015 - Jul 2018
Contributions:1 push, 2 tags, 17 comments in 3 years 5 months
yii2-modulesyii2filesystem
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