Maria Khait
Head Of Technical Architecture at RM plc
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolMaria Khait is a Head of Technical Architecture with a decade of hands-on experience evolving from Ruby on Rails developer to strategic architecture leader across fintech and education tech. She currently leads technical architecture at RM plc after directing architecture at Smart Pension, where she progressed through engineering and leadership roles. Maria blends a design-led mindset—grounded in an MA in Communication Design—with deep backend expertise, enabling pragmatic, user-focused systems. She mentors engineers and volunteers as an organiser and coach for Rails Girls London, demonstrating a commitment to community and developer inclusion. Her career trajectory shows a pattern of scaling teams and systems while staying actively involved in code and digital design. Based in the UK, she brings a rare mix of creative discipline and operational architecture experience to complex product challenges.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (MA), Communication Design, Digital Media, Master of Arts (MA), Communication Design, Digital Media at University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
English, Russian, French
Github Skills (5)
rails10
ruby10
pagination9
kaminari9
paginator9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
railsgirlslondon/railsgirls-london
Feb 2017 - Nov 2022
The main site and assets of Rails Girls London website
Contributions:81 commits, 99 PRs, 150 pushes in 5 years 9 months
rails
hundred/smhw-event-calendar
May 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:1 push in 1 day
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