Summary
Mark Kovalenko is a founder and engineering leader based in Prague with nine years of professional software experience and a 15-year arc of career and country transitions that shaped his pragmatic problem-solving ethos. He built and scales two complementary companies—Pinely International (software delivery) and Chronly (engineering team management)—that merge hands-on development with people-first delivery. Mark moves fluidly between hands-on frontend and backend work and strategic delivery roles, having led full-stack teams, mentored developers, and optimized CI/CD and deployment processes. His background includes senior frontend and delivery management for workforce optimization and fintech platforms, and earlier roles building backend services and real-time game tooling, giving him a rare blend of product, ops and architecture experience. Known for focusing on client problems and long-term partnerships, he combines entrepreneurial grit with a consistently client-centric technical craft.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering at Volgograd State Technical University
English, Russian, Czech