Summary
Max Bykov is a software engineer with 8 years of experience specializing in backend systems and fintech product delivery, currently based in Abu Dhabi and working at Revolut. He led development of one of Russia’s largest Point-of-Sale credit solutions at Sberbank, progressing from Middle Java Developer to Development Team Lead and owning end-to-end delivery on high-throughput payment flows. His stack experience includes Java 8, Spring, REST, JMS (IBM MQ) and Oracle DB, and he has a track record of translating complex financial requirements into reliable, scalable services. At Wio Bank he expanded his senior engineering scope before moving to a global neobank, demonstrating adaptability across legacy banking and modern fintech environments. Trained as a control and navigation systems engineer (MSc), he brings rigorous systems thinking to software architecture and operational stability. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic technical leader who combines hands-on coding with product-minded delivery in regulated domains.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Automated orientation stabilization and navigation systems, Master’s Degree Automated orientation stabilization and navigation systems at Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University)