Max Ischenko
Founder at Djinni.co
Kyiv, Ukraine
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SeniorMax Ischenko is a founder and tech-community builder with 18 years of experience creating platforms that connect developers and employers in Ukraine. He launched DOU.ua in 2005, growing it into the country's largest developer community and a central source for salary data, company rankings, and industry discourse. In 2013 he founded Djinni.co, pioneering anonymous candidate search and a "pay when you hire" model that has facilitated thousands of hires and remains widely used by recruiters and engineers. Based in Kyiv, he blends product-led entrepreneurship with deep knowledge of the local tech ecosystem and a knack for designing hiring mechanics that reduce friction. Less obvious: his work focuses as much on community governance and trust signals as on pure technology, helping sustain two enduring platforms through turbulent market and political cycles.
18 years of coding experience
Stackoverflow
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1kreached
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Github Skills (28)
statistics9
template-engine7
jinja27
type-conversion6
xml6
vbnet6
vim6
windows6
xamarin6
portable-class-library6
background-worker6
python6
text-editor6
testing6
ai5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
imax/rcfiles
Apr 2011 - Apr 2014
Contributions:12 commits in 3 years
imax/dou-salaries
May 2011 - Apr 2015
salary statistics for developers in Ukraine
Contributions:25 commits, 1 push in 3 years 11 months
statistics
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