Max Kostin
Lab CTO at UP.Labs
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolMax Kostin is a Venture CTO and seasoned software leader with over a decade of hands-on engineering and management experience, grounded in a Ph.D. in High Performance Computing. He builds and scales Data/AI-first B2B ventures from zero to signed contracts in months, having previously led enterprise AI/ML, cloud modernization and platform initiatives as Director of Engineering at Akvelon. Max combines deep technical chops—from MLOps and simulation to cloud-native microservices—with proven delivery rigor across distributed teams and marquee clients like Doordash, Dropbox and Reddit. An early contributor to OpenCV’s WinRT support, he blends open-source systems work with product-focused incubation and technical hiring to turn research into repeatable products. Based in San Francisco, he’s known for growing portfolios quickly, establishing company-wide technical programs, and moving complex projects from prototype to production.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, High Performance Computer Simulation of Plasma Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, High Performance Computer Simulation of Plasma Physics at Ivanovo State Power UniversityCertified Professional, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Certified Professional, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering at MIT Professional Education
Английский, Французский
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Github Skills (14)
computer-vision10
opencv10
windows-phone10
c-language10
cmake10
cprogramming-language10
windows-runtime10
windowsrt10
image-processing10
winrt10
cplus9
cpp9
deep-learning3
deeplearning-ai3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
opencv/opencv
Feb 2015 - Jun 2015
Open Source Computer Vision Library
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:28 commits, 12 PRs, 42 comments in 4 months
Contributions summary:Max primarily contributed to adding and supporting WinRT (Windows Runtime) and Windows Phone/Store builds within the OpenCV library. Their work included modifying code for WinRT compatibility, fixing compilation issues, and adding platform-specific directives. Furthermore, the user implemented build scripts to automate the project generation, building, and installation process for WinRT and Windows Phone platforms. They also worked on adding and updating WinRT samples.
computer-visionc-plus-plusdeep-learningimage-processing
ashank/Office-365-SDK-for-Android
Feb 2014 - Mar 2014
Contributions:21 commits in 5 days
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