Maxim Kholod is a Principal Software Engineer based in Berlin with over 15 years of hands-on experience building front-end and full-stack systems and more recent leadership experience managing distributed teams. He currently contributes to Elastic Security for cloud workloads, after leading delivery of a public Cyber Threat Intelligence product at Elastic and driving marketing and financial reporting platforms at Klarna. Technically fluent across React/Redux, Node.js, Elasticsearch, AWS, Kubernetes and data pipelines, he blends product-facing UI work with backend and observability stacks. Known for rapid delivery—his team shipped a first public product in four months—he also champions developer productivity initiatives like monorepo practices and improved testing strategies. A background that spans startups, large consumer platforms and security-focused engineering gives him a pragmatic, cross-domain perspective on building reliable systems.
4 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Specialist, Computer Science, Specialist, Computer Science at Togliatty State University
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Maxim Kholod - Principal Software Engineer I at Elastic