Summary
Michalis Vitos is a seasoned engineering leader with 13+ years of experience who currently serves as Vice President of Engineering for Account, Partner & Data within American Express’s Global Loyalty & Benefits division. He blends deep technical fluency in cloud-native microservices, data platforms and event-driven systems with a track record of scaling high-performing teams across startups and large enterprises including JPMorgan Chase, Meta and Sky Betting & Gaming. His background spans building real-time analytics and onboarding/KYC platforms, shipping at scale with technologies like Kubernetes, Kafka, Temporal and GCP, and driving product launches such as Chase’s UK rollout and major WhatsApp ad programs. A former PhD researcher in Human-Computer Interaction, he brings a research-led approach to practical engineering problems and a knack for translating complex requirements into pragmatic, measurable outcomes.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Quantic School of Business and Technology
Cisco Certified Network Associate, CCNA, Cisco Certified Network Associate, CCNA at Cisco Networking Academy
Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science and Applied Informatics, Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science and Applied Informatics at University of Macedonia
University College London
Greek, English, French