Summary
Nikolay Ashanin is a pragmatic technology leader and founder with over a decade of hands-on experience building and scaling mobile-first and cloud-native products. As CTO and later Co-Founder, he led engineering transformations at high-growth consumer platforms—driving MAU growth to double digits millions, cutting incidents in half, and halving IT costs while preserving velocity. He has deep mobile roots (iOS team lead to cross-platform architecture) and proven experience achieving PCI DSS compliance, large-scale AWS migrations, and creating metrics-driven delivery processes. Nikolay blends product-focused engineering with operational rigor—establishing flow metrics, CI/CD, and cross-functional teams that shifted release cadence from months to biweekly. An organizer of major mobile conferences and a technical blogger with widely read posts, he pairs hiring and culture-building skills with measurable delivery outcomes. Now based in Limassol, he’s applying that mix to an AI-powered parenting startup that bridges pediatric science with personalized product experiences.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Informatics and Computer science, Bachelor's degree Informatics and Computer science at Penza State University
Master's Degree Telecommunications and Networks, Master's Degree Telecommunications and Networks at City St George’s, University of London
Master's degree Artificial Intelligence, Master's degree Artificial Intelligence at Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Russian, English