Summary
Taras Shpachenko is a Senior Software Engineer based in Krakow with 11 years of experience building production-grade systems across fintech and cloud domains. He has held progressive engineering and managerial roles at Currencycloud and Visa, blending hands-on coding with team leadership and delivery ownership. Taras has a track record of moving between startups and larger vendors (Surprise.com, OnApp, N-iX), which has honed his ability to design scalable services and ship reliable integrations under varying constraints. Educated to a master’s level in Computer Science from Lviv Polytechnic, he combines formal training with practical expertise in full-stack development and platform engineering. A detail that stands out: he has repeatedly returned to senior IC roles after management stints, signaling a strong preference for technical depth and individual contribution in complex systems.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Lviv Polytechnic National University
Junior Software Engineer, Computer Programming/Programmer, General, Junior Software Engineer, Computer Programming/Programmer, General at Khmelnitsky Polytechnic College
English, Ukrainian