Summary
Vadim Brodsky is a Principal Software Engineer based in Sydney with 11 years of experience building product-focused engineering teams and scalable web applications. He has grown through hands-on engineering and management roles at Canva—rising from Software Engineer to Principal—while simultaneously directing IT at SMASH Inc., demonstrating an ability to balance strategic leadership with day-to-day delivery. A UX-minded developer and photographer, he brings strong design sensibilities to engineering problems, prioritising user experience as much as technical robustness. His background includes international experience in Japan and multilingual translation work, which informs a collaborative, cross-cultural approach to product development. Comfortable across full-stack concerns and team enablement, he thrives at the intersection of design, code, and operational maturity.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange Student Computer Software Engineering, Exchange Student Computer Software Engineering at Kagoshima University
Primary to High school education Information Technology, Primary to High school education Information Technology at Rigas 10th Secondary School
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Bachelor of Arts in International Studies Enterprise Systems Development, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Bachelor of Arts in International Studies Enterprise Systems Development at University of Technology Sydney
English, Latvian, Japanese, German, Russian