Summary
Valeriy Kassenbaev is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience building reliable backend systems, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation at scale, currently shaping core platform work at Pipedrive in Tallinn. His career progressed from QA-focused roles at SWsoft/Parallels and Skype—where he developed cross-platform test frameworks and Azure automation—to senior engineering and DevOps responsibilities, giving him a rare blend of deep testing rigor and production engineering. Trained as a physicist at Novosibirsk State University, he brings analytical rigor to complex system design and troubleshooting. Known for mentoring and improving developer workflows, he often operates at the intersection of backend engineering, DevOps, and quality, helping teams ship resilient services.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Physics, Bachelor of Science Physics at Novosibirsk State University (NSU)
Specialized Scientific Study Center NSU
English, Russian