Vladislav Tankov
Director Of AI at JetBrains
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolVladislav Tankov is a senior AI leader and platform engineer with 11 years of experience, currently directing AI strategy and a 150-person platform organization at JetBrains from Amsterdam. He built JetBrains’ AI department from the ground up, delivering flagship products like the Koog framework and Mellum model series while shaping integrations with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Mistral. Equally hands-on, he began his career as a software developer and open-source contributor—co-creating Kotless (Kotlin Serverless Framework) and improving IntelliJ plugins—bringing deep Kotlin/Java and DevOps expertise to production AI systems. Vladislav combines product-minded leadership with practical platform engineering, proven in scaling teams 5x and operating AI services used by millions. He holds advanced software engineering degrees from ITMO and St. Petersburg State University, blending academic rigor with a track record of shipping robust, developer-focused tooling.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Computer Science CenterMaster, Software Engineering, 4.78, Master, Software Engineering, 4.78 at ITMO UniversityBachelor, Computer Software Engineering, 4.89, Bachelor, Computer Software Engineering, 4.89 at Санкт-Петербургский Государственный Университет
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Github Skills (12)
kotlin10
javas10
ide-plugin10
gradlew10
java10
gradle10
build-automation9
javadoc9
serverless9
strings9
text-manipulation9
computer-engineering8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
JetBrains/kotless
Jun 2019 - Mar 2022
Kotlin Serverless Framework
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:6 releases, 11 reviews, 257 commits in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Vladislav made several commits focused on fixing a bug related to result conversion and made style and README adjustments. These changes modified the Kotlin source code, specifically within files related to the engine and optimization, indicating a focus on core functionality. Additionally, the user added publishing of jars and Gradle plugins, suggesting a role in managing the build process and artifact distribution within the serverless framework.
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JetBrains/intellij-plugins
Mar 2019 - Feb 2020
Open-source plugins included in the distribution of IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate and other IDEs based on the IntelliJ Platform
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:367 commits in 11 months
Contributions summary:Vladislav primarily focused on improving the code for the IntelliJ IDEA plugins. Their commits demonstrate a strong understanding of Java and Kotlin, with modifications to the code that indicate a focus on enhancing spell-checking within the IDE's features. The contributions included adjustments to JavaDoc support and enhancements to string handling, signifying a contribution towards maintaining the overall quality of the plugins. They were responsible for fixing issues with Java literals and for refining the support for Kotlin constructs, highlighting expertise in handling code-related functionality.
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