Summary
Yaroslav Sklabinskyi is a Principal Software Engineer based in Berlin with over 15 years engaged in software and nine years in senior professional roles, known for turning legacy systems into modern, cloud-native architectures. He has led cross-functional teams through large refactors, cloud migrations, and post-acquisition integrations, embedding AI tools to automate business processes and accelerate developer velocity. Comfortable from hands-on PHP/Symfony backend work to system-wide architecture, he advocates SOLID, TDD and pragmatic governance by inspiration rather than command. At Navan and AUTO1 he introduced templated Technical Design flows and CI/CD practices that improved transparency and delivery consistency across teams. He brings deep experience with CQRS/ES implementations and product-oriented architecture from startups to enterprise, plus a lifelong passion for coding that began at age 11. Colleagues describe him as a process-savvy architect who balances technical rigor with clear stakeholder communication.
9 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master of IT and Applied Math, IT and Applied Math, Master of IT and Applied Math, IT and Applied Math at Sumy State University
Physics, Mathematics, English, Physics, Mathematics, English at Sumy Classical Gymnasium
English, Ukrainian, Russian