Summary
Yuri Lukyanov is a software engineer with 13 years of experience building high-throughput, production-grade backend systems for startups and scale-ups. He has led API and platform teams handling tens of thousands of requests per second and managing hundreds of distributed nodes, bringing deep expertise in Erlang, backend architecture, DevOps, and database administration. As former CTO of Buy Me a Pie! and a senior engineer at companies like SumUp and Machine Zone, he blends technical strategy with hands-on development and release engineering. Currently at Toggl, he thrives in small-team environments where rapid iteration and idea ownership matter. Colleagues can rely on him to translate product needs into resilient, service-oriented architectures and pragmatic operational practices. He also has a history of shipping university-wide information systems early in his career, showing a long-standing ability to deliver end-to-end solutions.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree (not graduated), Information Technology, Master's degree (not graduated), Information Technology at Ulyanovsk State Technical University
English, French, German, Russian