Nov 2018 – Feb 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos · Tel Aviv Area, Israel

• As the technological leader and head of R&D in a fast pace startup environment, I am both the executive responsible for building and managing the company's development team and for designing CyTwist's innovative and complex system.
• CyTwist's disrupting solution allows companies to effectively manage Cyber Security risks based on adapting counter-terrorism methods to algorithms that leverage existing security solutions (e.g. SIEM, SOAR).
• Technologies: Python, AWS, Neo4j, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, React, Postgresql

Feb 2018 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos · Tel Aviv Area, Israel

• I am responsible for all technological aspects of the company, namely to design and realize its mission: Build a voice-first AI based platform for the elderly, allowing them to stay independent at their homes, improving their well-being and providing peace of mind to their loved ones.
• I am heading the design, development and delivery of a complex multi-system cloud-based architecture, that includes among others: Lambda data architecture, online processing, data Lake, data pipeline, Machine Learning/AI, Serverless services, AWS cloud infrastructure and a variety of user applications (voice called bot, mobile and web applications).
• Besides the typical responsibilities of a technology leader (design, overseeing development, budget planning etc), as an executive and founder, I was also involved in raising investment.

Feb 2016 – Feb 2018 · 2 yrs

• Architect for the Digital Applications Group at CWT Digital, a division of CWT (multi-national business travel leading company).
• This position involved two facets: on the one hand, working closely with the corporate enterprise architecture team and external division architects, in continuous efforts to share knowledge, improve standards and define interfaces between the global groups. On the other hand, the role entailed technology leadership activities within the development group, including: creating and communicating strategic design, collaborating with the development organization in an agile process, conducting technical interviews, handling security reviews, working on data driven innovations and many more.
• Technologies include: NodeJs, Spring, MySQL, MongoDB, Spark, Scala, Git, Jenkins, AWS, ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

Aug 2013 – Feb 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• As chief architect for BlueSnap, which is a 24x7 SaaS ECommerce platform, I defined the future roadmap of the system and designed its modules. I conduct design and code reviews. I also conduct POCs, choose technology and frameworks and train engineers. As part of my role I find creative solutions to meet customer needs and work closely with the executives and Product in shaping the company's future offerings.
• Specialties: OO design, J2ee, Spring, web technologies, Hibernate, JMS, JavaScript, UML, Continuous Integration

Jan 2011 – Jul 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Leading a team of software engineers developing key components in BlueSnap's E-Commerce platform, including both infrastructure and GUI modules. The team aims to deliver high quality solutions according to Product requirements so that customers' needs are met best.
• Managing responsibilities include:
• Project planning, Gantt building and progress monitoring
• Functional specification reviewing
• Software Design reviewing
• Code reviewing
• Team building (holding technical interviews, planning and executing training programs)
• Responsible for all payment related aspects of the system including integration with payment gateways and PayPal services.
• Serving as a technical expert and source of knowlege in the organization.
• Led successfully the development project for attaining PCI Level 1 compliance.
• Reporting directly to SVP of Engineering.

Sep 2009 – Dec 2010 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Design and development of web services for Plimus payment solutions.
• Technologies and frameworks include: REST, Spring, Hibernate and Wicket.

Jul 2006 – Sep 2009 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• UI infrastructure development for the "HP Business Service Management" products suite, which is J2ee based.
• Extensive experience with both server side and client side technologies including: Servlets, JSP, Tags, JSTL, Struts, JavaScript, GWT and AJAX web development.