Dmitrii Kharlamov — CTO
Five times I've joined a founding team, built the core product, and that work directly led to a fundraise or acquisition. I co-founded four startups: one bootstrapped, three raised $385M total. One failed, one is scaling in a $850B+ market, and two were acquired — one by Google. I approach problems from first principles. I am a spatial and systems thinker, a strategist, technocrat, and a hacker. I am interested in electronics, CPU architecture, memory models, low-latency systems, database design, backend systems, and frontend UX. I am a multidisciplinary specialist because I believe I can architect solutions only by understanding the full context — from cache lines to user interfaces. Across these systems I have consistently optimised for latency and throughput: reduced restaurant filtering from 1–2s to <100ms by redesigning data retrieval around MongoDB limitations; increased single-server capacity from 100 to 2,500 requests/second (potential 10,000 r/s) through WSGI, caching, and database tuning; cut ETL and data warehouse refresh runtime by 50% (9 hours to 4.5 hours); replaced a third-party analytics layer with Cube.js, reducing table load time from 5s to <500ms (50ms cached) and 54 API requests down to 3; achieved 15% smaller video file sizes at higher audio-visual quality than YouTube HD circa 2012 through custom FFMPEG transcoding pipelines. Built an ML-based predictive routing system that forecast driver positions five deliveries ahead. I identify industry problems before they become obvious (currently: hiring is fundamentally broken and complexity is killing developer productivity). I challenge conventional wisdom not to be contrarian, but because I have the technical foundation to evaluate claims independently. I am battle-tested, grounded, and capable of leading in uncertain, high-stakes environments. Currently building low-latency systems in C++ and Rust — including a matching engine and a market data feed parser.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and SaaS expert with strong capabilities in software architecture and data engineering.
Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Experience: 12 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Full Stack Development
- Cloud Computing
- Software Development Management
- Cloud Infrastructure Optimization
- Technology Strategy
- Software Architecture
- Data Management
- Business Intelligence
- Data Engineering
- Etl Optimization
- Machine Learning Engineering
- Data Science Leadership
- Technology Leadership
- Risk Management
- Software Development
Career Highlights
- Secured $385M in funding across multiple startups.
- Reduced ETL runtime by 50% in data engineering roles.
- Built ML-based systems optimizing delivery logistics.
Work Experience
Fit Collective
Senior Full Stack Engineer (7 mos)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Software Development Manager (0 mo)
Grover
Head of Data (0 mo)
Head of Data Engineering (1 yr)
Head of Machine Learning Engineering (1 yr)
Tradingfeed.com
Chief Technology Officer (1 yr)
Crowdbotics
Head of DevOps (1 yr)
Bloom Financial Group Limited
Chief Technology Officer (4 yrs)
Founding Engineer (4 yrs)
Principal Software Engineer (3 yrs)
Jumper Media
Chief Technology Officer (3 yrs)
Founding Engineer (3 yrs)
Principal Software Engineer (2 yrs)
Miles & Company Services, Inc
Principal Software Engineer (1 yr)
Fluc, Inc
Founding Engineer (4 yrs)
ChannelFix.com
Principal Software Engineer (1 yr)
EMH GLOBAL MEDIA LIMITED
Director of Engineering (3 yrs)
TPG Design Limited
Senior Web Developer (1 yr)
Consulting
Full Stack Engineer (8 yrs)
Education
Candidate at Southern Federal University (former Rostov State University)
Micromasters Candidate at MITx Courses
Professional Trading Masterclass at Institute of Trading and Portfolio Management
