Sergey Ignatov — Director of Engineering
Director of Engineering at JetBrains * Created the very first tool that converts Java to Kotlin code * Co-created GoLand and DataGrip * Created Erlang plugin for JetBrains IDEs * Built the core IntelliJ infrastructure in the early days * Was in charge of starting Fleet from the ground up as an internal startup * Organized series of camps inside JetBrains for the next generation of leaders. Weak ties, hard conversations, stuff that doesn't fit in regular work * Currently, driving the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) and bringing agents into the IDEs ecosystem Open to conversations with folks building in this space
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Location: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Experience: 14 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Project Coordination
Career Highlights
- Pioneered Java to Kotlin code conversion tool.
- Co-created GoLand and DataGrip IDEs.
- Led development of Fleet from inception.
Work Experience
JetBrains
Director of Engineering (1 yr 5 mos)
Tech Committee Chair (1 yr 7 mos)
Member of HR Committee (1 yr 7 mos)
Member of IntelliJ HQ (1 yr 7 mos)
Senior Technical Project Manager (1 yr 6 mos)
Project Coordinator in Fleet (3 yrs 4 mos)
Team Lead of IntelliJ Infrastructure (2 yrs)
Senior Software Developer / GoLand Co-Creator (2 yrs)
Senior Software Developer in DataGrip (5 yrs)
Software Developer in Kotlin (2 mos)
Education
Master's degree at Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
