Evgenii Kazmiruk
VP of Engineering
Helsinki
Summary
Technology executive operating at the intersection of AI, architecture, security, and engineering leadership, with 15+ years in engineering and a decade in leadership roles across scale-ups and enterprise SaaS. Track record of leading AI-native product and platform strategy in regulated industries, integrating security and compliance directly into product architecture, and building and scaling engineering organizations through growth. Operating at CTO scope as part of the executive team. MSc in Computer Science with specialization in Computer Vision & AI.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
VP of Engineering
Aibidia
Helsinki
10.2023 - Current
- Owned engineering strategy, organizational design, and technical direction during the company's transition into AI products.
- Scaled the R&D organization through a period of growth and subsequent restructuring.
- AI platform: owned the architectural foundation for the company's AI-native product and platform evolution, covering orchestration, evaluation frameworks, integration patterns, and build-vs-buy decisions across the AI infrastructure stack.
- Security as product architecture: senior security authority integrating security across product and infrastructure architecture; de-facto solo owner of the SOC 2, SOC 1, and ISO 27001 programs (controls design, audit response) and the primary security counterpart in enterprise customer due diligence and RFP engagements.
- Led development of Strategic Transfer Pricing Management and shipped TPAurora, the company's first AI product, which catalysed the partnership with IBFD.
- Built the multi-tenant integration platform connecting the company's enterprise product suite; initiated the inhouse design system and the data ingestion platform.
- Contributed to Series B preparation as part of the executive team; supported launch of OTPM and large-scale enterprise deployments including Nokia and Unilever, driving the shift to larger customers, multi-fold ACV growth, and 2x+ revenue growth.
- Built the engineering leadership layer, hiring ~30 people across Engineering Managers, Data Architect, Head of Security, AI lead, and senior ICs.
- Ran a full infrastructure refactor and cost-optimisation programme based on an end-to-end spend audit.
- Series B SaaS for transfer pricing, enterprise customers.
VP of Engineering
Supermetrics
Helsinki
06.2022 - 09.2023
- Owned the entire product engineering organization, 120 engineers across 12 teams, including tech and product strategy (with the CTO), departmental budget, and accountability for delivery.
- Grew the engineering organization from 80 to 120 engineers while launching three new product directions.
- Led the company's strategic shift to enterprise customers via DWH integration products, PowerBI integration, and an overhaul of the subscription & payments system, contributing to a 3-4x increase in ACV.
- Established a dedicated QA function and practices; implemented a modern deployment pipeline to support interteam dependencies at scale.
- Marketing & analytics platform, 500+ employees.
- Head of Engineering
- Jan 2022 - Jun 2022. Led six engineering teams responsible for the company's highest-traffic client-facing products. Promoted to VP of Engineering after six months.
Engineering Manager & Team Lead
Smartly.io
Helsinki
04.2020 - 01.2022
- Led a multi-team development group focused on automation and data-science-driven campaign optimization.
- Earlier, as Team Lead, built a new automation service across multiple ad platforms, doubled team size, and the team scored highest on motivation in the company-wide 360 survey.
- Advertising automation platform.
- Software Engineer (Full-stack)
- Feb 2019 - Apr 2020.
Chief Technology Officer
Big Museum
04.2017 - 02.2019
- Full technical ownership of a digital museum platform, including architecture, hiring, vendor and stakeholder management across Yandex, the Department of Culture, and partner museums.
- Launched the platform in March 2018 to strong reception; built mobile applications (React Native), a custom CMS for curators, and an internal platform for generating museum apps.
- Delivered fault-tolerant architecture, indoor and photo navigation, audio guide generation, and image recognition capabilities.
- Joint project of Yandex & Polytechnic Museum.
- Development Team Leader
- Jun 2016 - Apr 2017.
Technical Consultant
Oken, Inc.
New York
04.2019 - 01.2022
Development Team Leader
TopSoft
Moscow
11.2013 - 06.2016
Senior Python Developer
Sithi
Krasnoyarsk
11.2011 - 06.2014
Software Developer / Deputy Chief of Development
TelecomConsulting & Factor
Krasnoyarsk
02.2010 - 11.2011
Education
MSc - Computer Science (Computer Vision & Intelligent Data Analysis)
Siberian State Aerospace University
01.2013
Skills
- Leadership
- AI
- Security
- Domains
- Tech
- Python
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- AWS
- GCP
- Distributed systems
Websites
Areas Of Focus
- Leadership: Engineering organizations, executive strategy, hiring & org design
- AI: AI-native product and platform architecture, AI in regulated industries
- Security: SOC 2, SOC 1, ISO 27001, product & infrastructure security architecture
- Domains: Enterprise SaaS, financial / tax software, adtech, data platforms
- Tech: Python, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS / GCP, distributed systems
Personal Information
- Residence Permit: Permanent residence permit
- Availability: Open to hybrid and remote arrangements within reasonable time zones; not relocating.
- Visa Status: Permanent residence permit.
Availability
Permanent residence permit. Open to hybrid and remote arrangements within reasonable time zones; not relocating.
Timeline
VP of Engineering
Aibidia
10.2023 - Current
VP of Engineering
Supermetrics
06.2022 - 09.2023
Engineering Manager & Team Lead
Smartly.io
04.2020 - 01.2022
Technical Consultant
Oken, Inc.
04.2019 - 01.2022
Chief Technology Officer
Big Museum
04.2017 - 02.2019
Development Team Leader
TopSoft
11.2013 - 06.2016
Senior Python Developer
Sithi
11.2011 - 06.2014
Software Developer / Deputy Chief of Development
TelecomConsulting & Factor
02.2010 - 11.2011
MSc - Computer Science (Computer Vision & Intelligent Data Analysis)
Siberian State Aerospace University