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Head of Engineering • Mobile Architecture Unit Lead

Over 15 years in IT and more than a decade in mobile development and management. I help companies build resilient mobile platforms, strong engineering teams, and product-focused development processes.

Selected companies
  • sell Avito (Head of Engineering / Mobile Architecture Unit Lead)
  • account_balance Gazprombank (Managing Director / CTO Mobile)
  • payments SberBank (Executive Director / IT Cluster Lead)
  • school Lingualeo (Chief Technology Officer)

Projects & Experience

Avito
Head of Engineering / Mobile Architecture Unit Lead

Leading mobile platform engineering at one of the largest classified services with a daily audience of over 25M users.

calendar_month 2022 – present
Gazprombank
Managing Director / CTO Mobile

Drove the launch of new mobile apps for retail customers and reshaped digital development processes using Agile at scale.

calendar_month 2021 – 2022
SberBank Online
Executive Director / IT Cluster Lead

Built and managed product teams delivering new social and government-services features for SberBank Online across iOS, Android and Web.

calendar_month 2019 – 2021
Lingualeo
Chief Technology Officer

Led development of the next generation of the language-learning platform, coordinating backend, frontend and mobile teams.

calendar_month 2017 – 2019
SberBank Business Online
Android Team Lead

Managed the creation of a new Android app for corporate clients and designed the architecture of the solution.

calendar_month 2015 – 2016
Samsung Mobile Print
Android Team Lead / Software Engineer

Worked on printing apps for Samsung smart printers, leading Android teams and maintaining mobile products and infrastructure.

calendar_month 2013 – 2014
Samsung SecuThru
Software Engineer

Developed features for a secure printing platform and its mobile interface, including communication protocols and internal tools.

calendar_month 2011 – 2013
Netcracker
Java Developer

Took part in the development of core platform components and web UI for telecom solutions.

calendar_month 2007 – 2008

About me

As Head of Engineering of the Mobile Architecture Unit at Avito, I focus on designing service architectures that support mobile-first products, forming high-performing teams, and aligning technology with business goals.

I’ve built and led platform teams for Android, iOS and backend, defined technical strategies and roadmaps, and overseen large-scale transformations in banks, consumer services and product companies.

My expertise spans mobile architecture, enterprise solutions and Agile practices. I’m continuously refining engineering culture, developer experience and platform reliability so that product teams can move fast with confidence.

Focus areas
  • Mobile platform architecture for large product portfolios
  • Scaling engineering organizations and platform teams
  • Agile transformation and product development processes
  • Developer experience, tooling and technical strategy

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Alex Bilchuk

Interested in mobile platform strategy, large-scale app architecture or building engineering organizations? Feel free to reach out.