Oleksandr (Alex in short) studied Astro-Particle and Nuclear Physics and finished his PhD on particle detectors for searches of rare events in 2012. He then transitioned into software engineering and started his career as a software developer at Zalando SE, large fashion e-commerce company in Berlin. His field of expertise covers Software Development (Java, Scala, PostgreSQL), DevOps (AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD), Project Management and Agile Practices (Scrum, Radical Focus).

Alex is a vivid traveler and occasionally plays computer games.