I'm Nikita Chudakov, a Staff Software Engineer and Tech Lead based in Tel Aviv.
I lead all backend initiatives at Vicarius.io, where we build tools for vulnerability detection and remediation. My day-to-day sits at the intersection of architecture and execution: defining technical direction, driving complex cross-team initiatives, and creating leverage through clearer designs, better tooling, and mentoring.
Focus areas
- Distributed systems and backend architecture
- Vulnerability detection, prioritization, and remediation
- Technical direction and cross-team execution
- Engineering productivity and team enablement
- Mentoring and growing engineers
Previously
- Led backend teams of 10+ engineers at VK.com
- Shipped production systems at scale at VKontakte
- Built and maintained high-throughput Java backend services
Writing
On this blog I write about engineering leadership, building reliable systems, and solving hard-but-practical problems. Here are a few posts I'm particularly proud of:
Outside of work, I'm into aviation and anything with elegant engineering constraints. Growing up in Moscow, I was fascinated by aircraft and still love everything about flight.