Alex Nevsky is a Staff Software Engineer, AI expert, and cloud systems architect with over a decade of hands-on experience building large-scale, high-impact applications for industry giants like Yandex, Glovo, Coca-Cola, and Adidas. With a B.S. in Artificial Intelligence and an entrepreneurial spirit, Alex has developed over 30 products ranging from recommendation engines and social platforms to real-time delivery systems and AI-powered mobile apps.
In this episode, Alex shares what it takes to build resilient, scalable web systems in the cloud, why AI is revolutionizing software development, and how to lead engineering teams that move fast and stay innovative. He also reflects on his experience competing head-to-head with Google and Microsoft in the AI space while building Yandex.Keyboard, a widely-used app with 10M+ monthly users.
Tune in to hear lessons from the trenches of Silicon Valley startups and global tech companies—and how Alex approaches engineering as both a craft and a catalyst for transformation.
