Dmitry Demidenko_

CTO & Founding Engineer — Building engineering orgs from zero to scale

San Francisco Bay Area

About

>15+ years building startups. Three venture-backed companies from zero to scale, including one to Series B. I build the engineering org, ship the product, and set the technical direction — then help you hire the team that keeps it going.

Experience

CTO @ getquin

Jan 2020 — Jan 2026 · Berlin
  • -Built engineering org from zero to 40 developers across 6 teams with clear structure and responsibilities
  • -Architected high-load real-time portfolio analysis platform with multi-source data ingestion
  • -Established engineering culture with DORA metrics: 6 deployments/day average with clear success metrics
  • -Series B raised at $90M valuation, backed by Portage Ventures and Horizon Ventures

CTO @ Pekama

Apr 2014 — Nov 2019 · Cambridge, UK
  • -Led development of a legal case management platform for IP owners and attorneys
  • -Built virtual IP department with budgeting, task management, and a reputation-based network of 1,000+ attorneys
  • -Platform acquired by a major IP player; architecture scaled to serve A+ customers including Electronic Arts

Founding Engineer & Tech Lead @ TeleportHQ

Oct 2011 — Jan 2014 · New York
  • -Led development of an online marketplace connecting tutors and students through video calls
  • -Built specialized real-time collaboration tools: virtual instruments for musicians, collaborative code editors for programmers

Software Engineer @ IBM / IBA-Group

Sept 2008 — Oct 2011 · Belarus
  • -Started career at IBA-Group collaborating with IBM, advanced to senior engineer

+Advised and contributed to dozens of early-stage startups as a hands-on technical partner through Start Matter

Skills

practicesAgentic AI, DORA Metrics, Continuous Delivery, Everything as Code
leadershipOrg Design, Hiring, Technical Strategy, Teams-First Approach
stackPython, TypeScript, Node.js, Golang, React
infraAWS, GCP, Docker, CI/CD, Cloud Architecture