About
Valentin
Telegin
Valentin
Telegin
CTO · Architect of Scalable Digital Products and Distributed Systems
20+ years in development and architecture — from the first mobile solutions to CTO
IEEE Senior Member — a status granted to fewer than 10% of the organization's specialists. Member of RAEC and expert at the Skolkovo Innovation Center. Speaker at leading industry conferences (Mobius, CrossConf, and others), author of publications in professional outlets.
Contributed to building the first mobile version of Yandex Maps — today used by tens of millions of users every month around the world. Developed one of Russia's first GPS-based traffic algorithms. Led the development of Rostelecom's digital products with an audience of over 4.5 million monthly active users.
Expertise
Distributed Systems Architecture
Design of mobile-first systems integrated with backend services: caching, prefetching, fault tolerance, and geo-distributed architectures
Performance & UX Engineering
Decoupling user experience from backend limitations: cache-first strategies and sub-second perceived latency
Cross-Platform Strategy
Architecture-driven adoption of Kotlin Multiplatform, Flutter, and native stacks based on product and scaling needs
Engineering Leadership
Building and scaling engineering organizations (100+ engineers), hiring, team development, and technical leadership
Platform & Product Engineering
Development of high-load products serving millions of users: user-facing platforms and high-load scenarios
CI/CD & DevOps
End-to-end delivery processes: release automation, mobile CI/CD pipelines, reliability, and production observability