Grigory Dobryakov

A large company specializing in production and retail. Operating across Russia and CIS countries, generating over 55B RUB in annual revenue with about 15M customers. Distributed system on Kafka, RabbitMQ, API, Event-driven Architecture, Hybrid/Multi-region cloud design, Infrastructure-as-Code, with 40+ services at mixed cloud/on-premise infrastructure, developed by 20+ geographically distributed teams.

Responsibilities:

• Defined architectural standards and governance to align product development with long-term enterprise goals
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to drive unified execution across business units
• Designed scalable architecture for cloud and on-premise systems, enabling rapid deployment of new customer-facing services
• Championed technical enablement and knowledge sharing using AI to ensure smooth adoption and operational continuity

Impact: Accelerated the company's digital transformation, enabling faster time-to-market for new services, improved system reliability, reduced operational costs, and fostered a culture of agility and collaboration.

A large private Russian IT consulting and systems integration firm, founded in 2000, with over 1,500 employees. Serving industries such as retail & distribution, manufacturing, logistics, e-commerce, financial services, oil & gas. Revenue about 9B RUB (2024), with ~85% from IT services. Utilizing enterprise platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, and 1C to custom PHP/MySQL-based solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Reassembled the team and realigned roles to team strengths, improving operational efficiency
• Introduced quality control tools to standardize and elevate service levels
• Refocused efforts on strategic clients, securing key contracts
• Drove upskilling through certifications, raising overall expertise

Impact: Boosted profitability, improved client satisfaction, and positioned the department for long-term scalable growth.

A startup, SME-scale MarTech and SaaS company founded in 2013, specializing in e-commerce marketing automation and personalization. Offers a suite of tools for online retailers: personalized product recommendations, smart search, triggered email & push campaigns, pop-ups, review automation, customer data/CRM features. Recent revenue about $1M (2025), operations worldwide including Europe, USA. Holds 199+ million customer profiles worldwide. Tech stack: ElasticSearch, ELK, ClickHouse. Remote and geographically distributed team.

Responsibilities:

• Streamlined team structure and development processes
• Upgraded infrastructure and resolved key system bottlenecks
• Delivered advanced features: search, recommendations, image processing

Impact: Improved platform stability and speed, directly boosting cash flow and customer retention.

Social network, dating service, and trade platform for board game enthusiasts in Russia, with offline stores, online marketplace, and proprietary game factory "GaGa Games". A mid-sized company in the board games/tabletop entertainment industry. Tech stack: React + Ruby on Rails.

Responsibilities:

• Built end-to-end solution from concept to production
• Formed the team
• Implemented automated testing and deployment workflows
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to align tech and business goals

Impact: Enabled nationwide expansion and unified the board games community through a connected digital-physical ecosystem.

Largest supplier of household chemical goods and retail network in Russia with a total retail space of 204,000 square meters and its own data center, utilizing Oracle, BI, and SAP software. Retail revenue of 29B RUB with over 1,535 stores across 33 regions.

Responsibilities:

• Led infrastructure scaling and systems integration to support growing retail operations
• Built and managed two teams delivering SAP-integrated data exchange
• Developed custom business process management (BPM) and product information (PIM) systems

Impact: Improved data accuracy, operational visibility, and decision-making, enabling scalable and efficient retail network management.

Leading hosting provider with 50,000+ customers, focused on developing a national alternative to AWS for the local B2B market. Small-to-medium-size company founded in 2005. Strong revenue growth (+61% year-over-year).

Responsibilities:

• Built the team
• Designed and launched high-availability cloud infrastructure
• Implemented automated testing and deployment pipelines
• Built fault-tolerant DNS operations and optimized system reliability

Impact: Enabled market expansion, strengthened customer retention, and drove business growth through robust cloud services.

Large-scale dating platform and social network with 40M+ users, 200+ servers, and high traffic (up to 4K requests per second). Medium-size Russian social/dating/entertainment platform founded around 2008. Estimated revenue between $25-50M annually.

Responsibilities:

• Stabilized external API for seamless third-party integrations
• Built and implemented automated testing framework
• Upskilled team in test automation, accelerating release cycles

Impact: Reduced downtime, improved deployment reliability, and enhanced user experience through faster, stable releases.

Developer of a CMS (Content Management System) - corporate software product enabling entrepreneurs to create commercial websites, primarily e-commerce solutions, serving 50K customers and 1,500 partners. 1C acquired a stake in the UMI group of companies in 2013.

Responsibilities:

• Restructured the department and operational processes
• Formed the new team
• Built scalable on-premise and SaaS architecture
• Designed and built the distributed test farm for 70+ environments, built QA department and taught the team to use test automation to ensure product quality
• Directed cross-functional teams through product launch and growth phases
• Has been a speaker at technical and marketing conferences

Impact: Enabled scalable SaaS transition, driving 50% revenue growth and supporting over 1 million users.

Leading digital agency in Russia specializing in performance marketing and web development.

Responsibilities:

• Participated in project budgeting and presales
• Streamlined development and testing processes across multiple locations
• Oversaw budgeting and resource allocation for projects

Impact: Accelerated project delivery, improved quality, and boosted client satisfaction, enabling scalable business growth.

One of the oldest and largest communication agencies in Russia, ranked #1 in national communications, and a global award winner (IPRA Golden World, SABRE Awards).

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented a tailored content management system
• Developed multiple high-traffic websites

Impact: Streamlined content workflows, increased audience engagement, and reinforced the company's digital leadership.

Hosting company founded in 2002, now a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in the hosting industry.

Responsibilities:

• Streamlined workflows to boost efficiency and delivery quality
• Trained sales teams on technical products, enhancing presales capabilities

Impact: Improved project outcomes, elevated customer satisfaction, and accelerated market share growth.

Worked remotely as both a freelance developer and sales manager for various IT agencies, balancing technical development tasks with customer-facing sales responsibilities. This role required self-discipline, effective communication, and the ability to work across different time zones and teams.