Kirill Chernakov

Experience

• Keep (Acquired by Elastic), Founding Software Engineer, Sep 2024..present
• The Open-Source AIOps Platform, 10K+ github stars.
• Backed by Y Combinator, Runa Capital, and some legendary tech entrepreneurs.
• I've rebuilt the UI Builder and YAML editor for Workflows (React, TypeScript, Python), which are core components for noise reduction in the platform.
• Improved the UX across the platform by building new features like Worklfow AI Builder, Topology Applications, and more.
• Dialect Labs, Founding Software Engineer, Jan 2022..Sep 2023
• A social platform for web3 creators & their fans.
• Backed by Y Combinator, Tiger Global and Solana Ventures.
• Along with Chris Osborn, founder, I've developed the first version of chat app, which won the Solana Hackathon, 2021.
• Engineered a web JS SDK for web3 projects to seamlessly integrate Dialect messaging (a kind of Twilio of web3).
• Built features for Dialect mobile app across frontend (React Native, Recoil) and backend (Typescript, Nest.js, Prisma): onboarding flow, slick chat UX, NFT-stickers minting.
• Chris Osborn, Founder and CEO, Dialect
  "Kirill, my first hire, played a key role in our hackathon win and following feature launches. His frontend and backend skills, user-focused approach, and a keen eye for detail greatly boosted our success".
• WeGoTrip, Founder, Software Engineer, Product Lead, Partnerships, 2017..2022

  • Marketplace to book self-guided audio tours and tickets to museums
  • Alumnus of 500 Startups Georgia and Y Combinator Startup School.
  • I've built the first version of the audio creators web app (React, Redux, Django REST), which helped to launch the 300+ tours in 10+ countries across Europe and the US.
  • Later I've led the team of 5+ people to build new storefronts on web (React, NextJS, Django) and mobile, which helped to increase the apps revenue by 2x.
  • Managed relationships with OTAs (GetYourGuide, Musement, Tiqets) which together with analytics tools I built helped to reach GMV of $100k+ per month in 2022.
• CodeCode, Software Engineer, 2016..2017

  • As a part of the small team developed the first version of the biggest Russian media about personal finances, and many promo projects together with Picturer Agency.