Viacheslav SlinkoCTO / Technical Leadership / Engineering Management

Summary

I work at the intersection of technology, people, and systems. My core focus is building and scaling engineering organizations through strong technical leadership and clear management structures. I don’t micromanage teams directly — I build leadership layers, empower tech leaders, and set up processes that allow teams to move fast without losing quality or ownership. I’m most effective in environments where technology is a key business driver and where trust, autonomy, and responsibility matter more than rigid control.

Latest Experience

Technical Unit Lead (Messenger & Calls)

— Present
Avito (Moscow, Russia)

Technical Unit Lead (Messenger)

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Avito (Moscow, Russia)

Conducted a deep-dive analysis of a unit with three teams. Created and defended a one-year technical vision to the CTO. Socialized the vision within the team.

Brought the team to baseline in terms of quality (Quality Score 64→92%).

Successfully managed the reorganization of the unit, and then consolidated two units together.

Technical Head of Business Unit

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CIAN Group (Moscow, Russia)

Brought a cross-functional product team suffering from errors and missed deadlines back to baseline through the restructuring of processes and practices. Grew it from a single team into a successfully performing business unit with 5 teams by scaling processes and investing in staff development. In the last two years, I have managed two business units, with a total of 7 teams.

Successfully managed company-level projects: reengineering of the A/B testing platform, defining the company’s engineering ladder levels, creating an internal training program and talent pool for team leaders.

Head of Frontend Engineering Team

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CIAN Group (Moscow, Russia)

Hired 15+ frontend engineers and built a team from the ground up.

Built a microservices architecture using forward-looking microfrontend technology, which significantly accelerated TTM while the company grew exponentially.

Was responsible for special projects: migration to HTTPS, complete SERP reengineering, website performance optimization.