About Yurii
Lead Android Engineer with 8 years building reliable, user-centric mobile products.
Key achievements:
• Led mobile teams at Epicentr K (Ukraine's largest retailer) and UAdemy (21k downloads, 4.9★ rating)
• Hardened reliability at DraftKings handling 12M bets from 2.5M users during Super Bowl peaks
• Built teams from scratch, established CI/CD pipelines and mentored engineers
• Deep expertise in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modern Android architecture
Looking to lead wellbeing and productivity products with healthy engineering culture that ships inclusive, habit-forming experiences.
English
Native or bilingual
French
Basic
Ukrainian
Native or bilingual
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Experience DraftKings Inc.Senior Software EngineerTECHOctober 2021 - Today (4 years and 8 months)Nice, FranceOperated in high-stakes, high-scale conditions with 12M bets from 2.5M users. Hardened reliability and on-call response during Super Bowl peaks of 59k bets/min. Drove stability, observability, and performance improvements using native Android with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and monitoring tools like New Relic and Crashlytics.
- Gemplay (UAdemy)Founder / Lead DeveloperNovember 2020 - March 2022 (1 year and 4 months)Founded and led UAdemy, a remote team of 6 through wartime constraints in Ukraine, successfully launching the iOS app with 21k installs and a 4.9-star rating. Managed product roadmap, team coordination, and steady delivery cycles amid challenging circumstances.
- Epicentr KHead of Mobile Application DevelopmentMarch 2020 - July 2020 (4 months)Built and led the mobile department from the ground up at Epicentr K, Ukraine's largest retailer. Launched the in-house apps department, established architecture standards, implemented CI/CD pipelines and release trains, and hired & mentored a team that shipped multiple internal applications.
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Education
- Jetpack Compose Masterclass Philipp LacknerJetpack Compose Masterclass Philipp Lackner
- Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Computer Science